Polare 57

Issued May 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 information about the case of a 13yo F.T.M. and an alarming email response to Elizabeth's email from a staffer of Senator Lyn Allison, by Elizabeth Riley

Editorial

Editorial to the 57th edition of Polare includes more on the case of a 13yo F.T.M. including a naive and bigoted letter to a national newspaper from Dr. Nicholas Tonti-Filipini, an ethicist and apologist for the Catholic Church, by Katherine Cummings

A Media View of Alex

Polare Editor Katherine Cummings dismantles a very poorly researched article in the Catholic News Service regarding Alex, by Polare Editor Katherine Cummings and Patrick Goodenough, Catholic News Service, Pacific Rim Bureau Chief

Social & Support Report

Report from the Gender Centre's Social & Support Worker includes information on upcoming events at the Centre, by Jai

The Case of Ewan Forbes

It appears that Ewan Forbes, who is well-known in the transsexual community as a female to male transsexual had his Birth Certificate corrected in the early 1950s. Curiously, though, all records of his case appear to have disappeared, by Dr. Zoe Playdon

Tina Fiveash: Photographer & Artist

Tina Fiveash is an extraordinary photographic artist. Like other talented photographers she has the capacity to bring out the truth of a situation in terms which we might otherwise never consider., by Katherine Cummings

The Run of the Tide

The Blue Mountains and West Sydney support group was ignited by the loneliness of one young girl, one of ours. Much of the work has turned out to be in suicide counselling but it's not always like that, by Gina Dumas

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