Dear MembersOn the heels of our succesful and record-breaking WPATH 2022 27th Scientific Symposium in Montreal, we are excited to lock in the location and date for our 2024 symposium, and we want all of you to be a part of that decision.We are excited to announce that we have selected 4 venues for consideration to host the 2024 meeting. Please follow this link to rank the cities by your preference, we will look to place the conference some time between September and November ...Continue Reading

Greetings, allBasking in the glow of what was, arguably, the most successful and certainly most well-attended symposium in its 43-year history, WPATH and its membership have much to be proud of. The venue in Montreal, camaraderie, quality of presentations, food, dancing (a WPATH tradition) and organizational details after what was a very long pandemic, were certainly welcome. Thanks to Veritas, the host and scientific committees and all of the support and hotel staff who made this possible.As the first WPATH President w ...Continue Reading

Dear WPATH Members and Supporters On behalf of WPATH, and it’s Executive Committee, we wanted to offer our deepest condolences to the family of Dr. Michael Marshall, who died unexpectedly on Friday, September 23, 2022. Michael leaves behind his partner, Glynnis, their children; Kwame, Michael Jr., Quendel, Koffi, Aman, and Ikem; his mother Prisca, and many siblings.Michael most recently completed his term on the WPATH Board of Directors, he was a contributor to the Global Education Institute, and was a vocal member ...Continue Reading

September 23, 2022*WPATH Condemns Dangerous Misinformation*The World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) condemns recent misinformation targeting Dr. Amy Tishelman,PhD, the lead author of the Child Chapter of the Standards of Care 8. Defamatory reports have not only misidentified her WPATH role but also completely misrepresented comments she made at the recent WPATH Symposium. Dr. Tishelman never mentioned anything related to medical or surgical management of transgender adolescents or the ages at wh ...Continue Reading

      The newly released WPATH Standards of Care Version 8 clearly define the treatment of transgender and gender diverse children and adolescents, including medical interventions such as puberty delaying medications or gender-affirming hormones, and when appropriate, surgical interventions, as medically necessary. Recently, there have been numerous political and legal efforts to restrict, ban, or even make this lifesaving care illegal. These efforts ignore the science in this field and place transg ...Continue Reading

Dear USPATH colleagues,I am pleased to announce awardees for the Inaugural USPATH President's Discretionary Fund Equity Stipend. These awards provide up to a $1200 stipend for each of two student-member attendees at the in-person Montreal conference, who identify as people of color. Our awardees were selected at random from the 23 qualified applications we received.AC Noël Rakotoniaina is a transmasculine/non-conforming identified person of Black/African American and Merina heritage, and is currently completing a m ...Continue Reading

Dear USPATH colleagues,I am pleased to announce awardees for the Inaugural USPATH President's Discretionary Fund Equity Stipend. These awards provide up to a $1200 stipend for each of two student-member attendees at the in-person Montreal conference, who identify as people of color. Our awardees were selected at random from the 23 qualified applications we received.AC Noël Rakotoniaina is a transmasculine/non-conforming identified person of Black/African American and Merina heritage, and is currently completing a m ...Continue Reading

September 15, 2022Contact: Cindi Creager, CreagerCole Communications (646) 279-4559, cindi@PROTECTEDWorld Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) Releases the Standards of Care for the Health of Transgender and Gender Diverse People, Version 8/East Dundee, Illinois - /Following five-years of rigorous scientific effort by more than 120 health care clinical and academic professionals across the globe, the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) has released the Standards of Care for t ...Continue Reading

September 7, 2022On behalf of the Board of Directors of the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH), we want to thank all the outstanding candidates for putting their names forward to run for the Global Board and for their willingness to serve WPATH.We are pleased to welcome and announce the newly elected WPATH Board Members-at-Large (4-year terms), who will be installed on September 20, 2022, at the 27th Scientific Symposium, being held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.• Scott Leibowitz, MD• Chris ...Continue Reading

Dear AllDue to unforeseen circumstances, we have had to pause the online release of SOC8, we hope to have this sorted out within the next 7-10 days, and will reach out once we have a new release date of SOC8. Thank you in advance for your understanding.All bestWPATH Board & SOC8 Co-Chairs ...Continue Reading