Dear WPATH Members:The WPATH Board of Directors is excited to announce a Call for Nominations for the three (3) WPATH Member-at-large positions available on the WPATH 2024 Election Nominating Committee. The Nominating Committee has two main tasks:Select the President-Elect, Secretary, and Treasurer who will appear on the ballot slate for the WPATH 2024 Election. Ensure that the candidates who have applied to run for the Member-at-large positions on the board of directors fulfill the criteria for these positions pr ...Continue Reading

The WPATH Global Education Institute (GEI) warmly invites you to engage in a series of online events aimed at broadening knowledge on healthcare practices for transgender and gender diverse (TGD) individuals worldwide. These online events are organized to provide insights into the healthcare landscape for TGD people in various regions, with initial focus areas being South Africa and Australia, as presented by esteemed healthcare providers from these countries. Designed to be inclusive and educational, these events are f ...Continue Reading

Dear WPATH Members:The WPATH Board of Directors is excited to announce a Call for Nominations for the three (3) WPATH Member-at-large positions available on the WPATH 2024 Election Nominating Committee. The Nominating Committee has two main tasks:Select the President-Elect, Secretary, and Treasurer who will appear on the ballot slate for the WPATH 2024 Election. Ensure that the candidates who have applied to run for the Member-at-large positions on the board of directors fulfill the criteria for these positions prior to ...Continue Reading

 Dear Membership,The World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) is pleased to report that the Czech SOC8 translation has been completed and is available HERE as a PDF.WPATH would particularly like to thank Dr. Viktor Heumann and the entire Czech Translation Team for their extraordinary efforts. Translator: Viktor Heumann, MA, English translator, expert consultant at Czech National Institute of Mental Health, Board Chair at Transparent z.s. Expert review of the Czech translation of SOC-8 ...Continue Reading

*Submit Your Vote Today – WPATH Student Initiative Vice Chair (2024-2026)*Dear Student Members of WPATH: On behalf of the WPATH Student Initiative and the Board of Directors, we are pleased to present you with the Official Ballot for the next WPATH Student Initiative (WSI) Vice Chair.This elected position spans approximately 2 years. The elected person will serve as WSI Vice Chair from January 2025 until December 2026. Beginning in January 2025, the elected person will assume the WSI Chair role until December 2026 ...Continue Reading

*WPATH 2024 Award Nominations Open Now - Due May 31, 2024*WPATH invites your nominations for the following prestigious awards to be presented at the WPATH 28th Scientific Symposium in Lisbon, Portugal, being held September 25-30, 2024.​​​​​*WPATH Lifetime Distinguished Scientific Achievement Award* Description: This is an award for a senior researcher in our field who has made an important contribution to advancing the knowledge and quality of care in transgender health. This award is given to a WPATH member and conside ...Continue Reading

*                          **   *Editor's note: This statement has been adjusted to reflect the fact that the German guideline for adolescent transgender care is still under review. We request that you use the following version.*WPATH AND USPATH COMMENT ON THE CASS REVIEW**May 17, 2024*The recently published Cass Review is the result of a four-year investigation initiated by the Uni ...Continue Reading

*                              **WPATH AND USPATH COMMENT ON THE CASS REVIEW**May 17, 2024*The recently published Cass Review is the result of a four-year investigation initiated by the United Kingdom’s National Health Service England (NHSE) into the scientific basis of treating transgender youth and the experiences of those involved in transgender care in the UK. It contains 32 rec ...Continue Reading

Dear USPATH colleagues, I hope you’re doing well and have taken time for yourself and your loved ones. While it has not yet made it across the pond, an important new awareness week has arrived on the calendar: this past week (May 6-12) was Trans+ History Week—a week to learn and celebrate the millennia-old history of transgender, non-binary, gender diverse, and intersex people. I personally took this time to reacquaint myself with the history of medicine, including its uneven and ongoing evolution from pathology to affi ...Continue Reading

*Registration Now Open: **WPATH GEI Online Foundations Course – July 2024* Dear WPATH Community: WPATH is excited to announce that registration is now open for our next WPATH GEI Online Foundations Course, being offered this summer.   /The *WPATH GEI Online Foundations Course* includes the following components:/ *Pre-Recorded Didactic Sessions*, which attendees can watch starting */June 20th/* Attendees should watch all recorded presentations in preparation for the live panels. *_Two_ 2-hour Liv ...Continue Reading