Polare 77

Issued October 2008

(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

A run-down on what's been happening at the Gender centre with self-defence classes, Psychiatrist visits as well as students from Sterling College, by Phinn Borg.

Editorial

The concept of marriage as a voluntary lifellong union is flawed and should be re-examined writes Katherine Cummings in the editorial to Polare 77.

Counselor's Page

A lot has been said of late about the need to do things differently. Familiar ways of seeing and doing things are being questioned, by Gaye Stubbs.

Down Memory Lane without a Paddle

A donation of old photographs of the Gender Centre has Katherine delving into the Gender Centre's history, by Katherine Cummings.

Book Review

Sex, Knives & Bouillabaisse by Teri Louise Kelly, reviewed by Katherine Cummings.

Book Review

Transgender History by Susan Stryker, reviewed by Tracie O'Keefe.

Sexually Transmitted Infections Part 1

An overview of the main bacterial Sexually Transmitted Infections occurring in Australia, some of the symptoms of having an S.T.I. and the tests for detecting them, by Maggie Smith.

Surgery: A Guide for F.T.M.s Part 1

F.T.M. surgery options in relation to chest surgery, by Vancouver Coastal Health, Transgender Health Program

Book Review

Trans People In Love, edited by Tracie O'Keefe & Katrina Fox, reviewed by Katherine Cummings.

Polare is published in Australia by The Gender Centre Inc. which is funded by the Department of Community Services under the S.A.A.P. Program and supported by the N.S.W. Health Department through the AIDS and Infectious Diseases Branch. Polare provides a forum for discussion and debate on gender issues. Advertisers are advised that all advertising is their responsibility under the Trade Practices Act. Unsolicited contributions are welcome, though no guarantee is made by the Editor that they will be published, nor any discussion entered into. The editor reserves the right to edit such contributions without notification. Any submission which appears in Polare may be published on our internet site. Opinions expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect those of the Editor, The Gender Centre Inc.I, the Department of Community Services or the N.S.W. Department of Health.