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GLMA's mission is to ensure equality in health care for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals and health care providers.

Who We Are

Based in Washington, DC, the American Psychological Association (APA) is a scientific and professional organization that represents psychology in the United States. With 148,000 members, APA is the largest association of psychologists worldwide.

The World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH, formerly known as the Harry Benjamin International Gender Dysphoria Association, Inc. (HBIGDA) is a professional organization devoted to the understanding and treatment of gender identity disorders.

As an international multidisciplinary professional Association the mission of HBIGDA is to promote evidence based care, education,research, advocacy, public policy and respect in transgender health.

CDC′s Mission is "to promote health and quality of life by preventing and controlling disease, injury, and disability."

CDC′s Vision for the 21st Century is "Healthy People in a Healthy World—Through Prevention."

The Links on this page are provided as resources for further information.

Each link has information specific to that organizations purpose.

One of the largest federal agencies, the Department of Health and Human Services is the principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans. Comprising 12 operating divisions, HHS' responsibilities include public health, biomedical research, Medicare and Medicaid, welfare, social services, and more.

The Alliance for Gender Awareness is an organization dedicated to addressing the unmet healthcare needs of patients with Gender Identity Disorder. Our focus is on improving healthcare quality, healthcare service access and social integration support through education, awareness and research in order to ensure optimal patient outcomes and to facilitate social acceptance.

Gender Madness in American Psychiatry:

Essays from the Struggle for Dignity provides an overview of the literature and attitudes behind the current diagnostic nomenclature and a historical snapshot of the issues and challenges faced by gender transcendent people on the eve of publication of the Fifth Edition of the DSM. This book contains a collection of essays from the struggle for transgender dignity and health care access. They are expanded from pieces posted to the GID Reform Advocates web site in 2008 and incorporate the generous feedback and discussion from advocates and critics.