Research Archive

The Gender Identity Research and Education Society (GIRES) is pleased to announce that the  GIRES Research Prize has been awarded this year to the authors of ‘A Critical Commentary on Follow-Up Studies and “Desistance” Theories about Transgender and Gender- Nonconforming Children’  International Journal of Transgenderism 19_2_212-224 (30 KB) When children and young people show determined

In view of the uninformed opinion expressed by some of the members of the House of Lords and the House of Commons during the debates on the Gender Recognition Bill, the following document was sent out, from my office, to all members of the House of Commons Standing Committee on the Bill prior to the

Document: Gender Variance (Dysphoria) (PDF, 148KB) GIRES supports the right of individuals to live according to their true gender identity, rather than one imposed upon them at birth. Definition Gender variance is an atypical development in the relationship between the gender identity and the visible sex of an individual. In order to understand this atypical development,

See the GIRES Annual Research Awards page to read about the awards and the criteria used by the GIRES trustees in evaluating entries for the annual award. Endocrine Society Guidelines – 2009 (PDF) The Gender Identity Research and Education Society (GIRES) is most grateful to the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) for allowing its Award for

See the GIRES Annual Research Awards page to read about the awards and the criteria used by the GIRES trustees in evaluating entries for the annual award. The Trustees of the Gender Identity Research and Education (GIRES) are very pleased to announce that the charity’s award for 2011 is to the 34 members of the Standards of

GIRES Annual Research Award (Recognition of gender identity and intersex research) GIRES wishes to stimulate and give recognition to research undertaken into gender identity and intersex issues. For this research to have a worthwhile educative effect it must be published via at least one of the communication media or presented at a prestigious conference. The