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AusPATH news, advocacy, statements, and public submissions.

• AusPATH Endorses APA Policy Statement on Affirming Evidence-Based Inclusive Care for Transgender, Gender Diverse, and Nonbinary Individuals, Addressing Misinformation, and the Role of Psychological Practice and Science AusPATH Endorses APA17 March 2024
  This policy statement affirms APA’s support for unobstructed access to health care and evidence-based clinical care for transgender, gender-diverse, and nonbinary… Read more: AusPATH Endorses APA Policy Statement on Affirming Evidence-Based Inclusive Care for Transgender, Gender Diverse, and Nonbinary Individuals, Addressing Misinformation, and the Role of Psychological Practice and Science AusPATH Endorses APA
• AusPATH endorses AMA Position Statement on LGBTQIASB+ Health 202315 March 2024
  The AMA affirms that people who identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and/or Gender Diverse, Queer, Intersex, Asexual, Sistergirl, and Brotherboy… Read more: AusPATH endorses AMA Position Statement on LGBTQIASB+ Health 2023
• Statement on NHS England Interim Clinical Policy: “Puberty suppressing hormones for the purpose of puberty suppression for children and adolescents who have gender incongruence/dysphoria”15 March 2024
  The Australian Professional Association for Trans Health (AusPATH) was established in 2009 and is Australia’s peak body for professionals involved in… Read more: Statement on NHS England Interim Clinical Policy: “Puberty suppressing hormones for the purpose of puberty suppression for children and adolescents who have gender incongruence/dysphoria”
• AusPATH calls upon Australian Health Ethics Committee to conduct a thorough review of doctors’ conflict of interests14 March 2024
  The Australian Professional Association for Trans Health (AusPATH) was established in 2009 and is Australia’s peak body for professionals involved in… Read more: AusPATH calls upon Australian Health Ethics Committee to conduct a thorough review of doctors’ conflict of interests
• ANTI-TRANS RALLIES PRESS RELEASE 31 March 2023
  Contact information:  AusPATH (Australian Professional Association for Trans Health)  Info@auspath.org.au  Release Date:  31 March 2023  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Over the past… Read more: ANTI-TRANS RALLIES PRESS RELEASE 
• AusPATH Biennial Conference 20231 March 2023
  AusPath 2023 Conference 2 – 4 November 2023, Melbourne, Australia The Australian Professional Association for Trans Health (AusPATH) is pleased to host… Read more: AusPATH Biennial Conference 2023
•  AusPATH response to Elkadi, J.; Chudleigh, C.;Maguire, A.M.; Ambler, G.R.; Scher,S.; Kozlowska, K. Developmental Pathway Choices of Young People Presenting to a Gender Service with Gender Distress: A Prospective Follow-Up Study. Children 2023, 10, 314.1 March 2023
  https://doi.org/10.3390/children10020314 The Australian Professional Association for Trans Health (AusPATH) was established in 2009 and is Australia’s peak body for professionals involved… Read more:  AusPATH response to Elkadi, J.; Chudleigh, C.;Maguire, A.M.; Ambler, G.R.; Scher,S.; Kozlowska, K. Developmental Pathway Choices of Young People Presenting to a Gender Service with Gender Distress: A Prospective Follow-Up Study. Children 2023, 10, 314.
