JOINT WAS & WPATH STATEMENT ON THE NEW ICD-11
We write to you today to urge you to support the inclusion of three key proposals for revisions to ICD-11; specifically, that there should be a chapter on Conditions Related to Sexual Health, and that diagnoses employed to facilitate transgender people’s access to gender affirming healthcare, Gender Incongruence, should be among those placed in this chapter. These proposals have been widely supported by those involved in sexual health, and more specifically in the provision of healthcare to transgender people. As we approach the final year before the ICD-11’s anticipated approval, it has come to our attention that each of these proposals may
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