Polare 64

Issued July 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

The Gender Centre Manager's Report includes information about Polare, New Website, Accreditation and the Community Support Worker, by Elizabeth Riley

Editorial

Polare's Editor, Katherine Cummings explains that the Gender Centre would like to return to bi-monthly publication if possible, and are considering a number of options, by Katherine Cummings

Gay Sheep Lead the Way in Oregon

Oregon State University is investigating the possibility that homosexuality is biologically based by studying a group of rams that refuses to engage with females and prefers to make love with other male-oriented rams, from the Seattle Times

Book Review

This is easily one of the best books - if not the best - on the life of transsexual women available today, reviewed by Willow Arune

A Letter from Gina

Gina writes about the political landscape with regard to transgender and intersex issues, and potential ways to lobby politicians in the future based on how achievements have been made in the past, by Gina Dumas

Past, Present, Future

It is often hard, as a transgender person, to feel that you are making progress. I have been an activist within the transgender community for well over a decad, by Gwendolyn Ann Smith

A Thin Woman Trapped in a Fat Man's Body

The food pyramid is three dimensional, with six partitions of different widths and colors and very easy to use, by Gene Weingarten, Washington Post

Dave or Diane: Being Different is no Reason for Guilt

Last fall the Congressional Research Service offered Dave a job as a research analyst on terrorism, then rescinded the offer when Dave disclosed he was in the process of making the medical transition to Diane, by Mark Brown

But How do I Tell my Parents, Workmates, Friends?

One of the problems which often faces transgenders about to transition is the problem of who to tell, how to do it and the right tone to adopt. I believe one should try and tell as many people as possible simultaneously, by Katherine Cummings and Robin Goldstein

Oh to be in England, now that April Ashley's There!

April Ashley realised very early in life that her feminine appearance was going to cause her problems, at school and in society, and by the time she was fourteen she went to sea in the merchant marine but became depressed and tried to commit suicide, by Katherine Cummings

April Ashley and Me

I first became aware of April Ashley when the story broke bout her divorce proceedings. I was still sixteen years from my own transition but my heart went out to her. She was fighting a battle on behalf of all of us who want our gender recognised by the law, by Katherine Cummings

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