• AusPATH statement about the Interim Service Specification for the Specialist Service for Children and Young People with Gender Dysphoria (Phase 1 Providers) by NHS England16 November 2022
  In August 2022, AusPATH issued a position statement about the interim report of the Independent Review of gender identity services for… Read more: <strong>AusPATH statement about the Interim Service Specification for the Specialist Service for Children and Young People with Gender Dysphoria (Phase 1 Providers) by NHS England</strong>
• AusPATH Statement: Gender Affirmative Approaches24 August 2022
  The Australian Professional Association for Trans Health (AusPATH) was established in 2009 and is Australia’s peak body for professionals involved in… Read more: AusPATH Statement: Gender Affirmative Approaches
• AusPATH Statement about the Independent Review of gender identity services for children and young people: Interim report February 2022 in the UK (Cass review)11 August 2022
  There have been articles in the Australian media recently about the Cass Review. These articles have misleadingly suggested that the recommended… Read more: AusPATH Statement about the Independent Review of gender identity services for children and young people: Interim report February 2022 in the UK (Cass review)
• AusPATH Statement on Interim Report of The UK Independent Review of Gender Identity Services for Children and Young People (The Cass Review)2 August 2022
  The AusPATH Board is aware that The Independent Review of Gender Identity Services for Children and Young People (The Cass Review)… Read more: AusPATH Statement on Interim Report of The UK Independent Review of Gender Identity Services for Children and Young People (The Cass Review)
• Australian Trans Health History Report26 May 2022
  In 2022, AusPATH and historian Professor Noah Riseman, co-published a history report of gender affirmation and trans health in Australia. Thank… Read more: Australian Trans Health History Report
• AusPATH: Australian Informed Consent Standards of Care for Gender Affirming Hormone Therapy31 March 2022
  To mark Trans Day of Visibility on Thursday 31 March 2022, Australia’s peak trans health body AusPATH has launched the Australian… Read more: AusPATH: Australian Informed Consent Standards of Care for Gender Affirming Hormone Therapy
• Joint Letter to RANZCP30 November 2021
  On 5 November 2021, AusPATH, PATHA and ACON submitted a joint letter to the President of the Royal Australian and New… Read more: Joint Letter to RANZCP
• GENDER AFFIRMING SURGERY IN AUSTRALIA: An Evidence Brief23 November 2021
  In November 2021, ACON, AusPATH and LGBTIQ+ Health Australia (LHA) published a short evidence brief exploring gender affirming surgery in Australia.… Read more: GENDER AFFIRMING SURGERY IN AUSTRALIA: An Evidence Brief
• AusPATH Statement on UK Bell v Tavistock Appeal Decision19 September 2021
  The Australian Professional Association for Trans Health (AusPATH) was established in 2009 and is the national peak body representing, supporting, and… Read more: AusPATH Statement on UK Bell v Tavistock Appeal Decision
• AusPATH: Public Statement on Gender Affirming Healthcare, including for Trans Youth26 June 2021
  26 June 2021 Trans people, including women, men, non-binary people and those who are gender diverse (henceforth trans people), experience their… Read more: AusPATH: Public Statement on Gender Affirming Healthcare, including for Trans Youth
• New Trans Professionals Membership Option28 February 2021
  New Trans Professionals Membership Option The AusPATH board resolved to create a new membership tier for trans professionals who meet the… Read more: New Trans Professionals Membership Option
• AusPATH Submission – NSW Education Legislation Amendment (Parental Rights) Bill 202028 February 2021
  February 2021 AusPATH submission to: Portfolio Committee No. 3 – EducationUpper House Committees (Legislative Council)Parliament of New South Wales Regarding:NSW Education… Read more: AusPATH Submission – NSW Education Legislation Amendment (Parental Rights) Bill 2020
• AusPATH Statement on Legal Gender Recognition1 February 2021
  The Australian Professional Association for Trans Health (AusPATH) recognises the right of all people to legal identity recognition and to identity… Read more: AusPATH Statement on Legal Gender Recognition
• AusPATH Statement on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Change Efforts (otherwise commonly known as Conversion or Reparative Practices)29 January 2021
  The Australian Professional Association for Trans Health (AusPATH) was established in 2009 and is Australia’s peak body for professionals involved in… Read more: AusPATH Statement on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Change Efforts (otherwise commonly known as Conversion or Reparative Practices)
• AusPATH Statement on Margaret Court as Companion of the Order of Australia24 January 2021
  The Australian Professional Association for Trans Health (AusPATH) was established in 2009 and is Australia’s peak body for professionals involved in… Read more: AusPATH Statement on Margaret Court as Companion of the Order of Australia
• AusPATH Statement on Bell v. Tavistock29 December 2020
