World Professional Association for Transgender Health. Promoting evidence-based care, education, research, public policy, and respect in transgender health.
Media coverage of transgender and gender diverse people has an impact. Today, we signed a letter with
@glaad
and over 100 other orgs to demand better, more accurate coverage.
We’ve had enough. We’ve joined over 100 organizations and leaders to demand that
@nytimes
stop printing inaccurate and harmful misinformation about transgender people and issues. Today we are outside of the Times building to send a clear message.
World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) Releases the Standards of Care for the Health of Transgender and Gender Diverse People, Version 8.
We are excited to announce that the Public Comment Period for the Draft WPATH Standards of Care 8 is NOW OPEN. Review the Draft Chapters and leave your feedback for the SOC8 Committee by Thursday, December 16:
@nytimes
"Misinformation about the science behind the care of trans youth, such as presented in this article, can be and has been used to justify political actions or even violence against the trans and gender diverse community."
We are pleased to announce the extension of the Public Comment Period for the Draft WPATH Standards of Care 8 through Sunday, January 16, 2021: 11:59pm GMT. Thank you for your feedback thus far, and continue to submit comments at:
WPATH and USPATH have issued a statement condemning the wave of gender-affirming care bans being introduced in the US. Decisions about health care should remain between patients and their providers. Read the full response here:
On February 22, 2022, WPATH released the following statement to the press.
WPATH Condemns Texas Attorney General’s Attack on Trans Youth, Their Families and Their Health Care Providers
Click Below to Read the Full Statement:
Please share this. Trans people in the US need protected civil rights just as they do all around the world. Other countries may have access to human rights protections, but people in the US do not.
"I was living the American Dream. All of that was stripped from me in seconds."
Carter Brown was fired from his job after being outed as transgender. He continues to advocate for the
#EqualityAct
to protect him & countless other LGBTQ people from discrimination in the workplace.
The World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) condemns recent misinformation targeting Dr. Amy Tishelman, PhD, the lead author of the Child Chapter of the Standards of Care 8.
We're delighted to partner with
@a4sounds
and
@CreateIreland
, who, along with artistic collaborators
@GenderRip
, invite applications from trans, non-binary, and gender non-conforming artists based in Ireland for a four-month residency award as part of We Only Want the Earth 2020.
On this Transgender Day of Remembrance, WPATH remembers and honors the transgender people whose lives have been lost due to violence this year and over the years.
Register Today! WPATH is offering our first-ever Online Foundations Course for Best Practices in Transgender Medical and Mental Health Care.
For more information -->
We thank members Drs Anderson, Bowers, Edwards-Leeper & others for their contributions to
#60minutes
which emphasizes the need for responsible trans youth healthcare that follows the SOC. Eliminating access to care is not the answer.
Watch Now:
WPATH, USPATH, EPATH Statement in Response to Calls for Banning Evidence-Based Supportive Health Interventions for Transgender and Gender-Diverse Youth
USPATH and WPATH condemn Missouri
@AGAndrewBailey
's emergency regulation halting gender-affirming care as lacking any scientific grounding. Read our full statement, including a point-by-point rebuttal, below.
Thank you for submitting your feedback on the Draft WPATH Standards of Care 8; Remember that there is 1 week left to submit your comments by Thursday, December 16 at 11:59pm EST.
We are excited to announce that the Public Comment Period for the Draft WPATH Standards of Care 8 is NOW OPEN. Review the Draft Chapters and leave your feedback for the SOC8 Committee by Thursday, December 16:
#ICYMI
, WPATH member doctors published results in
@NEJM
from a two-year longitudinal study of transgender and nonbinary youth and that found that gender-affirming hormones increased life satisfaction and decreased depression and anxiety symptoms.
#wpath
“Nothing is more ominous than allowing politicians and attorneys to render medical judgments on our nation’s children," said Dr. Marci Bowers,
@wpath
President.
For Texas teen Cass Jackson, who uses they/them pronouns, being transgender meant feeling like their truest self.
Then came Gov. Abbott's directive to investigate parents of medically transitioning kids for child abuse.
Hardworking physicians and researchers like Dr. Tangpricha have dedicated their professional careers to good health, solid science, and quality care. They and their predecessors formed
@wpath
to network with other health care professionals to help achieve best patient outcomes.
During
@PPact
's NYC gala,
@Lavernecox
praised the org for providing health care to transgender people.
Did you know that
@PPFA
is one of the country's largest providers of health care to transgender people?
In Iceland your last name is determined by your gender; -son for male, -dóttir for female. It is now for the first time legal to have the appellation -bur, "child", for nonbinary.
If I were NB for instance my last name would be Erlingsbur. There you have it!
Speaking about the life-saving and life-improving work we do with gender diverse & trans youth every day. There is no place for coercion in medicine. This, and many misrepresentations of the truth, exist in Ohio
#HB513
. Thanks
@EqualityOhio
&
@OrieGivens
WPATH is an organizational partner with The Pride Study! Please share The Pride Study with all your Trans and LGBQI++ friends, colleagues, family. Join The Pride Study; increase knowledge, improve health!
