Polare 44

Issued February 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

Since the seeds of debate have been planted it may well be a valuable process to pursue some of the issues and hear some community opinion, by Elizabeth Riley

Editorial

Lots of correspondence this issue, which is good. It confirms your interest and, even when your comments are critical, it shows you care enough to write., by Katherine Cummings

Gendercide

Sherona writes that ze is wanting more and more to claim hir intersex identity and be out (and proud) about who ze is. To feel natural, attractive and lovable as an intersex individual, by Shorona se Mbessakwimi

How Many Of Us Are There?

In discussions of transsexualism, people usually fixate on the question of what causes it. However, another important key question is hardly ever discussed. That question is: How prevalent is transsexualism?, by Lynn Conway

Social & Support Report

Social and Support Report includes news on upcoming events at the Centre including Hair Removal Workshop and Men's Group., by Nicole Moore

My Transsexual Father

I find myself charting unknown territory. In the burgeoning market of self-help books I have yet to see one that provides a guiding hand through the oceans of uncertainty generated by one's parent coming out as a transsexual., by Stephen Gunther

My Story

I am more than happy with my development in all physical areas, and due to this I started the chain of events that started with my name change and culminated in transitioning. What follows is an account in diary form., by Kathy Ann Noble

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