What are the Benjamin Standards of Care?

The Benjamin Standards of Care (now known as the WPATH standards of care) are a set of consensus standards for psychiatric and medical care for transgendered persons. This is the most widely followed standards of care used by professionals that provide services to transgender people. These are guidelines only and have become viewed and followed more flexibly over the years, depending on the actual circumstances of the individual.To find out more about the standards and order a full copy of the standards go here:  http://www.wpath.org/publications_standards.cfmThe guidelines were first published in 1979 by the Harry Benjamin International Gender Dysphoria Association and have been revised a number of times over the years.  The organization that publishes and maintains these standards is now called The World Professional Association for Transgender Health, Inc. (WPATH).