#TransDayOfVisibility
On
#TransDayOfVisibility
, we want to take a moment to say: our research sees you, affirms you & values your experiences in a world that can be unkind. We're so grateful you‘re here.
Your visibility matters! Share your story:
#TDoV
Join Us for WPATH Journal Club - Episode 2, with Dr. Beth Jones and Prof. Dr. Jon Arcelus, on Thursday, June 3: 11AM EDT. FREE for Members, $25 for Non-Members.
More info at:
Join Us for Free Special Episode of WPATH Book Club dedicated to the life and memory of Dr. Michael Marshall. Friday, March 31, 2023: 10AM-11:30AM EDT.
A big victory! Thank you to all the WPATH members who commented in opposition to this rule! Even though HHS ignored the comments and proceeded to attempt to implement it, lawsuits revealed the faulty rationale HHS had tried to invoke. Another win based recent SCOTUS reasoning.
A federal judge blocked the Trump administration on Monday from enforcing a new regulation that would roll back health care protections for transgender people.
Appalling censorship required by Administration for CDC budget process! WPATH strongly opposes this blatant attempt to erase transgender, poor, pregnant, and other diverse and vulnerable populations from US government health consciousness.
WPATH Global Education Initiative faculty are diverse, conscientious, and brilliant practitioners sharing their knowledge and experience around the world.
Thank you Endocrine Chair Dr. Nguyễn Quang Bảy at the prestigious Bach Mai Hospital for inviting Stephen Rosenthal of
@UCSF
and me to discuss
#transgender
care with Hanoi colleagues due to Vietnam plans to lead in trans care.
@TransCareSinai
@wpath
WPATH President Dr. Marci Bowers had a chance to speak with
@Resolve_GH
about disparities in TGD healthcare, namely that it "has been weaponized as a political tool."
Read more, including advice from other medical experts about removing barriers, below.
Thank you
@lgbtqnation
for your article highlighting health care providers who support and treat LGBTQ people in the US. Grateful to have Dr. Bowers included on your list.
Support WPATH for Giving Tuesday 2023 and donate to WPATH’s ROSE Fund! The ROSE Fund helps further our mission to promote evidence-based care, education, research, public policy, and respect in transgender health. Learn more here:
WPATH's Board of Directors expresses solidarity with all those who are engaged in commemorating the 2017 Transgender Day of Remembrance. Whether you are grieving the lost lives or celebrating the resilience of trans people everywhere, we join you in this project of consciousness.
Join Dr. Jamison Green on Friday, June 25th at 5:30pm EDT for WPATH Book Club - Episode 1, Author of Becoming a Visible Man, Second Edition. FREE for WPATH Members, $25 for Non-members.
.
@HRC
celebrates with
#transgender
advocates and allies in Pakistan who fought successfully to pass the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2018. 🇵🇰
Congratulations to The PRIDE Study Associate Director, Annesa Flentje, PhD, for being awarded one of the first 2018 National Institute of Health (NIH) Sexual and Gender Minority Investigator Awards.
#FeatureFriday
Identity Recognition Matters!
Thank you,
@Starbucks
. Your 2018 partnership with WPATH to advance trans* benefits equity has led to greater awareness and community engagement as this UK promotion shows. Watch:
Transgender people are stepping out; their existence is not a shameful secret any longer. It is time to acknowledge their humanity, stop their persecution, and provide for their health at the same level as any other human being.
This is a great victory for transgender students all over the US! Thank you, Gavin Grimm and your attorneys for persisting in this fight! WPATH proudly participated as an amici.
We hope you'll join us next Thursday, June 3 at 11AM EDT, for WPATH Journal Club with Drs. Beth Jones & Jon Arcelus to discuss MH experiences for trans & gender diverse people during COVID-19. Learn more and REGISTER at:
ILGA-Europe and TGEU call on the Hungarian Parliament to drop Article 33 of an omnibus bill, which would deny access to legal gender recognition in the country. 🇭🇺
We must act firmly and swiftly to stop this extreme rollback in human rights law!
#Drop33
1 in 5 patients who are trans have been denied healthcare because of their gender identity. From reforming
#MedEd
to creating inclusive institutional policies, healthcare providers need to rise up to advocate for our patients.
#TransDayOfVisibility
#TDOV
Across the US, legislators are introducing bills that would restrict or ban access to gender-affirming care. Some bills, like SB12 in Kansas, would criminalize care for people under 21. WPATH's Dr. Safer from
@MountSinaiNYC
chimes in below.
I know a lot of stuff is happening on the national stage this week but please do not forget about the dangerous attacks on trans youth in the states. Trans lives are being criminalized. Here is a run down of what is happening this week and what you can do!
#ProtectTransKids
Interested in Transgender Health and attending
#ENDO2019
Save the date and join us at USPATH September 3-8, 2019. Seek out
#USPATH
president Joshua Safer and
#WPATH
president Vin Tangpricha
@wpath
for questions. Join WPATH for many other member benefits
My partner and I (both trans) got pulled aside by the TSA when we were at the airport. I, of course, was prepared to throw down and live tweet whatever gender-related fiasco was about to unfold. Instead, they looked at us very seriously and said, “Is there a burrito in your bag?”