Did you forget to renew your WPATH membership?As a reminder, WPATH Membership is based on the calendar year. Our records show that as of January 1, 2021, your membership is now *past due. *Your profile has been hidden from the WPATH “Find a Provider” search tool and you will lose access to any private WPATH member online resources and listservs on January 31.We wanted to reach out and remind you to renew your membership today so that you can regain/continue access to these and more *me ...Continue Reading

Dear USPATH and WPATH  Members:*We hope you are all healthy and safe, and hopeful for 2021.*After much consideration, where we discussed accessibility, safety, cost, and probability of hosting an in-person USPATH Symposium, we realized it is in everyone’s best interest to confirm that for 2021, we will be hosting a fully VIRTUAL USPATH Symposium.*Save the Date*Thursday, November 4, 2021 - Sunday, November 7, 2021*As you mark your calendars and plan to attend, please be on the lookout for calls for conference commit ...Continue Reading

*Dear US Members of WPATH (USPATH Members):We hope this message finds you all safe and healthy. The time has come to announce a *Call for Applications *for 4 positions on the USPATH Board of Directors:4 Director-at-Large positions2-year term Candidates for Director-at-Large positions must be current Full Members of USPATH for 3 consecutive years (paid member dues in 2018, 2019, 2020, and for 2021) and reside in the United States.*Please** **CLICK HERE** to review the full criteria* for the USPATH Board of Directors. If ...Continue Reading

January 11, 2021Dear WPATH membershipTo say the least, 2020 has seen its’ share of challenges, disappointments, tragedy and heartbreak. Our fondest wishes go out to anyone adversely affected by the global pandemic. 2021 holds great promise! I seek to focus on the hope ahead while reviewing the positives of the past year, at least from my perspective. With that said, I am confident that this letter, like 2020, will be like no other.WPATH has seen significant growth in its membership and programming over the past year, no ...Continue Reading

Dear WPATH Members:Happy New Year!It looks like you forgot to renew your WPATH Membership for 2021. WPATH Membership runs on a calendar year schedule, from January 1 - December 31. Please log in and renew now.Your WPATH Membership is now considered *expired. *Your profile is no longer part of the “Find a Provider” search tool, and you will soon no longer have access to any of the WPATH member-only online resources.Renew today so you don’t miss out on these other benefits:[*]Member-only listservs* (Past-Due Mem ...Continue Reading

Dear WPATH Members:On behalf of the Board of Directors, thank you for your membership and continued support of WPATH.As we look ahead to a brighter 2021 for all, we wanted to share some end-of-year highlights:*WPATH Congratulates Lane Kantor, incoming WPATH Student Initiative (WSI) Vice Chair*Lane is an MD/MPH student at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA based in Los Angeles, California, pursuing a career that combines clinical care for transgender patients with health policy and population research to improve ...Continue Reading

Dear WPATH Member:We want to wish you a safe, happy and healthy holiday season and New Year!To start 2021 off right, please pay your 2021 dues now. Your membership will expire on December 31, 2020***. As a reminder, WPATH membership is based on the calendar year (Jan 1 - Dec 31).Thank you for your continued support of WPATH, your membership dues help sustain our mission and activities. To renew:[*]Log in to your WPATH account at https://www.wpath.org [*]Click “Renew Membership” [*]Make sure your personal information is ...Continue Reading

                                                    WPATH, EPATH, USPATH, AsiaPATH, CPATH, AusPATH, PATHA*Response to Bell v. Tavistock Judgment* Statement Regarding Medical Affirming Treatment including Puberty Blockers for Transgender Adolescents The Boards of Directors of the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH), the European Association f ...Continue Reading

Dear WPATH MembersWalter Bouman, WPATH current President, has encountered a significant health issue---fully recoverable---but this situation necessitates my assumption of the Presidency on his behalf.While Walter is supported in his recovery by a loving partner and an excellent medical team in the Netherlands, he has a long road of recovery ahead and will benefit from our love and support.It is – at this stage – difficult to predict how long recovery might take and part of him feels badly to have let you all down, but ...Continue Reading

Dear WPATH MembersWe have decided to postpone the SOC8 Town Hall Meeting scheduled for January 16, 2021. We are postponing this because we are still waiting for the final Delphis to pass and we have one chapter going through a first round. Chapter committee members are still busy writing explanatory text and determining whether recommendations will be "recommend" or "suggest." The votes won't be available until mid-January and statements may or may not pass. We still don't have much more to report to ...Continue Reading