Dear WPATH Members Thank you for your patience and understanding while we work to remediate the website and database issues. Early last week, our external server provider was victim to a ransomware attack, and WPATH was among the affected clients. This attack deleted all our content pages as well as our database. Our provider and the WPATH staff team is working diligently to get everything reinstated in the database and on the website as quickly as possible. Most pages have been restored; others may take a lit ...Continue Reading

*Notice - WPATH Website System Issue*Dear WPATH Members,Please be advised that our website is experiencing an internal system issue and access is currently limited.Our web developers and the WPATH staff team are working diligently to restore the website as soon as possible. During this process, please note that you will not be able to log in to your WPATH member account. We apologize for this inconvenience and appreciate your understanding. We will be back in touch as needed regarding the progress of restoration.Li ...Continue Reading

Dear USPATH Student & Trainee Members,I hope this message finds you well. As the Student Member of the Board of Directors of USPATH, I am thrilled to announce the call for applications for the Chair of the newly established Student & Trainee Special Interest Group (SIG).The USPATH Student & Trainee SIG is an initiative aimed at addressing the significant gap in specialized training and networking opportunities in transgender health for students and trainees across various disciplines. Our mission is to foste ...Continue Reading

 Submit Your Abstract Today for the WPATH 28th Scientific Symposium 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 Symposia to be considered for presentation at the WPATH 28th Scientific Symposium. The *WPATH 28th Scientific Symposium “/A Gender Diverse World in Global Unity/”* will be held at the *EPIC SANA Lisboa* in *Lisbon, Portugal*, *September 25-30, 2024 ...Continue Reading

WPATH'S Journal Club - Episode 2  will be held on *Thursday, May 23, 2024* at 12:30PM – 2:00PM Eastern Daylight Time (GMT-4) with: Drs. Margriet G. Mullender, Pip Roijer, and Marleen Vallinga Article of Discussion: _"The GenderCOS project study protocol for the development of two international Core Outcome Sets for genital gender affirming surgery"_, Philippine J. Roijer, Marleen S. Vallinga, Thomas E. Pidgeon, Aline Ceulemans, Alex Bakker, Brenda Carrière, Tina Rashid, James Bellringer, Javie ...Continue Reading

 Spring 2024 President’s Letter Dear WPATH Members, Frustrating as 2023 was for those of us who provide healthcare to gender diverse populations, there is hope for 2024 and beyond. Laced with misinformation and disinformation, opponents of gender diversity find themselves not only on the wrong side of history, but also of scientific merit. Still, it is up to those of us who truly know this population to provide calm and rational explanations for the vast ideological middle and to explain why the evid ...Continue Reading

March 5, 2024Dear WPATH MembersAs many of you know, a report was released last night entitled The WPATH Files, in response, our President, Dr. Marci Bowers, has issued the following statement:Statement from Marci Bowers, M.D., president of WPATH:"WPATH is and has always been a science- and evidence-based organization whose recommendations are widely endorsed by major medical organizations around the world. We are the professionals who best know the medical needs of trans and gender diverse individuals—and stand opp ...Continue Reading

Dear USPATH Student & Trainee Members,I hope this message finds you well. As the Student Member of the Board of Directors of USPATH, I am thrilled to announce the call for applications for the Chair of the newly established Student & Trainee Special Interest Group (SIG).The USPATH Student & Trainee SIG is an initiative aimed at addressing the significant gap in specialized training and networking opportunities in transgender health for students and trainees across various disciplines. Our mission is to foste ...Continue Reading

Dear USPATH Student & Trainee Members,I hope this message finds you well. As the Student Member of the Board of Directors of USPATH, I am thrilled to announce the call for applications for the chair of the newly established Student & Trainee Special Interest Group (SIG).The USPATH Student & Trainee SIG is an initiative aimed at addressing the significant gap in specialized training and networking opportunities in transgender health for students and trainees across various disciplines. Our mission is to foste ...Continue Reading

Good afternoon WPATH European Colleagues,As leaders in transgender and gender diverse healthcare you know the importance of continuing education across the world and through the WPATH GEI program. As our colleagues in Europe, we ask you to share this in your EU network of WPATH members and non-members. Thank you for supporting our goal of consistent, global education.*********************************************************Únase a WPATH GEI en España: ¡regístrese hoy y ahorre!Esta formaci&oacu ...Continue Reading