Tag: AusPath
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AusPATH Activism Silences Evidence-Based Debate
In a troubling display of activism overriding scientific discourse, the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) has bowed to pressure from trans activist groups, including the Australian Professional Association for Trans Health (AusPATH), effectively silencing a webinar by renowned Finnish expert Professor Riittakerttu Kaltiala. Titled Medical Gender Reassignment Among Minors: Why Are We Cautious…
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Tasmanian Health Sponsorship of AusPATH Raises Serious Questions
The Tasmanian Health Service has signed on as a Gold Sponsor of the upcoming AusPATH national conference in Hobart—and is even offering to pay for GPs to attend. But there’s a fundamental problem: AusPATH is not a professional medical association. A recent paper in Australasian Psychiatry concluded that AusPATH: And the concerns don’t stop there.…
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Questions Regarding Government Probity in the Sponsorship of the AusPATH Conference — Letter to the Attorney-General
Letter sent to Tasmania Attorney General Guy Barnett on 22 August 2025 Women Speak Tasmania wrote to Attorney-General Guy Barnett to express concern about the Tasmanian Government’s sponsorship of the Australian Professional Association for Trans Health (AusPATH) National Conference in Hobart in November 2025. We noted that the conference is framed around “pushing back” against…
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Article – AusPath: Activism Influencing Health Policy
This article by Jillian Spencer and Patrick Clarke examines the Australian Professional Association for Trans Health (AusPATH) and argues that it operates more as an activist group than a professional medical body, despite its strong influence on health policy. Originally limited to registered health professionals, AusPATH now admits members without medical qualifications, including activists, and…
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Analysis of the AusPATH / RCH Gender Standards of Care for Trans and Gender Diverse Children and Adolescents (2023)
The guidelines, developed by the Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) Gender Service and endorsed by the Australian Professional Association for Trans Health (AusPATH), are intended to provide a clinical framework for supporting trans and gender diverse children and adolescents across Australia. They are directed at health professionals — paediatricians, endocrinologists, psychiatrists, psychologists, GPs, nurses, fertility specialists…