In order to access gender-affirming care, transgender individuals were historically required by international guidelines to undergo mental health provider assessment (Coleman et al., 2012). This requirement for universal mental health provider involvement, initially formulated via professional expert opinion, has not been retained in the most recent World Professional Association for Transgender Health Standards of Care (WPATH SOC 8; Coleman et al., 2022). In the present analysis, I sought to examine the historical and cultural contexts of these expert opinions codified in the first version of the WPATH SOC released in 1979. Foucauldian genealogy and qualitative thematic analysis guided data collection and analysis. Study themes of debate, codification, and change outline the codification of early gender identity research criteria in SOC. These themes examine the historical context of the codification of mental health assessment for access to gender-affirming care. Historical perspectives from trans individuals themselves on assessment criteria are represented in the analysis, including the notable impacts of an individual's race, class, and sexual orientation on attitudes towards assessment practices. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).

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“为什么其他人应该成为法官”：性别肯定护理评估标准的编纂，1970 年代至 1990 年代。

为了获得性别肯定护理，国际指南历来要求跨性别者接受心理健康提供者评估（Coleman 等，2012）。这项普遍心理健康提供者参与的要求最初是通过专业专家意见制定的，但在最新的世界跨性别健康专业协会护理标准中并未保留（WPATH SOC 8；Coleman 等人，2022 年）。在目前的分析中，我试图考察 1979 年发布的 WPATH SOC 第一版中编纂的这些专家意见的历史和文化背景。福柯谱系学和定性主题分析指导数据收集和分析。辩论、编纂和变革的研究主题概述了 SOC 早期性别认同研究标准的编纂。这些主题探讨了为获得性别肯定护理而进行心理健康评估编纂的历史背景。分析中体现了跨性别者本身对评估标准的历史观点，包括个人的种族、阶级和性取向对评估实践态度的显着影响。（PsycInfo 数据库记录 (c) 2023 APA，保留所有权利）。