Transgender is an umbrella term for persons whose gender identity, gender expression, or behavior does not conform to that typically associated with the sex to which they were assigned at birth. The purpose of the guidelines for psychological practice with transgender and gender nonconforming people (hereafter guidelines) is to assist psychologists in the pro-vision of culturally competent, รขโ‚ฌยฆ Apa resolution supporting full equality for transgender and gender-variant people, the cultural context surrounding transgender issues, the national transgender discrimination survey, the world รขโ‚ฌยฆ

This policy statement affirms apaรขโ‚ฌโ„ขs support for unobstructed access to healthcare and evidence-based clinical care for transgender, gender-diverse, and nonbinary children, adolescents, and adults. Transgender children vary in athletic ability, just as other youth do. There is no evidence to support claims that allowing transgender student athletes to play on the team that fits their gender identity รขโ‚ฌยฆ