Polare 55

Issued January 2004

(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 Manager includes news about Frolic 2003 and the Residential Service, by Elizabeth Riley

Editorial

Three years into the new millennium and counting. Let's just try to make it a better millennium than the last one. No Black Deaths, thank you, no Crusades and no world wars, by Katherine Cummings

Book Review: Branded T

Blumenstein's account of her life and drug addiction interwoven with the dynamics of her transsexual experience are riveting in an age of fly-on-the-wall entertainment, reviewed by Dr. Tracie O'Keefe

Social & Support Report

After coming on board in 2003, Grace and Jai are happy to say it's been a great year for social and support activities for the Gender Centre, by Grace Abrams & Jai

Health Report: If you are concerned about your Child's Gender Behaviour

Gender-variance and gender non-conformity refer to interests and behaviours that are outside typical cultural norms for each of the genders. Children with gender-variant traits have strong and persistent behaviours that are typically associated with the other sex, by the Outreach Program for Children with Gender Variant Behaviours and their Families (Washington D.C., U.S.A.)

My Story

Rachel's move to the other side of the planet provided her with an opportunity to finally be able to start working out how deal with her overpowering urge to change sex, by Rachael Padman

Julia's Home Town Welcomes Her Back

Julia Doulman returns to her home town of Bathurst for a screening of the film "Becoming Julia", which followed her progress through transition and was one of the hits of the recent Sydney Film Festival, by Julia Doulman

Human Rights for Transgender Citizens: Moving Beyond Legislation

In Australia there have been a number of worthy achievements in regard to legislative and policy amendments/updates that afford protection from harassment of or discrimination against transgender citizens, by Roslyn Houston

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