Dunkle, K.L.Lynch, IngridMsweli, SakhileAddinall-van Straaten, RonaldBrouard, Pierre W.De Beer-Procter, Jenna-LeeMadlala, NkanyisoMcLachlan, ChrisMuller, MadeleinePickstone-Taylor, SimonPillay, MershenSpitaels, ArianeTomson, AnastaciaDe Vries, Elma2026-03-272026-03-272026-01-23Dunkle, K.L., Lynch, I., Msweli, S., et al. Locally relevant, ethically urgent: Defending SASOP’s stance on transgender and non-binary youth. South African Journal of Psychiatry 2026;32(0), a2543: 1-5. https://doi.org/10.4102/sajpsychiatry.v32i0.2543.1608-9685 (print)2078-6786 (online)10.4102/sajpsychiatry.v32i0.2543http://hdl.handle.net/2263/109337DATA AVAILABILITY : Data sharing is not applicable to this article as no new data were created or analysed in this study.No abstract available.en© 2026. The Authors. Licensee: AOSIS. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).Gender affirming healthcareTransgenderPatient centred careGender diverseAccess to careLetterArticle