Polare 34

Issued December 1999

(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.)

Manager's Report

Report from the Gender Centre's General Manager includes information on N.S.W. Health and the Transgender Working Party, by Elizabeth Riley

Law Reform Report

Recommendations from the oh so long awaited Law Reform Commission's report into the Anti-Discrimination Act carry little joy for the transgender community, by Elizabeth Riley

My Story: Trany Angel On Tredly

Keith Walker wrote a successful submission for a one year long Dept of Health Healthy Community's Physical Activity for Mental Health project, and established the long running email discussion list, Physical Activity for Mental Health., by Kate Mytanwy

My View

Barely a week goes by when Rachael doesn't read in the newspaper or see on the television someone making fun of transsexuals. Apparently our mere existence is amusing in its own right., by Rachael Cook

Transmen: The Pregnant Man - An Oxymoron?

This study focuses on female to male transsexuals who chose to bear a child, while being conscious of their transsexual male identity, and who therefore transitioned shortly afterwards, by Sam More

Health Report: Hepatitis C, The Neglected Epidemic

The Hepatitis C Council of N.S.W. launched the hepatitis C public awareness campaign 27 March., Author Unknown

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