Editorial

by Katherine Cummings

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As I write this I am hoping that the July-August issue of Polare will come out at the beginning of July rather than halfway through it. All too often hold-ups along the chain of production have created hiccups, longeurs and postponements, creating the annoyance of seeing functions advertised after they have occurred, or too close to the set date to be useful. This time will be different. Now check your calendars and see if I have jinxed myself with that statement!

There is another of Laura Seabrook's graphical essays (oh, all right, comic strips) putting her views on the ins and outs of passing in public and there is a call to action on pages 26-27 which concerns us all. Please act on it!

We also have an extremely interesting talking point from Zhan in this issue, as he looks at racial stereotyping and transgender. The Health Report deals with a topic very often encountered in our community ... depression, which, all too frequently leads to self-harm and even suicide.

And we have yet another talented photographer concerning herself with the world of the transgendered. Mariette Pathy Allen's new book, The Gender Frontier, is reviewed on pages 33-34.

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