Polare 45

Issued April 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 information on a successful post-transition life, by Elizabeth Riley

Editorial

Having used images which could be taken as male-to-female and female-to-male on recent Polare covers, I have been looking for a cover image which might pay tribute to the intersexed segment of our community, by Katherine Cummings

Party Or Protest

Party of protest, the Mardi Gras has become an event which has captured the attention of many countries of the world, by Ken Coleman

A Rose By Any Other Name

Some transpeople adopt a female name in childhood. For others it only became necessary when they realised Ralph isn't all that suitable for a person wearing a sequined little black dress and four-inch stilettos, by Catherine S.

Social & Support Report

Report from the Gender Centre's Social & Support Worker includes information about upcoming events at the Centre, by Nicole Moore

From Victim to Villain in a Single Bound

Carolyn decided to write this article after being harassed by a local teenager in the town near where she lives and having the incident treated negatively by police when she defended myself, by Caroline Layt

My Story: The Day The Sky Fell On Me

Former advertising executive Neil finally discovers that he is a woman trapped in a man's body. This is the inspiring story of Elaine, preferring the androgynous term to describe her self-awakening, by by Elaine

Black Market Testosterone

Do not buy testosterone from the black market, especially from body builders. They will probably rip you off, and there's absolutely no telling what you will get, if it will contain what it says, or even if it is sanitary or sterile, by Raverdyke

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