Polare 8: Evaluation Report | The Gender Centre Inc.

Evaluation Report

by the Gender Centre

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As you know, with the last edition of Polare we sent out an evaluation. The best way to give you an idea of some of the feedback to this evaluation is to show you a selection of your responses.

It was a very big evaluation and to give you a full report would take up most of the pages in Polare. But thank you for your response, your input is vital to Polare's success. I hope you enjoy reading some of the responses.

What do you like most about Polare?

It's topical and recognises diversity;

Provides a forum for discussion;

It's community building;

It provides health and legal information;

It's informative;

It's well written and informative;

Good information;

It provides legal information and it's interesting;

Helps me to see that others are like me;

I like reading the letters and personal experiences;

I like the controversial articles, news updates and medical information;

That it exists;

Emphasis is on the positive aspects of life;

Provides varied information and is not gender specific;

I like reading personal experiences;

Reading other transgender experiences;

Gives me an insight into the rest of the transgender community;

It's good reading, interesting;

Provides a variety of views and opinions;

When it has "real world" issues;

I gain a better understanding of myself;

It provides information for tranys;

A sense of connection to other people with similar concerns;

Polare talks about any issues;

Its informative nature;

Gives a voice to our community;

Its focus on trany issues;

It's well set out and readable;

It helps to relieve isolation between visits;

Controversial and informative discussion in Postscript;

Easy to read and understand; and

It provides access to information.

What do you like least about Polare?

Not enough hormone information;

The early issues focused too much on Kings Cross;

It is sometimes short on content;

Too Sydney orientated;

The whingeing letters;

Harps too much about sex;

Infrequency of publication;

Print type, photo quality, conformity to issues;

Decent into mysticism that equates tranys with shamans;

The assumption that I'm interested in William St;

Not enough hormone information;

Not always enough information for people living in the country;

Needle exchange ads;

There is nothing to dislike;

It's too short;

People who think they speak for everyone;

Could be bigger and more frequent;

Geared towards sex workers and I.V. drug users;

I am dismayed that there are so many prostitutes in the gender community;

Paper quality;

Front cover should be more to the point;

Inappropriate ads (prostate research);

Too much space given to Sydney scene and sleaze;

No particular dislikes;

Drug related issues;

Articles on malfunctioning private parts;

Needs more controversy;

Should be monthly;

Not enough female to male;

Very Sydney orientated;

Can't find anything yet; and

That all your neat stuff is thousands of miles from where I am.

What topics would you like covered in future editions of Polare?

Beauty;

Relationships;

More on non-sex workers;

Phalloplasty;

Pictures of surgery;

Section for partners;

More F.T.M. stories;

Straight people's reactions to tranys;

Trany youth articles;

How teenagers cope with sexuality;

Transgender society in general;

Some kind of contact for rural tranys;

Availability of surgeons;

How sexual and personal identity is formed;

Work options;

A good cross section (like now);

Facial hair removal;

Legal issues;

Medical issues;

Hormone use, post operative complications;

Coming out, should we fade into the woodwork or have an out community;

Feminism;

Risks people have taken with surgery;

Things doctors don't tell;

Information for people seeking surgery;

Cross dressing;

Trany travel;

Diary of coming events;

Methadone;

Continue as is;

Trany role/place in gay and lesbian community;

Employment stuff;

Hormones;

Relationships;

Sexual orientation;

Interviews with drag queens;

H.I.V. positive trany stuff; and

Problems coping in the country.

General Comments about Polare

Keep it going;

Great work;

Just fab;

Great job;

Job well done;

Like the new age stuff;

Please keep up the cross section of articles;

Glad that such info is around;

Keep up the good work - what does Polare stand for?

Like to see more overseas support groups;

More international info please;

Recycled paper only!

More invites for poetry and positive stories;

Generally a good read;

More variety of opinion needed;

I believe Polare has helped many people;

Keep printing Polare!

Good to know there is somewhere to seek help;

Polare means a lot to me because of my isolation;

I'm glad Polare is there;

Very informative;

Thank you for this mag;

Keep up the good work, I look forward to each issue;

Keep up the good work;

Public must be informed on trany issues;

I like it the way it is;

How about a few success stories on tranys?

Stop worrying, if you try to please everyone, you'll end up pleasing no-one;

I often wonder if receiving Polare means I'm still a trany and not a woman;

Thanks for doing a marvelous job;

Great vehicle to educate community about trany issues;

Articles are well written, well done;

Look forward to it every time;

More colour!

Thank you;

Keep it up;

Fantastic/Fantabulous / Filled with fun;

My counsellors have thanked me for finding Polare;

A worthwhile and informative magazine;

Future is hopefully very secure;

Make it big!

Needs more F.T.M. stuff;

Keep it up, provides me with a touch of reality;

Excellent; and

I have nothing but admiration for Polare.

Polare is published in Australia by The Gender Centre Inc. which is funded by the Department of Community Services under the S.A.A.P. Program and supported by the N.S.W. Health Department through the AIDS and Infectious Diseases Branch. Polare provides a forum for discussion and debate on gender issues. Advertisers are advised that all advertising is their responsibility under the Trade Practices Act. Unsolicited contributions are welcome, though no guarantee is made by the Editor that they will be published, nor any discussion entered into. The editor reserves the right to edit such contributions without notification. Any submission which appears in Polare may be published on our internet site. Opinions expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect those of the Editor, The Gender Centre Inc.I, the Department of Community Services or the N.S.W. Department of Health.

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What do you like most about Polare?

What do you like least about Polare?

What topics would you like covered in future editions of Polare?

General Comments about Polare