Polare 38

Issued August 2000

(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 the Centre Closure and the Forum Questionnaire, by Elizabeth Riley

A Girl Called Adam

Have you ever had a secret so embarrassing you can't imagine telling anybody, ever? 19 year old Zoe from the United Kingdom has. But now she reckons the time has come to tell the world, by Zoe

More Transsexuals Start New Life, Keep Old Job

Ron Hoyman had something shocking to tell his boss. He was about to become Rhonda, by Sarah Schafer of the Washington Post

My Story: One Wife's Perspective on Cross-Dressing

When my husband first told me about his need to cross-dress my first reaction was, Just leave my things alone. That was all I ever hoped to hear on the subject, by Joan Stone

My View: Reasons to Cherish Being Transsexual

Because being transsexual is often so hurtful, so filled with sadness and longing, with shame and loss and difficulty, it is easy to come to the conclusion that the whole thing is utterly a curse, by Jennifer Dianne Reitz

Transmen: How to Get Your Hands on a Transman

So you saw that cute guy across the room, and you ask your friends who he is, and they all whisper excitedly - or contemptuously, or worriedly, or with sort of confused expressions on their faces - that said cute guy was once a woman, by Raven Kaldera

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