*WPATH *President's Message regarding Standards of Care for the Health of Transgender and Gender Diverse People, Version 830 August 2022Dear WPATH Members and Supporters,I hope this message finds you and yours all well, safe and healthy.I am pleased to share with you the latest update regarding the Standards of Care for the Health of Transgender and Gender Diverse People, Version 8 (SOC-8).The final corrections have been submitted last week to the Senior Production Editor and Team of Taylor & Francis, who publishes ...Continue Reading

Dear USPATH Colleagues,I would like to announce a very special effort we are taking to increase equity and representation of people of color at the 2022 Conference, in USPATH, and in the field of transgender health. Using the USPATH President's Discretionary Fund as seed funding, we will be awarding stipends in the amount of $1200 USD to two (2) current USPATH Student Members who identify with a non-white race or ethnicity, who are attending the 2022 Symposium, live in Montreal.Awardees will be chosen by random dra ...Continue Reading

Dear Colleagues,I apologize for the time that has passed since my last President's Note. Summertime has a habit of speeding by faster than one can realize, with summer camp schedules, travel, and lazy warm weekends, and I hope you all have been able to enjoy yours.The USPATH Board and Staff have been hard at work on a number of efforts and initiatives. We are continuing to develop our committee infrastructure and process, as well as other ways for members to get involved via Special Interest Groups, more to come on this ...Continue Reading

Dear WPATH 27th Symposium Attendees:We hope this email finds you all well and safe.As we continue to battle threats to trans care both for clients and their healthcare providers, we wanted to send a brief note about safety measures at the live Symposium in Montreal that WPATH has put in place.[*]No Press will be admitted to the conference. [*]The hotel has security available 24 hours a day. [*]We have added extra security guards during the conference hours. [*]All attendees MUST always wear their conference badge, if an ...Continue Reading

August 19, 2022 Dear WPATH Members and Colleagues: On behalf of the WPATH 2022 Election Nominating Committee – Vin Tangpricha, MD, PhD (Chair); Marci Bowers, MD; Bartosz Grabski, MD, PhD; Laura A. Jacobs, LCSW-R; Gail Knudson, MD, FRCP, MEd; Christina Richards, PsyD; and Stephen Rosenthal, MD; – we are pleased to present you with the ballot for the 2022 WPATH Global Board of Directors. Please take time to review the statements for the Member-at-Large positions and Officer Slate before making your decision ...Continue Reading

CLICK HERE FOR THE SCHEDULE-AT-A-GLANCE!Click here to Register for the Conference!Please note GEI pre-courses are nearly full. Also note, that given the number of conference attendees so far, we cannot garentee any on-site registration._Hotel Overflow Rooms_We have finalized a contract for additional rooms, once we have the booking link, we will add to the website. Please continue to check our website for updates and information._Book Table_WPATH members attending live can secure a display table for ...Continue Reading

*WPATH President’s Message regarding Standards of Care for the Health of Transgender and Gender Diverse People, Version 8**28 July 2022*Dear WPATH Members and Supporters,I hope this message finds you and yours all well, safe and healthy.I am pleased to share with you the latest update regarding the Standards of Care for the Health of Transgender and Gender Diverse People, Version 8 (SOC-8).The development of the SOC-8 has been a long and complex process, which started 5 years ago (on 19th July 2017 to be precise!) with ...Continue Reading

The WPATH Awards Committee and Board of Directors are pleased to announce the 2022 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. Click here to learn more about the WPATH 2022 Award Winners ...Continue Reading

 ***Register Today for WPATH GEI July 2022 Online Workshops *WPATH is pleased to announce that *registration is now open* for the following brand-new Online GEI Workshops:[*]*WPATH GEI Online Neurodiversity Workshop: *Friday, July 22, 2022: 8:00am – 12:00pm Eastern [*]*WPATH GEI Online Sexuality Workshop: *Friday, July 29, 2022: 11:00am – 3:00pm Eastern Please read below for more information about these courses, and to register.Scholarships are available for WPATH Student and LIEC Members, please scroll to the bo ...Continue Reading

*International Journal of Transgender Health Volume 23, Issue 3, is Available Now**Free WPATH Member Access Now Open*WPATH is pleased to announce that the next issue of the International Journal of Transgender Health (IJTH) is now available online.All WPATH members have free access to the International Journal of Transgender Health online through their WPATH account, simply log into your account, click on the Publications tab and select "International Journal of Transgender Health," or click the link belo ...Continue Reading