WPATH: Our Standards of Care Are Just an Opinion

John Sexton· Aug 12, 2026 · 1:20 AM UTC ·7 min read · 0 reactions · 0 comments · 5 views

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Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-300x250_4"); //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot["div-gpt-300x250_4"]]) }); The legal action, filed in Texas, reflects an escalation in the Trump Administration’s efforts to put an end to gender-related care for minors across the nation. The social and scientific costs of questioning their recommendations were steep and could be career-ending. /2To defend itself against the FTC in the federal court, WPATH leans 𝐟𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐲 on two Supreme Court rulings that under normal circumstances it decries. One is Skrmetti, which allowed states to ban transgender interventions for minors.

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▪The social and scientific costs of questioning their recommendations were steep and could be career-ending. /2To defend itself against the FTC in the federal court, WPATH leans 𝐟𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐲 on two Supreme Court rulings that under norm
▪One is Skrmetti, which allowed states to ban transgender interventions for minors.

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WPATH: Our Standards of Care Are Just an Opinion John Sexton 9:20 PM | August 11, 2026 AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin Last month the FTC and four states sued WPATH, the World Professional Association for Transgender Health, claiming the group had made "deceptive claims" in its published healthcare guidance which promoted gender affirming care. Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-300x250_4"); //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot["div-gpt-300x250_4"]]) }); The legal action, filed in Texas, reflects an escalation in the Trump Administration’s efforts to put an end to gender-related care for minors across the nation.

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