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

Dear WPATH 2020 Attendees,On behalf of the WPATH 2020 Steering Committee, thank you again for attending our first-ever virtual meeting, WPATH's 26th Scientific Symposium. We were thrilled to welcome over 1,000 attendees, and we hope you all have enjoyed the opportunity to access the conference sessions as enduring material over the past month.Per your registration, you will have access to the conference platform and on-demand sessions *through this Thursday, December 10, 2020.*If you still have more content you wish to ...Continue Reading

WSI Co-Chair and Student Representative to the BOD ElectVOTE BY MONDAY, DECEMBER 21Thanks for participating in the election for a new WSI Co-Chair and Student Representative to the BOD Elect.Please take the time to review candidate statements before casting your ballot. Follow this link to read their statements and to cast your ballot.  Ballots must be submitted by Monday, December 21, 2020.Thank you in advance for taking the time to read candidate statements and cast a ballot for the next WPATH Student Initia ...Continue Reading

Congratulations to the WPATH 2020 International Film Festival Award WinnersOn behalf of the WPATH 26th Scientific Symposium Steering Committee, thank you all for attending and participating in the WPATH 2020 International Film Festival. We were thrilled to have a robust turnout for this inaugural event, and we hope you enjoyed the presented films. The WPATH 2020 Steering Committee is excited to present the winners for the 2020 International Film Festival Awards:*Best Feature Film**/Transit Havana /*Daniel Abma (Dir ...Continue Reading