The WPATH Awards Committee and Board of Directors are pleased to announce the 2020 Award Recipients.

The committee was impressed and excited to have received so many qualified nominations, as testament to the leaders in transgender health that represent our WPATH community. These were difficult decisions and we encourage nominations for future years. Thank you to all our nominators and their respective nominees, for your work and continued support of WPATH.

Please join us in congratulating the 2020 recipients, and be sure to attend the award presentations during the 26th Scientific Symposium!

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We are pleased to provide you with the schedule-at-a-glance for the 26th Scientific Symposium. 

Congratulations to all accepted authors. The program is jam-packed with leading research and information in 18 specialty tracks, outstanding world-renowned plenary speakers, film-festival panel, networking opportunities, and so much more. Be sure to register now, while the Early Bird rates are still in effect. We look forward to seeing all of you there.

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Meet Petra De Sutter

WPATH 2020 Harry Benjamin Lecturer

Each symposium year, the WPATH President and Co-Chair of the Steering Committee, selects an individual for this honor; for their significant contributions to the field of transgender health through research, healthcare provision and medical education. Congratulations Dr. De Sutter!

Petra De Sutter
Member of the European Parliament

Join Dr. De Sutter on Monday, November 9, 2020 at 9:00am ET, for her lecture on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights for Trans People in Europe

A healthy environment, safe products and a socially just society: that is what Petra De Sutter is committed to every day. As a gynaecologist and fertility expert, she has been confronted with the harmful effects of various substances on our health. Her indignation about this brought her into politics in 2014. Five years later, she represents the Flemish Greens in the European Parliament and is the first green chairwoman of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Affairs. As such, De Sutter wants to put the interests of the consumer - ultimately, the citizen - at the heart of policy making, whether it regards the safety, equal quality or longer lifetime of products, the transparency of digital services or the trust in new technologies. In doing so, sustainability should always be the common denominator around which consumers', (small) businesses' and environmental interests are aligned.

For 30 years Petra De Sutter has been pointing out the health risks of endocrine disruptors. She defends the sexual and reproductive health and rights of girls and women and engages in bio-ethical discussions such as surrogacy and commercial egg donation. In addition, she is committed to a more social Europe and the protection of refugees and LGBTI people. In 2019 she moved from the Belgian Senate and the Council of Europe to the European Parliament. Her authentic style and extensive knowledge make that she is respected and trusted across different political parties.

“I have a very strong sense of justice. That is my motivation to work hard every day.”

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Early Bird Pricing ends September 25, 2020