June 28th 2018 PST
WPATH GLOBAL EDUCATION INITIATIVE (GEI) TRAINING EVENTS 5 INDIVIDUAL TRAINING COURSES EACH BEING OFFERED IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: August 17 – 19, 2018 in New Canaan, CT in partnership with Silver Hill Hospital Click Here to Register Silver Hill Hospital 208 Valley Road New Canaan, CT 06840 Martin Center Conference Room, East Campus September 7 – 9, 2018 in Portland, OR in partnership with Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) Click Here to Register ...Continue Reading
June 27th 2018 PST
Starbucks and WPATH Move to Improve Access to Trans-specific Health Care This week's big story in virtually every type of media is Starbucks company's announcement that they will offer ALL medically necessary services through their health benefits program for ALL members of their group plan. Starbucks is one of the few (and this is a generous estimate: it may be the ONLY one of the world's) large retail chains that offer health benefits even to part-time workers. We offer stories from two sources about this b ...Continue Reading
May 24th 2018 PST
*TAVA/WPATH 2018 TRANSGENDER MILITARY SUMMIT* *June 6 - 8, 2018; Washington, DC; Omni Shoreham Hotel* *Don’t Miss the Opportunity to Hear From these Keynote Speakers* */Jillian C. Shipherd, Ph.D./* Dr. Shipherd is currently a Clinical Research Psychologist at the Women’s Health Sciences Division of the National Center for PTSD at VA Boston Healthcare System and an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Boston University School of Medicine. In addition, Dr. Shipherd serves as Director for the LGBT ...Continue Reading
May 18th 2018 PST
*TAVA/WPATH 2018 TRANSGENDER MILITARY SUMMIT* *June 6 - 8, 2018; Washington, DC; Omni Shoreham Hotel* *Don’t Miss the Opportunity to Hear From these Keynote Speakers* */Jillian C. Shipherd, Ph.D./* Dr. Shipherd is currently a Clinical Research Psychologist at the Women’s Health Sciences Division of the National Center for PTSD at VA Boston Healthcare System and an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Boston University School of Medicine. In addition, Dr. Shipherd serves as Director for the LGBT Health Program at ...Continue Reading
May 15th 2018 PST
*WPATH GLOBAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS* *CALL FOR NOMINATIONS* Nominations are */now open/* for the following positions on the WPATH Global Board of Directors:*/ /* President-Elect (term = 2018-2020; becomes President, 2020-2022; becomes Past-President, 2022-2024) Treasurer (term = 2018-2020) Secretary (term = 2018-2020) And four (4) At-large Board Members (term = 2018-2022) Criteria for Board Member candidacy may be found here. To nominate a candidate, you may directly ask your nominee to complete and submit the ...Continue Reading
May 14th 2018 PST
WPATH IN THE NEWS This week there is some good news for transgender health, trans people, and providers of transgender-related healthcare. We begin with a story from Prince Edward Island, Canada, jump south to Venezuela, where one of our Directors, Tamara Adrian, also an elected representative in the government there, is relentless in her quest for justice and equality. Then back north, almost to Canada, where the University of Wisconsin - Madison is making it easier for trans-identified students to receive cross-sex h ...Continue Reading
May 2nd 2018 PST
Call for Nominations for the Board of Directors of USPATH - Director Positions Dear US Members of WPATH: The newly elected USPATH Officers and Taskforce are pleased to announce a call for nominations for candidates to run for director positions on the Board of Directors (BOD) of The United States Professional Association for Transgender Health (USPATH). Candidates must be full members of WPATH who reside in the United States. Please see criteria for the USPATH BOD by clicking here. Please apply for these po ...Continue Reading
May 1st 2018 PST
President's Note - April 2018 *WPATH is proud to announce that our Board Director’s member Prof. Tamara Adrian has been named as one of the **Promundo Future of Manhood Honorees.* “These Future of Manhood honorees were nominated by an advisory board of 24 global experts, academics, and practitioners on the topic of gender justice. Honoree Tamara Adrián, a Venezuelan member of parliament and transgender activist, has also stepped out – specifically as a voice for sexual diversity in public office and in the intern ...Continue Reading
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