  The Australian Professional Association for Trans Health (AusPATH) was established in 2009 and is Australia’s peak body for professionals involved in… Read more: AusPATH Statement on Bell v. Tavistock
• Response to Bell v. Tavistock Judgment from WPATH, EPATH, USPATH, AsiaPATH, CPATH, AusPATH, PATHA18 December 2020
  Statement Regarding Medical Affirming Treatment including Puberty Blockers for Transgender Adolescents The Boards of Directors of the World Professional Association for… Read more: Response to Bell v. Tavistock Judgment from WPATH, EPATH, USPATH, AsiaPATH, CPATH, AusPATH, PATHA
• Equinox: Protocols for the Initiation of Hormone Therapy for Trans and Gender Diverse Patients1 December 2020
  PROTOCOLS FOR THE INITIATION OF HORMONE THERAPY FOR TRANS AND GENDER DIVERSE PATIENTS AUGUST 2020 Equinox Gender Diverse Health Centre provides… Read more: Equinox: Protocols for the Initiation of Hormone Therapy for Trans and Gender Diverse Patients
• AusPATH Statement on Medical Gender Affirmation and Re Imogen21 September 2020
  The Australian Professional Association for Trans Health (AusPATH) was established in 2009 and is Australia’s peak body for professionals involved in… Read more: AusPATH Statement on Medical Gender Affirmation and Re Imogen
• AusPATH Statement on Black Lives Matter1 July 2020
  The Australian Professional Association for Trans Health (AusPATH), established in 2009, is Australia’s peak body for professionals involved in the health,… Read more: AusPATH Statement on Black Lives Matter
• Hormone therapy for trans and gender diverse patients in the general practice setting1 July 2020
  Background In recent years there has been a significant increase in the number of trans, gender diverse and non-binary (TGDNB) people… Read more: Hormone therapy for trans and gender diverse patients in the general practice setting
• AusPATH and PATHA Welcome RACP Advice to Australian Minister Greg Hunt11 March 2020
  The Australian Professional Association for Trans Health (AusPATH), established in 2009 as the Australian and New Zealand Professional Association for Transgender… Read more: AusPATH and PATHA Welcome RACP Advice to Australian Minister Greg Hunt
• AusPATH Supports Inclusion of Gender Identity in the 2021 Australian Census18 December 2019
  The Australian Professional Association for Trans Health (AusPATH) was established in 2009 (previously as the Australian and New Zealand Professional Association… Read more: AusPATH Supports Inclusion of Gender Identity in the 2021 Australian Census
• Genital Examinations29 October 2019
  Genital examination should not be an automatic part of an assessment process that enables trans people – binary and non-binary –… Read more: Genital Examinations
• AusPATH Position Statement on “Rapid-Onset Gender Dysphoria (ROGD)”30 September 2019
  The Australian Professional Association for Trans Health (AusPATH) was established in 2009 and is Australia’s peak body for professionals involved in… Read more: AusPATH Position Statement on “Rapid-Onset Gender Dysphoria (ROGD)”
• AusPATH Support for the World Professional Association for Transgender Health’s Statement on De-Psychopathologisation of Gender Variance19 September 2019
  The WPATH Board of Directors strongly urges the de-psychopathologisation of gender variance worldwide. The expression of gender characteristics, including identities, that… Read more: AusPATH Support for the World Professional Association for Transgender Health’s Statement on De-Psychopathologisation of Gender Variance
• Position Statement on the Hormonal Management of Adult Transgender and Gender Diverse Individuals1 May 2019
  Introduction Rising demand for gender-affirming hormone therapy mandates a need for more formalised care of transgender and gender diverse (TGD) individuals… Read more: Position Statement on the Hormonal Management of Adult Transgender and Gender Diverse Individuals
• AusPATH Position on Affirmative Model of Care19 September 2018
  The Australian Professional Association for Trans Health (AusPATH) is an organization which actively promotes communication and collaboration amongst professionals involved in… Read more: AusPATH Position on Affirmative Model of Care
• Public Statement in Response to Recent Media Reporting1 August 2018
  Response to recent media reporting in The Australian newspaper regarding health care for transgender children and adolescents: The Australian Professional Association… Read more: Public Statement in Response to Recent Media Reporting
• Australian Standards of Care and Treatment Guidelines for Trans and Gender Diverse Children and Adolescents1 February 2018
  Introduction The Australian Standards of Care and Treatment Guidelines (ASOCTG) aim to maximise quality care provision to trans and gender diverse… Read more: Australian Standards of Care and Treatment Guidelines for Trans and Gender Diverse Children and Adolescents
• Standards of Care for the Health of Transgender
  and Gender Diverse People, Version 81 September 2011
  Use of these Standards of Care AusPATH recommends judicious use of the SOC 8 together with the Position Statements that AusPATH… Read more: Standards of Care for the Health of Transgender<br>and Gender Diverse People, Version 8