Speaking Engagments

Aidan Key is a sought-after speaker, author, and educator whose gender-related work spans over 25 years. His work has placed him in front of many audiences including kindergartners, superintendents, judges, physicians, teachers, grad students, psychiatrists, and clergy. He is considered a subject matter expert regarding transgender and nonbinary children and adults and has been featured on national and international television, radio, internet, and print media.

Aidan has been awarded over 20 formal accolades for leadership and influence including Seattle Magazine’s Most Influential People of the Year; Huffington Post’s Top 30 LGBTQ Change Makers; Greater Seattle Business Assoc. Humanitarian of the Year Award; Trans 100 Inaugural Member Award; Community Service Lifetime Achievement Award, WA Dept. of Health & Human Services; and a GLAAD Media Nominee for his appearance on the Oprah Winfrey Show.

Oxford University Press has published Aidan’s book Trans Children in Today’s Schools (2023). He is a contributing author to the first two anthology editions of Trans Bodies, Trans Selves (Oxford Univ. Press 2014, 2022) and he co-authored the paper Gender Cognition in Children (Psychological Science, 2015).

Media Appearances

Additional Media Features

Grid.NewsHuffPost Live, Marc Lamont Hill Show
KING 5KIRO News
Scienceline.orgVitals on MSNBC
Newsweek.comNightline
Juneau EmpireSeattle Times
Seattle TimesKUOW National Public Radio
DiversityISThe Big Idea with Donny Deutsch
Parent MapNorthwest Afternoon
The Out Entrepreneur

Past Speaking Engagements

More Speaking Engagements

Association of Matrimonial LawyersNational Association of Women’s Judges
Campus Outreach ServicesNational Human Resource Management Association
Center for Children and Youth JusticeNorthwest Association of Independent Schools
Central Washington UniversityOregon State Judges Annual Conference
Children’s Justice ConferenceSeattle Pacific University
Children’s Administration Department of Social and Health ServicesUniversity of Alaska Power and Privilege Conference
Eastern Oregon UniversityUniversity of Chicago
Equal Employment Opportunity CommissionUniversity of Nebraska
US Government Accountability OfficeUniversity of Portland
Greater Seattle Business AssociationUniversity of Victoria
Legal Counsel for Youth and ChildrenUniversity of Washington
Social Security Administration National Disability ForumWA State Attorney General’s Office
MillimanWashington State University
National Education Association LGBTQ Caucus Conference

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