The World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH), formerly the Harry Benjamin International Gender Dysphoria Association (HBIGDA), is a professional organization devoted to the understanding and treatment of gender identity and gender dysphoria, and creating standardized treatment for transgender and gender variant people. WPATH was founded in September 1979 by endocrinologist and sexologist Harry Benjamin, with the goal of creating an international community of professionals specializing in treating gender variance.[1][2]
Organization[]
Membership[]
Professionals include anyone working in disciplines such as medicine, psychology, law, social work, counseling, psychotherapy, family studies, sociology, anthropology, speech and voice therapy and sexology. Non-professionals may also join, paying the same membership fee, but without voting privileges.[3] The organization is funded by its membership and by donations and grants from non-commercial sources.[4]
Regional organizations[]
WPATH is affiliated with several regional organizations, including the European Professional Association for Transgender Health, the United States Professional Association for Transgender Health and ASIAPATH.[5]
Standards of Care[]
- Main article: Standards of Care for the Health of Transgender and Gender Diverse People
WPATH publishes the Standards of Care for the Health of Transgender and Gender Diverse People, educates professionals and consumers, sponsors scientific conferences, and provides ethical guidelines for professionals.[6] The first version of the Standards of Care were published in 1979.[7] Version 7 was published in 2011.[8] WPATH released Version 8 in 2022.[9]
History[]
Template:Section citations needed The organization was originally named after Harry Benjamin, one of the earliest physicians to work with transgender people.[10]
Presidents[]
- Paul A. Walker, Ph.D., 1979–1981
- Donald R. Laub, M.D., 1981–1983
- Milton T. Edgerton, M.D., 1983–1985
- Ira B. Pauly, M.D., 1985–1987
- Aaron T. Bilowitz, M.D., 1987–1989
- Jan Walinder, M.D., 1989–1991
- Leah Schaefer, Ed.D., 1991–1995
- Friedmann Pfaefflin, M.D. 1995–1997
- Richard Green, J.D., 1997–1999
- Alice Webb, DHS, 1999
- Eli Coleman, Ph.D., 1999–2003
- Walter Meyer III, M.D., 2003–2005
- Stan Monstrey, M.D., 2005–2007
- Stephen Whittle, OBE, 2007–2009
- Walter O.Bockting, Ph.D., L.P., 2009–2011
- Lin Fraser, Ed.D., 2011–2013
- Jamison Green, Ph.D., 2013–2015
- Gail Knudson, M.D., FRCPC, 2016–2018
- Vin Tangpricha, M.D., Ph.D., 2018–2020
- Walter Pierre Bouman, M.D., Ph.D., 2020–2022
- Marci Bowers, M.D., 2022–2024
References[]
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- ↑ Figures, K. (2007). Harry Benjamin International Gender Dysphoria Association Is Founded. In Faderman, Lillian & Retter, Yolanda (Eds.). Great Events from History: Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Events, 1848-2006 Salem Press, Template:ISBN
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- ↑ Allee, Kegan M. "Harry Benjamin International Gender Dysphoria Association". In Encyclopedia of gender and society, Volume 1, p. 402. SAGE, Template:ISBN