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

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