World Professional Association for Transgender Health
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.
| Abbreviation | WPATH |
|---|---|
| Formation | September 1979 |
| Type | NGO |
| 94-2675140 | |
| Legal status | 501(c)(3) |
| Purpose | To promote evidence-based care, education, research, advocacy, public policy, and respect in transgender health. |
| Headquarters | East Dundee, Illinois, U.S. |
| Products | Standards of Care for the Health of Transsexual, Transgender, and Gender Nonconforming People |
Membership (2021) | 2,700 |
| Walter Pierre Bouman, MD, PhD | |
| Marci Bowers, MD | |
| Asa Radix, MD, PhD, MPH | |
| Loren Schechter, MD | |
| Board Members-at-Large - (2018 - 2022); Tamara Adrian, JD; Jaimie Veale, PhD; (2020 – 2022); Javier Belinky, MD; Michael Marshall, MBBS, MRCPSYCH, CCT, PGDIP (LAW); (2020 – 2024); Christina Richards, PSYD; Stephen Rosenthal, MD; Sanjay Sharma, MBBS, MMS;
Christina Richards, PSYD(EPATH REPRESENTATIVE); Erica Anderson, PhD (USPATH REPRESENTATIVE); Greg Mak, MD, FRCP, MBBS (ASIAPATH REPRESENTATIVE); Jared Boot, MA (EX-OFFICIO MEMBER - WPATH STUDENT INITIATIVE REPRESENTATIVE) | |
Revenue (2016) | $1,245,915 |
| Expenses (2016) | $1,144,284 |
Employees (2016) | 0 |
| Website | www |
Formerly called | Harry Benjamin International Gender Dysphoria Association |