![]() ![]() Since 1979, WPATH has published Standards of Care to guide the treatment of trans and gender-nonconforming people. The psychologist was accredited with the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH), the global body that oversees trans medicine. The psychologist watches me and I squirm under his gaze. I’ll remain forever stuck at 5’7″, with a pelvis built to accommodate a human skull. No matter what happens, I’ll never achieve that lissom shape. ![]() He sports a white shirt and dark jeans, business casual, the slim-cut fabric flattering his elegant lines. The psychologist studies me over the rim of his glasses. ![]() It feels insolent, to be so cavalier with my limbs. I look down at my own legs, spread them a little further apart. He crosses his legs, I note, but in that loose male way-one foot resting on the opposite thigh, crotch wide open. After handing over a glass, he settles into the armchair opposite. The gender psychologist bends his lanky frame to pour from the jug. Before me, a coffee table houses a water jug, two glasses and a box of tissues. I cross my legs, instinctive self-protection, then think better of it. I sink onto the red couch, clutching myself tight. What follows is an extract from Yves Rees’ new book, titled ‘ All About Yves: Notes from a transition.’ It’s published here with full permission. ![]()
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