Polare 41

Issued August 2002

(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.)

Coordinator's Report

Report from the Gender Centre's Manager includes news about South Sydney Council, Staff Changes and Stonewall 2001, by Elizabeth Riley

Editorial

Editorial to this edition of Polare by new Editor, Katherine Cummings

A.I.S.: The Facts

Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome causes an interruption of the foetal development of the reproductive system when embryonic testes develop and start to produce androgens but the body is unable to respond to these androgens to a varying degree, by Tony Briffa, A.I.S. Support Group, Australia

Metoidioplasty (Clitoral Release)

Metoidioplasty is a procedure that enables the clitoris to be released from its hood and then appear as a small penis, by Michael L. Brownstein

Saturday June 9th 2001

Transition, to all intents and purposes, is over. Transition, and getting to the end of it, was our focus for so long, by Deanna

Reflections 2001: A Transgender Odyssey

Has it really been two years since the last Agenda New Zealand Conference? So much has happened since 1999, by Madeline, Denise and Dennis

Book Review: As Nature Made Him

In 1967 John Money was contacted by the parents of identical twin boys one of whom had suffered a severely damaged penis in a botched circumcision. Money recommended that the damaged infant, Bruce, be reassigned as a girl., reviewed by Katherine Cummings

A Plea For Help

Sally Hines is carrying out research on social aspects of transgenderism for a PhD. at the University of Leeds

Seahorse 30th Birthday Ball

When a group of six transvestites first met in Sydney in 1971 at the Malaya Restaurant, they probably didn't realise they were beginning a club that 30 years onwards would be celebrating at a ball at the Gazebo Hotel, by Lynne

My Story: The Life and Loves of an XY Woman

This essay forms a sort of sequel to my autobiography, Katherine's Diary. This shortened form may tell you a little more about your new Polare editor, by Katherine Cummings

What Are The Rights Of The Individual

, by Sarah J. Rutherford

Are You Getting Good Treatment?

No matter what your circumstance, whether you work, study or are a woman of leisure, we all know some of the problems and opposition we can and unfortunately do receive from less informed others, by Dr. Tracie O'Keefe

Health Report: Let's Talk About Hepatitis B

Everything you need to know about Hepatitis B including symptoms, sex and immunisation, by Phinn Borg

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