Polare 62

Issued March 2005

(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 General Manager includes more on Mission Australia's exemption from anti-discrimination legislation, by Elizabeth Riley

Editorial

Editorial to the 62nd edition of the Gender Centre's Magazine, Polare, written by Katherine Cummings, by Katherine Cummings

A Review of the "Coming Out" Episode of the Simpsons

There's something about the American Gay Marriage industry and it isn't something favourable for transgendered people, by Katrina C. Rose

Book Reviews

Tracie O'Keefe reviews How to Change Your Sex: A Lighthearted Look at the Hardest Thing You'll Ever Do! by Lannie Rose

U.K.: The Recognition we all Share

The question of individual awards will probably always be an embarrassing one for those picked out to receive them. It is bound to always feel unfair, from Press For Change

Organisational and Institutional Violence Against the Transgendered

It is clear that violence against the transgendered is to be found in almost every milieu where transgenders interact with authority organisations, by Katherine Cummings

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