An increasing number of transgender and gender-diverse youth are seeking medical services to bring their physical sex characteristics into alignment with their gender identity — their inner sense of self as male or female or somewhere on the gender spectrum. Compelling research has demonstrated the clear mental health — even life-saving — benefits of gender-affirming care, but current clinical practice guidelines and standards of care are based on only several short-term and a few medium-term outcomes studies complemented by expert opinion. Nevertheless, although the relative paucity of outcomes data raises concerns, the stance of not intervening until more is known is not a neutral option, and large observational studies evaluating current models of care are necessary and are now underway. Join us as we hear from nationally renowned speaker Dr. Stephen Rosenthal, pediatric endocrinologist, Professor of Pediatrics at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF), and Medical Director of the interdisciplinary UCSF Child and Adolescent Gender Center. Dr. Rosenthal's presentation will focus on compelling evidence for biological underpinnings of gender identity development, outcomes of current treatment models, gaps in knowledge, priorities for research, and barriers to care, particularly in the current sociopolitical climate. THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN POSTPONED DUE TO SPEAKER ILLNESS! A New date will be announced soon.
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