Polare 82

Issued January 2010

(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.)

The Manager's Report

Report from the Manager of the Gender Centre which includes information about the 2010 Transgender Film Festival, by Phinn Borg

Editorial

Includes an introduction to the articles contained in this Polare edition and their focus on young people experiencing transsexualism, by Katherine Cummings

An Open Letter to the Editor

A letter expressing the misguided logic experienced by Helen and how that has led to many following a path such as hers and that is now hopefully in the past, by Helen Ward

Australian Passport Apologises to Stefanie Imbruglia

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (D.F.A.T.) has agreed to issue appropriate passports to sex and gender diverse people and change offensive terminology in its training material, to be more inclusive of diversity, Courtesy S.A.G.E. Australia

Young People With Transsexualism - The Contemporary Australian Experience

The current situation in Australia regarding young people experiencing transsexualism, by Rachael Wallbank

The Young M.T.F. Transsexual

Includes sexual identification of transsexual children, medical guidelines for the treatment of transsexual children, and the effects of early hormonal treatment, by Annie Richards

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