We have often heard that 26+ professional medical associations acknowledge gender dysphoria and support gender-affirming medical care. But who are these medical associations and what did they actually say?
Considering that such important information is being scrubbed from the internet by the current President and his Administration, I am going to post this information here for posterity.
Medical Association Statements in Support of Health Care for Transgender People and Youth
Link to Full Article (https://glaad.org/medical-association-statements-supporting-trans-youth-healthcare-and-against-discriminatory/)
By GLAAD - June 26, 2024 - Original article posted June 21,2023
Every major medical association and leading world health authority supports health care for transgender people and youth. They are also increasingly speaking out against the disinformation being spread by opponents of this care. Below are excerpts from 30+ organizations' statements.
Reporters covering state bills and other discussions about this care have an obligation to note that every major medical association supports health care for transgender people and youth as safe and lifesaving.
The following have issued statements in support of health care for transgender people and youth:
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
American Academy of Dermatology
American Academy of Pediatrics
American Academy of Physician Assistants
American Medical Association
American Nurses Association
American Association of Clinical Endocrinology
American Association of Geriatric Psychiatry
American College Health Association
American College of Nurse-Midwives
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
American College of Physicians
American Counseling Association
American Heart Association
American Medical Student Association
American Psychiatric Association
American Psychological Association
American Society of Plastic Surgeons
American Society for Reproductive Medicine
American Urological Association
Endocrine Society
Federation of Pediatric Organizations
GLMA: Health Professionals Advancing LGBTQ Equality
The Journal of the American Medical Association
National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health
National Association of Social Workers
Ohio Children's Hospital
Pediatric Endocrine Society
Pediatrics (Journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics ) and Seattle Children's Hospital
Texas Medical Association
Texas Pediatric Society
United States Professional Association for Transgender Health (USPATH)
World Health Organization (WHO)
World Medical Association
World Professional Association for Transgender Health
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Use the link at the top of this page to go to the Full Article, then use the links to the individual organization's statements. These links will break over time, so grab a copy while we still can.
If you find a statement by a professional medical association that is not listed here, feel free to add it to the comments with the date that it was valid.
Lori,
Thank you for posting this list.
Chrissy