Registration is NOW OPEN - Register Today for WPATH GEI Online Neurodiversity and Sexuality Workshops WPATH is excited to announce that registration is NOW OPEN for the _NEW_ WPATH GEI Online Neurodiversty Workshop and the _NEW_ WPATH GEI Online Sexuality Workshop. Space is limited, register today!WPATH GEI Online Neurodiversity WorkshopLive Session: Friday, July 22, 2022: 8:00am - 12:00pm Eastern Daylight Time (EDT-4)*/*Pre-recorded Didactic Content Available late June*/* Attendees mu ...Continue Reading

LAST CHANCE TO SUBMITWPATH 2022 ABSTRACT PORTAL CLOSES _SUNDAY, MAY 15, 2022 at 11:59PM EDT (GMT-4)_Invitation to Participate:The World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) invites the submission of abstracts for Oral and Poster sessions as well as State-of-the-Art Mini Symposia to be considered for presentation at the WPATH 27th Scientific Symposium. The symposium will be presented in a hybrid format with both live and pre-recorded virtual content from September 16 - 20, 2022.This anticipated hybrid ...Continue Reading

President's Newsletter - May 2022Dear Colleagues, Spring is upon us, and I hope that each of you are able to take some self-care time to literally stop and smell the roses. We continue to have our collective sleeves rolled up as we work to counter, with objective science, the waves of political machinations that aim to achieve gains at the expense of our most vulnerable trans and gender expansive youth. USPATH recently released a detailed Position Statement including line-by-line scientific rebuttals to the harmful ...Continue Reading

After receiving several requests for a deadline extension, WPATH is pleased to announce that the abstract submissions deadline has been extended for the 27th Scientific Symposium.Abstract submission deadline is now 15 May 2022!Invitation to Participate:The World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) invites the submission of abstracts for Oral and Poster sessions as well as State-of-the-Art Mini Symposia to be considered for presentation at the WPATH 27th Scientific Symposium. The sympos ...Continue Reading

*USPATH Position Statement on Legislative and Executive Actions Regarding the Medical Care of Transgender Youth*The US Professional Association for Transgender Health (USPATH) believes that decision making regarding the use of hormone therapy or puberty blocking medicine in transgender adolescents should involve physicians, psychologists, and other health personnel, parents or guardians, adolescents, and other community stakeholders identified on a case-by-case basis. Decision making should be informed by current guidel ...Continue Reading

WPATH GEI Advanced Identity Evolution WorkshopMay 6, 2022: 11:00am - 2:00pm Eastern Time WPATH is excited to announce that registration is NOW OPEN for the WPATH GEI Advanced Identity Evolution Workshop! Space is limited, register today!**Approved for Medical and Mental Health CEs**What can you expect to learn from the WPATH GEI Advanced Identity Evolution Workshop:Transgender/gender diverse (T/GD) healthcare has largely focused on transitioning from one binary to another and has included non-binary identities in m ...Continue Reading

April 21, 2022 *WPATH/USPATH Denounce Florida Department of Health for Harmful Guidelines Targeting Trans Youth*The World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) and United States Professional Association for Transgender Health (USPATH) denounce guidance from the Florida Department of Health aimed at stopping medically necessary health care for transgender youth. The Florida guidelines were issued in response to a fact sheet on gender-affirming care put forth by the U.S. Department of Health and Hum ...Continue Reading

WPATH GEI Advanced Identity Evolution WorkshopWPATH is excited to announce that registration is open for the _Advanced Identity Evolution Workshop_Advanced Identity Evolution Workshop is approved for Medical and Mental Health CE'sWhat can you expect to learn from the WPATH GEI Advanced Identity Evolution Workshop:Transgender/gender diverse (T/GD) healthcare has largely focused on transitioning from one binary to another and has included non-binary identities in more recent years. However, evolving changes in gender ...Continue Reading

USPATH Announces Spring 2022 Board Member-at-Large Election ResultsOn behalf of the USPATH Board of Directors, we want to thank all the outstanding candidates for putting their names forward to run for USPATH Board Member-at-Large and for their willingness to serve USPATH.We are pleased to announce the following members have been elected to the USPATH Board. They will begin their 2-year terms at the April meeting of the Board. Please take a moment to congratulate your fellow colleagues and USPATH members.Jason Schneider ...Continue Reading

WPATH’s Journal Club - Episode 3 will be held on Wednesday, June 29, 2022 at 3PM – 4:30PM Eastern Daylight time (GMT-4) with Aisya Aymanee M. Zaharin, Dr. Maria Pallotta-Chiarolli, and moderated by Susannah Cornwall, PhDArticle of Discussion: Countering Islamic conservatism on being transgender: Clarifying Tantawi's and Khomeini’s fatwas from the progressive Muslim standpoint Aisya Aymanee M. Zaharin and Maria Pallotta-Chiarolli Aisya Aymanee M. Zaharin Aisya Aymanee M. Zaharin serves as one of the board membe ...Continue Reading