10th April 2024 The Cass Review: Final Report The Independent Review of gender identity services for children and young people has published its final report and recommendations. GIRES Statement following the publication of the CASS Report Based on the peer-reviewed evidence published in reputable academic articles and the guidance published by the Endocrine Society and
Read More ...East Dundee, Illinois – Following five-years of rigorous scientific effort by more than 120 health care clinical and academic professionals across the globe, the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) has released the Standards of Care for the Health of Transgender and Gender Diverse People, Version 8 (SOC8). Building upon the Standards of Care
Read More ...Two important learning resources are now available on the experiences of trans and gender diverse young people and of their parents and carers. This material is based on research conducted by the University of Oxford and funded by the National Institute for Health Research: https://healthtalk.org/Experiences-of-trans-and-gender-diverse-young-people/overview https://healthtalk.org/Experiences-of-parents-and-carers-of-young-trans-and-gender-diverse-people/overview These resources are dedicated to Terry Reed, a member
Read More ...Latest Version available below: Download the the latest edition: Biological correlations in the development of atypical gender identities (2018) (PDF, 1MB) Definition and Synopsis (2002) – Terry Reed In 2002, GIRES and the BCC Trans Group ran and funded a small symposium, with additional financial support from the King’s Fund. The purpose was to gather
Read More ...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. Awarded to Dr Stephen Whittle of Manchester Metropolitan University TRANSGENDER RIGHTS: THE EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND NEW IDENTITY POLITICS FOR A NEW AGE. Synopsis Prepared by Dr Whittle
Read More ...Background It has been postulated that gender dysphoria is associated with self eroticism in trans women. Moser’s article below demonstrates that their autogynephilic experiences are no different from those of other women. Article by Charles Moser, PhD, MD Autogynephilia, an erotic interest in the thought or image of oneself as a woman, has been described
Read More ...Environmental Pollution Issues GIRES is aware of the mounting evidence that unusual development of sex characteristics and in sex ratios at birth in the animal and human populations may be associated with environmental pollution. The scientific discussion of this issue continues. A recent article, It’s Time to Learn From Frogs, in the New York Times provides
Read More ...The paper, Atypical Gender Development (PDF, 276KB), was published in the International Journal of Transgenderism in 2006, based on the work of a group funded by the Kings Fund. The paper is under limited copyright to The Haworth Press Inc, Binghamton, New York, the Publisher of the Journal. It may be used only by the signatories
Read More ...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. Awarded to Bernadette Wren, Consultant Clinical Psychologist EARLY PHYSICAL INTERVENTION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE WITH ATYPICAL GENDER IDENTITY DEVELOPMENT “Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry Vol 5:2 pp 220-231.” Synopsis, written by
Read More ...Awarded to Professor Milton Diamond and Professor Kenneth Kipnis The GIRES Research Prize for 1999 has been awarded to Professor Milton Diamond and Professor Kenneth Kipnis for their article: “Pediatric Ethics and the Surgical Assignment of Sex”, published in the Journal of Clinical Ethics. The Professors examined the existing medical practice of performing surgery on
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