The WPATH Files

Leaked files from the main gender-clinic lobby (WPATH) show clinicians discussing serious problems with the ethics and science of sex-rejecting procedures, including WPATH’s treatment rulebook (Standards of Care) that has shaped clinic policy worldwide.

• Lack of informed consent: Clinicians acknowledging that some patients, including minors and those with severe mental health issues, are receiving irreversible treatments such as puberty blockers, hormones, and surgeries despite not being able to fully understand the consequences, such as infertility or loss of sexual function.
• Awareness of harmful outcomes: WPATH members discuss serious side effects of treatments, including cancer, pelvic floor dysfunction, and sterility, yet often dismiss concerns about long-term patient outcomes, prioritizing access to interventions over caution.
• Unscientific practices: The files reveal an improvisational approach to treatments, with clinicians discussing experimental procedures like “nullification” surgeries and acknowledging a lack of evidence for long-term outcomes, undermining WPATH’s claim of providing evidence-based care.