*CALL FOR APPLICATIONS**WPATH Student Initiative Vice ChairDue January 2, 2023* *WPATH is seeking applications for our next WPATH Student Initiative (WSI) Vice Chair, who will go on (in 2024) to serve as Chair of WSI and Student Representative to the WPATH Board of Directors.* This elected position spans approximately 2 years[*]The elected person will serve as WSI Vice Chair from January 2023 until December 2023. [*]Beginning in January 2024, the elected person will assume the WSI Chair role until December 202 ...Continue Reading

25 November 2022*WPATH, ASIAPATH, EPATH, PATHA, and USPATH Response to NHS England in the United Kingdom (UK)**Statement regarding the Interim Service Specification for the Specialist Service for Children and Young People with Gender Dysphoria (Phase 1 Providers) by NHS England**Following the publication of the interim report of the Cass Review of gender identity services for children and young people in England in March 2022 NHS England has now issued an interim service specification for “Phase 1” services pending esta ...Continue Reading

 November 22, 2022*USPATH and WPATH Respond to NY Times Article “They Paused Puberty, But Is There a Cost?” published on November 14, 2022* The recent /New York Times/ article, “They Paused Puberty, But Is There a Cost?”, furthers the atmosphere of misinformation and subjectivity that has grown to surround the area of gender affirming medical interventions for transgender youth. The methods of the authors of this piece come up short in their interpretation and application of available data; the article suppor ...Continue Reading

WPATH’s Journal Club 2023 - Episode 1 will be  held on Monday, February 6, 2023 from 1:30PM – 3:00PM Eastern Time (GMT-5) with Lily Durwood, PhD, Kristina R. Olson, PhD, and Moderated by, Aaron H. Devor, PhDArticle of Discussion: Retransitioning: The experiences of youth who socially transition genders more than once Lily Durwood, Katherine A. Kuvalanka, Shira Kahn-Samuelson, Ashley E. Jordan, Jennifer D. Rubin, Pauline Schnelzer,  Aaron H. Devor & Kristina R. Olson (2022).(Link to the artic ...Continue Reading

WPATH Observes Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) - November 20, 2022Today, November 20, 2022, marks The Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR). Transgender Day of Remembrance is an annual observance on November 20 that honors the memory of transgender people whose lives were lost due to anti-transgender violence and discrimination.Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) was started by transgender advocate Gwendolyn Ann Smith in 1999, as a vigil to honor the memory of Rita Hester, a transgender woman of color who was ki ...Continue Reading

** WPATH is inviting interested parties/collectives to submit a bid for translation of the Standards of Care for the Health of Transgender and Gender Diverse People, Version 8 in the following languages:[*]Mandarin [*]Spanish [*]Arabic [*]Portuguese [*]Turkish [*]Hindi [*]French [*]Bengali [*]Vietnamese WPATH is inviting interested parties/collectives to consist of:[*]At least one accredited translator [*]Content specialists (in medicine, surgery, mental health) [*]Representation from the TGD Community of the country in ...Continue Reading

 November 11, 2022  *WPATH / USPATH Statement of Opposition to Florida Draft Rule Banning Gender Affirming Care for Adolescents*  The World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) and the United States Professional Association for Transgender Health (USPATH) stand in staunch opposition to the unwarranted ban on adolescent gender affirming care approved November 4, 2022, by the Florida Boards of Medicine. Gender affirming care improves quality of life and has been endorsed by majo ...Continue Reading

*WPATH is honored to congratulate the inaugural recipients of the WPATH Gold Medal Award**SOC8 Chair and Co-chairs**Dr. Eli Coleman (Chair), Dr. Jon Arcelus, Dr. Asa Radix**/Left to Right; Dr. Joz Motmans, EPATH President, presented award to Dr. Jon Arcelus; Dr. Maddie Deutsch, USPATH President, presented award to Dr. Asa Radix; Dr. Walter Bouman, WPATH President, presented award to Dr. Eli Coleman; Dr. Jon Arcelus, Dr. Asa Radix, Dr, Eli Coleman./**The WPATH Gold Medal* is the most prestigious honor awarded by the Worl ...Continue Reading

Dear WPATH MembersThe final issue of IJTH 23:4 is published online today and can be found using the below location:https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/wijt21/23/4?nav=tocListPlease enjoy the issue.Walter, Editor-in-Chief ...Continue Reading

 Registration Now Open for WPATH GEI Online Foundations Course, being held November 1-18, 2022.  Dear WPATH Community: WPATH is excited to announce that registration is now open for our 2022 offering of the WPATH GEI Online Foundations Course which will open on November 1, 2022. Live sessions begin on November 14, 2022. The WPATH GEI Online Foundations Course includes the following components:Pre-Recorded Didactic Sessions, which attendees can watch starting November 1st. Attendees should watch ...Continue Reading