Gender affirming healthcare is evolving rapidly, but navigating it can feel overwhelming - especially when the information you need is scattered, and the decisions feel enormous. The Forum brings it all together in one place: leading international specialists, real community insight, and the space to learn at your own pace. The goal is simple, to leave feeling more informed, more confident, and more in control of the decisions that are right for you.

Mission

The relationship between patient and provider should begin well before surgery, to allow for an unhurried conversation. The GAHF was created to change that. Built on a decade of similar events, it brings leading specialists and the wider community closer in an informal setting, where you'll get honest answers to your questions in order to approach your journey with greater confidence.

History

We believe every person navigating gender transition deserves access to honest information, expert guidance, and a community that truly understands. The Gender Affirming Health Forum is where that becomes possible: an inclusive, welcoming space where patients, their loved ones, and healthcare professionals come together to share knowledge, ask questions, and build the connections that matter.

Vision

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• [12.30] Greeting & Coffee
• [12.45] Welcome Address by Alexandra Hamer of VirtualFFS.co.uk.
  Opening remarks by Michaela, a couple in transition.
• [13:00] Dr. Ioannis Ntanos - Travelling for Gender Affirming Surgery: What You Actually Need to Know
• [13:20] Paul Carruthers - Beyond Protocols: Individualising Gender-Affirming Care and Addressing Hair Loss
• [13:45] Dr. Rosie Sharville - Why We Struggle, How We Heal: Understanding Trans Mental Health
  
• [14.10] Dr. Tara Suchak - TransPlus Sexual Health
• [14.30] Standing Tea break & Displays
• [14.45] Dr. Guiseppe Taranto - Gender-affirming breast augmentation for transfeminine patients
  
• [15:05] Dr. Hendrik Schöll - Combined Method Vaginoplasty
• [15:30] Dr. Luis Capitán, Facial Affirming Surgery for feminization
• [16:00] Q&A Panel
• [16:30] Final Remarks with Alexis Blake & Victoria Vera.
• [16:45] Networking Reception
• [17:00] End of event

Whether you're exploring gender affirming surgery, hormones or the mental health side of your transition - or you simply want to hear from people who've walked a similar path - this event is for you.

Join us on Monday 6th July 2026, for this free event, and get up close and personal with our hand-picked lineup of leading international specialists. They'll share the latest developments in gender affirming healthcare and answer your questions directly.

If you're transitioning yourself or just supporting someone who is, come and spend an informative, empowering afternoon with us.

*Subject to change without notice

• Facial feminisation surgery
• Breast augmentation
• Bottom surgery
• Hair loss and restoration
  

• Sexual health
• Travelling for surgery
• Hormones & mental wellbeing