Guest Post By TYFA's Kim Pearson: 2011 WPATH Conference Highlights
By: Autumn Sandeen Monday October 3, 2011 9:23 pm    
By Kim Pearson, Executive Director, TransYouth Family Allies

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I was honored to represent TransYouth Family Allies (TYFA) at the 2011 World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) Conference in Atlanta Georgia. I attended this conference, along with TYFA board member Dr. Johanna Olson, to represent our families and children. Conversations, learning and sharing continued over breakfast, lunch, dinner and into the wee hours thereafter. Dr. Olson and I were all about THE KIDS, all of the time!!

Friday was a day for providers only and Dr. Olson participated extensively. Saturday and Sunday the WPATH Conference overlapped with the GLMA and Southern Comfort Conferences so many of the presenters from all three venues joined forces and presented a broad spectrum of information regarding transgender culture, history, advocacy and human rights. Monday and Tuesday we really started getting down to the key information regarding the care of transgender children and youth.