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.News	HuffPost Live, Marc Lamont Hill Show
KING 5	KIRO News
Scienceline.org	Vitals on MSNBC
Newsweek.com	Nightline
Juneau Empire	Seattle Times
Seattle Times	KUOW National Public Radio
DiversityIS	The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch
Parent Map	Northwest Afternoon
The Out Entrepreneur

Past Speaking Engagements

More Speaking Engagements

Association of Matrimonial Lawyers	National Association of Women’s Judges
Campus Outreach Services	National Human Resource Management Association
Center for Children and Youth Justice	Northwest Association of Independent Schools
Central Washington University	Oregon State Judges Annual Conference
Children’s Justice Conference	Seattle Pacific University
Children’s Administration Department of Social and Health Services	University of Alaska Power and Privilege Conference
Eastern Oregon University	University of Chicago
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission	University of Nebraska
US Government Accountability Office	University of Portland
Greater Seattle Business Association	University of Victoria
Legal Counsel for Youth and Children	University of Washington
Social Security Administration National Disability Forum	WA State Attorney General’s Office
Milliman	Washington State University
National Education Association LGBTQ Caucus Conference