Legal
How to Change Your Name by Deed Poll: A Simple Guide
Step 1: Understand the Basics To legally change your name, you must complete specific forms and send them to the Royal Courts of Justice. This is known as changing your name by deed poll. What you can and cannot change in your name by deed poll: You ...
Statement on the Right to Gender Recognition (2024)
The right to gender recognition is a basic right that is protected by national and international legal and ethical frameworks. Accordingly, it is the duty of all professionals who are involved in a person’s request for legal gender recognition to ...
Young People Policy - Partners
Working with Partners As a result of the recent updates to the World Professional Association of Transgender Health Standards of Care and in line with The Equality Act 2010, from 30 June 2023, we will no longer work directly with providers who ...
Ethical Considerations and Patient Autonomy
Aligning recommendations with the globally accepted principles of medical ethics, such as beneficence, non-maleficence, autonomy, and justice is essential in providing good care. The ethical considerations and patient autonomy in the approach of ...
American Psychological Association’s Policy Statement on Gender-Affirming Healthcare
In 2024, the American Psychological Association published the APA Policy Statement on Affirming Evidence-Based Inclusive Care for Transgender, Gender Diverse, and Nonbinary Individuals, Addressing Misinformation, and the Role of Psychological ...
Informed Consent to Medical Treatment According to Country
UK Criteria: For consent to be valid for medical treatment it must be voluntary and informed, and the person consenting must have the capacity to make the decision. Voluntary means the decision to either consent or not to consent to treatment must be ...
Regulation of Telehealth Services
Telehealth services that offer access to multiple practitioners from various countries to people across multiple jurisdictions must navigate a complex regulatory landscape to ensure compliance with the law. It is important to recognise that while the ...
Summary of Law and Policy in Some Jurisdictions
Brief summary of the laws and policies related to gender identity and gender reassignment in the UK, EU, USA, Asia, and Australia. Please note that the legal landscape can change, and it’s advisable to consult local authorities or legal experts for ...
Laws Protecting Gender Identity and Reassignment
Laws surrounding gender identity and gender reassignment vary significantly from country to country and even within different regions or states of the same country. However, there are some common themes and trends in legislation aimed at protecting ...
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Do I need a diagnosis to join GenderGP?
No. At GenderGP, we don't "diagnose", as we feel it's disrespectful to your identity. You are the expert in your gender experience, and being trans isn't a medical condition. However, we understand that due to the institutional circumstances many ...
Types of Consent Sessions: IGS and Capacity to Consent
Empowering Informed Gender-Affirming Care GenderGP’s Information Gathering Session (IGS) and our Capacity to Consent Session are vital components of our commitment to providing access to positive recommendations for gender-affirming care. Embarking ...
What is a Treatment Recommendation?
A Treatment Recommendation is a written report, based on a person’s self-submitted personal and health data, which is analysed in accordance with current research, clinical guidelines, and best practice across the world. This, then, creates a ...
Progesterone for Feminising Hormone Therapy
Summary What is Progesterone? Progesterone is a hormone that everyone’s body makes. It plays a part in periods, pregnancy, and breast growth. It can also help transgender women in their transition, especially for breast growth and lowering ...
Medication prices are too high, so I'd like to use another prescription at a different pharmacy. What should I do?
To request a new prescription, please submit a new Treatment Recommendation request. Ask for a referral to an independent prescriber and select either a Clynxx electronic prescription token or a paper prescription from the form. You can use these at ...