Polare 14

Issued August 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.)

Transsexuals In Italy

Law passed in Italy which allows Italian Transsexuals to officially change their sex, Author Unknown

Watching Out For Discrimination

The case of Ian, an F.T.M. transsexual refused a hormone treatment rebate because his birth said female and these were male hormones, by Julia Cabassi, Inner City Legal Centre

Pesticides Cause Gender Change

The growing evidence that a range of pesticides, industrial compounds, and at least one food additive are causing sex hormone changes in a range of animals, by N.M. Lee

Book Review

Transsexualism in Society by Frank Lewins, reviewed by Linda Darling

European Court Ruling

The cases of several male to female transsexuals' unfair dismissal decisions are heard by the European Court in Luxembourg, by Clare Dyer, The Guardian (U.K.)

Health Report

Dispelling some popular myths and misconceptions, Author Unknown

My Story

Experiences as a transgender woman seeking employment in the fitness industry, by Caroline Layt

My View

T.L.C. or T.A.G., a Personal View, by Helen

Theories of Gender

A look at queer theory, biological determinism, the binary system, social facts and natural law, by Louise Glanfield

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