Honoring Our Colleague at a Historic Moment: Juliette Greenham at Ring the Bell for LGBTIQ+ Equality 2026
By the GHTI Team There are moments in the work of building a more inclusive world that ask us to ...
Phase 2 of the The Gender Affirmative Specialist Journey: Gender Competent
Breaking Barriers: The Urgent Need for Gender-Competent Care For years, transgender and gender-expansive people have reported bad experiences in healthcare. ...
Becoming Gender Competent — Why This Matters Now More Than Ever
By Dr. Shawn V Giammattei It’s Shawn here again. Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about what it really means ...
Gender Informed Therapy: Where Smart Clinicians Start
Phase 1 of the Gender-Affirming Therapist is focused specifically around understanding disparities, structural barriers, and the need for gender-affirming competence, ...
Guiding Authenticity: Beginning 2026 with Clarity and Resolve
As we enter this new year, I’ve found myself thinking about this work in very personal ways. Just a few ...
Guiding Authenticity – Insights from Dr. Shawn
Hi! It´s Shawn again, from the Gender Health Training Institute. The other day, I was on the long drive from ...
Phase 4 of the The Gender Affirmative Specialist Journey: Gender Specialist
Be a Leader, a Mentor, an Advocate Becoming a Gender Specialist isn’t only about mastering clinical knowledge—it’s about interdisciplinary navigation, ...
Working with Families and Partners in a Time of Resistance
When I think about the most persistent challenges clinicians face in transgender and gender-diverse healthcare, one rises to the top ...
Confidently Navigating Health Care for Transgender and Gender-Diverse People and Family Dynamics as a Gender Experienced Therapist
In Phase 3, you’ve become a Gender Experienced therapist—you’re confidently guiding transgender and gender-expansive clients through diagnoses and transitions. Gender-affirming ...
Breaking Barriers: The Urgent Need for Gender-Competent Care
For years, transgender and gender-expansive people have reported bad experiences in healthcare. Many have said they had to explain their ...