Dear WPATH Members and Supporters,As 2021 comes to a close, we thank you for your dedication to the health of transgender and gender diverse people around the world.We wish you a very happy and healthy holiday season and New Year!In this time of giving, we are happy to let you know that Dr. Marci Bowers, your WPATH President-Elect, has pledged to match donations up to $2,000 USD towards our end-of-year-giving campaign to the WPATH ROSE fund. If you wish to be a part of meeting and exceeding this goal, *click here t ...Continue Reading

*Dear USPATH Members:*As 2021 comes to a close, we wish you all a very happy and healthy holiday season and New Year!We are excited to share with you the following news and updates regarding USPATH and your Board of Directors.*Please congratulate and welcome the following members to the USPATH Board, as elected by the membership.*Carl Streed, Jr. as President-Elect* Darya Enlow as Student Representative, elected by the Student Members* The Secretary position of the Board has not been filled; one of the candidates on the ...Continue Reading

*/Please note that this document is WPATH property and is being disseminated for public comment only, it is not to be copied or distributed/*. The final document will include an introduction, methodology section, several appendices, and supplementary information. More information is available on the SOC8 revision process on the WPATH website at *https://www.wpath.org/soc8**.* Your comments will be reviewed to shape the SOC8. Please note that all statements have been developed based on the available literature and c ...Continue Reading

 *CALL FOR APPLICATIONS**WPATH Student Initiative Vice Chair**Due December 19, 2021* *WPATH is seeking applications for our next WPATH Student Initiative (WSI) Vice Chair, who will go on (in 2023) to serve as Chair of WSI and Student Representative to the WPATH Board of Directors, as an ex-officio member.* This elected position spans approximately 2 years. [*]The elected person will serve as WSI Vice Chair from January 2022 until December 2022. [*]Beginning January 2023, the elected person ...Continue Reading

Dear All:  As a reminder, there is ONE WEEK LEFT to submit your feedback for the WPATH Standards of Care 8 Public Comment Period. Comments are due Thursday, December 16, 2021 at 11:59pm Eastern Standard Time (EST). On behalf of the Standards of Care Version 8 Committee, we are pleased to present the DRAFT Version on the Standards of Care Version 8, now *available through Thursday, December 16, 2021, at 11:59pm eastern time*, for public comment.  */Please note that this document is WPATH property and is be ...Continue Reading

 Register Today for the Identity Evolution WorkshopNEW! Friday, December 10, 2021 from 11:00am to 2:00pm ET*Course Description*WPATH is excited to present this new Advanced Workshop in Identity Evolution. The Advanced Identity Evolution Workshop will only be presented live on *Friday, December 10, 2021, from 11:00am - 2:00pm ET. **/What to Expect: /*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 ...Continue Reading

December 2, 2021 Dear All:  On behalf of the Standards of Care Version 8 Committee, we are pleased to present the DRAFT Version on the Standards of Care Version 8, now *available through Thursday, December 16, 2021, at 11:59pm eastern time*, for public comment.  */Please note that this document is WPATH property and is being disseminated for public comment only, it is not to be copied or distributed/*. The final document will include an introduction, methodology section, several appendices, and supplement ...Continue Reading

Dear WPATH Members and AllThis is a note to advise you that WPATH will be sending out the SOC8 draft for public comment by the end of this week. There will be a two-week comment period, which will not be extended.We will be sending this out to our entire database, post the notice on our DocMatter Member Forum, and on our website.We encourage your review and comments, and we look forward to a completed SOC8 shortly, we know this is greatly anticipated and we appreciate all of you and the work you do for the transgender a ...Continue Reading

Dear USPATH Student Members:On behalf of the USPATH Board of Directors we are pleased to present you with the ballot for the USPATH Student Board Member for 2022-2024.After releasing an open call for nominations for the USPATH Student Board Member (2-year term) on the USPATH Board of Directors, we received 2 qualified applicants. We are pleased to present a ballot with two (2) candidates for USPATH Student Board Member. *You will receive a separate email with a link to review candidate applications and submit your vote ...Continue Reading

Dear USPATH Members:On behalf of the USPATH Board of Directors we are pleased to present you with the ballot for the USPATH President-Elect and USPATH Secretary for 2022-2024.After releasing an open call for applications for the USPATH President-Elect (6-year term) position and USPATH Secretary (2-year term) on the USPATH Board of Directors, we received 2 qualified applicants for Secretary and 1 qualified applicant for President-Elect. We are pleased to present a ballot with two (2) candidates for Secretary and one (1) ...Continue Reading