The Return of the Eunuch

In September 2022, the International Journal of Transgender Health published the updated eighth edition of the “Standards of Care for the Health of Transgender and Gender Diverse People.” The document had been compiled by a large panel of scientists and clinicians on behalf of the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH), an organization formed in the 1970s “to promote evidence-based care, education, research, public policy, and respect in transgender health.” The updated guidelines included several chapters dealing with categories of persons newly included under the widening umbrella of “Transgender and Gender Diverse.”