Aidan Key

Aidan Key of Gender Diversity offers trainings and other speaking opportunities that serve to increa

Aidan is the founder and director of Gender Diversity, an organization dedicated to providing support and educational services with respect to transgender and gender-diverse children. Aidan also leads the largest network of parent support groups in the nation and produces Gender Odyssey, the longest-running annual conference for families and professionals seeking to support transgender and gender-

diverse children. Aidan has served as a consultant to hundreds of schools and other youth-based agencies across the United States and has provided school districts with strategic planning, policy development, and staff, parent, and student education. Key is the co-author of Gender Cognition in Transgender Children and is currently working on a book, Trans Children in Today’s Schools (Oxford University Press). He has been featured in the national media, including the Oprah Winfrey Show, NPR’s Diane Rehm Show and Fresh Air with Terry Gross.

08/30/2025

How cool & outrageous!!
1.5 days left on our fundraiser and we just got a $25K challenge match!!! Help me!!! See comments...

12/24/2024

Aidan Key was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan in 1964 seven minutes before his identical twin sister, Brenda. Aidan, his sister, and their mother moved around […]

12/21/2024

Eighteen years after his initial collaboration with the WIAA (Washington Interscholastic Athletic Association) to create the nation’s first K-12 gender inclusion policy for trans and gender diverse athletes in sports, Aidan Key was interviewed by the Seattle Times to provide his expert perspective regarding the introduction of proposed restrictive amendments that, if approved, would violate the long-standing legal rights of trans student athletes. See the Seattle Times interview here. Front page, above the fold!
https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/high-school/wa-school-districts-propose-banning-transgender-athletes-from-girls-sports/

11/16/2024

The Umbrella Hour ‘with Dr. An goldbauer & Zander Keig on UK Health Radio - Guest Aidan Key, is the author of Trans Children in Today’s Schools and founder and director of Gender Diversity, that offers trainings and educational curriculum for educators.

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10/31/2024

Traveling with my Gender Diversity team on Tues to present to thousands of educators at the National Assoc for the Education of Young Children!! Tabling too. Wish us luck!

10/24/2024

We're celebrating International Pronouns Day by highlighting the importance of respecting people’s pronouns today and every day. Pronouns reflect identity, and using them correctly helps foster inclusion and affirms everyone's right to be their authentic self. 🌈

Learn more about why pronouns matter at https://pflagnation.al/3Y3PhYo

09/28/2024

Today!! Okaeri's Trans Symposium for the Nikkei LGBTQ+ community.

09/05/2024

I'll be presenting at the National Association of Early Childhood Educators annual conference in Anaheim, CA in early November! Excited to get my book, Trans Children in Today's Schools, in front of thousands!

06/19/2024

Wild! Portraits up and down Broadway Ave in Seattle in celebration of Pride month! Me and my pal/hero, Marsha Botzer! When I was struggling with some “challenges” (almost 20 years ago now—long story for another time), I called Marsha for some guidance. She said, Don’t you dare quit!!!

Ok, ok! I won’t!

Thanks Marsha! You keep showing me how it’s done! Deep gratitude, my friend.

02/22/2024

Seeking!! TF Executive Director

TransFamilies is excited to announce that it has launched a search for a new Executive Director. The Executive Director will be responsible for advancing our mission through strategic programs, creating educational resources, and actively supporting fundraising efforts. This role involves Membership Cultivation and Community Engagement of parents and caregivers with gender-diverse children. The Executive Director will prioritize this membership cultivation, devising strategies to attract and retain members and strengthening organizational community ties.
TransFamilies has exclusively retained Nonprofit HR to assist in recruitment efforts. This is an exciting time of transition for the organization, and we would love your help in recruiting candidates who are eager to advance our mission and vision. You can find a posting for the position and apply here (link in comments below).

Jami Armstrong at Impact Search Advisors by Nonprofit HR is taking lead on the search. Should you have any referrals or questions, please share them with her directly at [email protected].

If you know anyone who would be a great fit for this position, please forward to your networks.

Thank you in advance or your participation!

02/21/2024

A huge welcome to T.J. Jourian, the most recent addition to the Gender Diversity team!
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T.J. Jourian is an independent scholar, consultant, and coach with 20 years of experience working with higher education institutions, nonprofit and for-profit organizations, associations, and community-based entities across Turtle Island (presently known as the US). His practice, advocacy, and scholarship center trans and q***r people of color's experiences, perspectives, and leadership, and are driven by intersectional and liberatory movements. As a student affairs practitioner, T.J. has experience in LGBTQ life, residential life, women's center work, multicultural affairs, and leadership. Additionally, he has served as faculty at five different institutions, coordinated events at a regional religious nonprofit, and was an instructional designer for a global learning and development company.

T.J. earned his doctorate in higher education at Loyola University Chicago, studying how trans masculine college students conceptualize masculinity. He has published extensively in journals, books, monographs, and blogs, including the co-edited books Queerness as Being in Higher Education: and Queerness as Doing in Higher Education: Narrating the Insider/Outsider Paradox as LGBTQ+ Scholars and Practitioners. T.J.'s research examines race, gender, and sexuality in higher education, with particular attention to masculinity, transness, and racialization; campus gender and sexuality centers and practitioners; and trans*ing constructs and methodologies. Residing on unceded territory of the Lenni Lenape people – currently known as Philadelphia, PA – T.J. appreciates quiet times with his cat, good food and good drinks, and all the travel he can find the funds and time for.

10/10/2023

Last chance to register for this special free event with author Aidan Key!!

On October 11 at 7:30pm CT, we’ll be talking about his new book “Trans Children in Today’s Schools.”

Y’all, this book is absolutely phenomenal and a true game-changer for creating safe and affirming spaces for trans kids in schools.

And you KNOW I will be asking Aidan what to do about hostile school districts and communities! (Texas, I’m lookin’ at you)

Everyone who registers will receive a recording of the event.

Register today for this free event at the link in bio or via https://bit.ly/aidankey
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http://www.genderdiversity.org/

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