Guideline

Southern African HIV Clinicians Society gender-affirming healthcare guideline for South Africa

Anastacia Tomson, Christine McLachlan, Camilla Wattrus, Kevin Adams, Ronald Addinall, Rutendo Bothma, Lauren Jankelowitz, Elliott Kotze, Zamasomi Luvuno, Nkanyiso Madlala, Savuka Matyila, Anil Padavatan, Mershen Pillay, Mmamontsheng D. Rakumakoe, Mathilde Tomson-Myburgh, Willem D.F. Venter, Elma de Vries
Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine | Vol 22, No 1 | a1299 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/sajhivmed.v22i1.1299 | © 2021 Anastacia Tomson, Chris/tine McLachlan, Camilla Wattrus, Kevin Adams, Ronald Addinall, Rutendo Bothma, Lauren Jankelowitz, Elliott Kotze, Zamasomi Luvuno, Nkanyiso Madlala, Savuka Matyila, Anil Padavatan, Mershen Pillay, Mmamontsheng D. Rakumakoe, Mathild | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 13 August 2021 | Published: 28 September 2021

About the author(s)

Anastacia Tomson, My Family GP, Cape Town; Shemah Koleinu, Cape Town, South Africa
Christine McLachlan, KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health, Pietermaritzburg; Department of Psychology, College of Human Sciences, University of South Africa, Pretoria; Professional Association for Transgender Health South Africa, Cape Town; Psychological Society of South Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa
Camilla Wattrus, Southern African HIV Clinicians Society, Johannesburg, South Africa
Kevin Adams, Professional Association for Transgender Health South Africa, Cape Town; Department of Plastic Surgery, Faculty of Health Science, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
Ronald Addinall, Professional Association for Transgender Health South Africa, Cape Town; Department of Social Development, Faculty of Humanities, University of Cape Town, Cape Town; Southern African Sexual Health Association, Cape Town, South Africa
Rutendo Bothma, Wits Reproductive Health Institute, Johannesburg, South Africa
Lauren Jankelowitz, Southern African HIV Clinicians Society, Johannesburg, South Africa
Elliott Kotze, Psychologist, Independent Practice, Cape Town, South Africa
Zamasomi Luvuno, School of Nursing and Public Health, Centre for Rural Health, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
Nkanyiso Madlala, Department of Psychology, College of Human Sciences, University of South Africa, Pretoria; Professional Association for Transgender Health South Africa, Cape Town; Psychological Society of South Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa
Savuka Matyila, Gender Dynamix, Cape Town, South Africa
Anil Padavatan, Gender Dynamix, Cape Town, South Africa
Mershen Pillay, Professional Association for Transgender Health South Africa, Cape Town, South Africa; Department of Speech-Language Therapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa; Department of Speech-Language Therapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Massey University, Auckland, New Zealand
Mmamontsheng D. Rakumakoe, Professional Association for Transgender Health South Africa, Cape Town; Quadcare, Johannesburg, South Africa
Mathilde Tomson-Myburgh, Shemah Koleinu, Cape Town, South Africa
Willem D.F. Venter, Ezintsha, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
Elma de Vries, Professional Association for Transgender Health South Africa, Cape Town; Cape Town Metro Health Services, Cape Town; School of Public Health and Family Medicine, Faculty of Health Science, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa

Abstract

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Keywords

gender-affirming; gender; gender diversity; transgender; trans woman; trans man; non-binary; genderqueer; gender fluid; gender incongruence; gender dysphoria; gender-identity; LGBTQIA+

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