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Sam Winter

Sam Winter heads the sexology team at the School of Public Health at the Faculty of Health Science at Curtin University in Perth.

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  • 23 October 2015
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His interests include sexual and gender development and diversity, rights, health and education. A psychologist by training and professional experience, Sam has taught, researched and published extensively on trans health and rights. He has also worked extensively as a psychologist with trans clients. He has worked with WHO (being one of those responsible for proposals for ICD-11 diagnostic reform) and with UNDP (authoring their 2012 Lost in Transition report). Since 2009 he has been a board member of the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH). He was one of the authors of their most recent Standards of Care (SOC-7). He has done advocacy work regionally and worldwide, working with the Asia-Pacific Transgender Network (APTN) and Global Action for Trans Equality (GATE).