A Conversation with Aidan Key: Understanding Transgender and Gender Diverse Children & Teens

While societal awareness is increasing, many families and educators are understandably at a loss for how to address the needs of transgender and gender diverse children and their families. Beyond these needs, it can feel like uncharted terrain when considering how to address the questions or concerns originating from parents of other children and children themselves. In this presentation, we will explore these and other questions:

Join gender education specialist Aidan Key in examining the topic of gender diversity in children and teens, the challenges faced by these children and their families, exploring current research, and identifying the best approaches for creating an inclusive, respectful environment for the entire school community.

Copies of Aidan's Book, Trans Children in Today's Schools will be available for purchase.

In partnership with Gatewood Elementary, Pathfinder K-8, Louisa Boren STEM K-8, Genesee Hill Elementary and Alki Elementary School.

Speaker, author, and educator, Aidan Key’s work centers on gender diverse children. Key, founder of Gender Diversity, works nationally with hundreds of K-12 schools and youth-based agencies providing professional development, strategic planning, policy development, athletics guidance, and education for parents and students.TransFamilies.org, also founded by Key, is a national organization providing support and resources for families of gender-diverse children.

Key is the author of the groundbreaking book, Trans Children in Today’s Schools, (Oxford University Press) and a contributing author to both editions of the anthology Trans Bodies, Trans Selves. Aidan was named Community Leader of the Year by the Greater Seattle Business Association (2017) and Seattle Magazine's Most Influential People of the Year (2019) and whose media appearances include The Oprah Winfrey Show, Larry King Live, DiversityIS, and twice on NPR’s Fresh Air.