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Committee on Transgender & Gender Variance Issues

Chairs

Lore Dickey and Shana Hamilton

Mission

In recognition of the obstacles and barriers faced by transgender persons which includes a wide range of gender identities because of discrimination and lack of understanding, the Committee on Gender Transgender & Gender Variance Issues explores how the psychological profession and Division 44 might best meet the needs of transgender individuals and the transgender community through advocacy, scientific research, and professional training and education.

Recent Activities

Chaired by Marg Schneider, APA’s six member Task Force on Gender Identity, Gender Variance, and Intersex Conditions is hard at work gathering data and developing its recommendations. Members of the Division 44 Committee were instrumental in this process and are serving on the APA Task Force.

The Committee routinely encourages and organizes submissions to the APA Convention programming.

It has also facilitated submissions to the Summer 2004 and Summer 2005 special issues of the Division 44 newsletter, which have focused on Transgender concerns.

What You Can Do

• Volunteer to serve on the Committee.
• Propose a convention program that is inclusive of Transgender concerns.
• Contribute an essay on transgender or gender variance issues to the Division 44 newsletter.
• Contribute to the development of opportunities for continuing education about gender identity issues offered through the Division. Please contact one of the co-chairs if you are interested.

See also

• APA's Task Force on Gender Identity, Gender Variance, and Intersex Conditions