Polare 12

Issued April 1996

(The Gender Centre advise that this edition of Polare is not current and as such certain content, including but not limited to persons, contact details and dates may not apply. Where legal authority or medical related matters are cited, responsibility lies with the reader to obtain the most current relevant legal authority and/or medical publication.)

Editorial

An introduction to Polare's new editor and designer, by Jasper

P.M.s Piece

Message from the Gender Centre's Project Manager, by Bill Robertson

Tranys, Dicks and Fannys

Men who have sex with men and tranys, by Jo Alley

Switched On Wendy

Walter Carlos changed gender and became Wendy Carlos, an element of sensationalism which has threatened to sideline her contribution to contemporary music, by Daniel Rue

Realities

Joanne has chosen to live her life in a more or less male role because of the loving relationship with her spouse, by Joanne Charles

Wayne & Cheryl

In a relationship and in prison together, by Wayne & Cheryl

The Takarazuka Revue

Takarazuka is in an ancient Japanese town and also the home to one of the world's most unusual all-female schools and entertainment troupes, The Takarazuka Revue by Kimberly O'Sullivan

Health Report

Herbal trial to evaluate the effectiveness of a herbal combination called K.M.1 and Hydroxyurea, a drug that could have a roll as an anti-H.I.V. agent, by Tony Maynard & Author Unknown

My View

Problems in transition reasons for failure, explores issues of regret following sex reassignment surgery by Ruth Farmer

Trapped In The Wrong Sex

As a young boy Keven Morrow cried himself to sleep each night. For trapped within Keven's slowly maturing male body was the psyche of a girl weeping for a life she couldn't have, by Rory Young

Osteoporosis

F.T.M.s most at risk are those transsexuals who commenced oral therapy, rather than beginning with intramuscular forms of therapy, From "Boy's Own", F.T.M. newsletter, U.K.

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