COS Presenter

Aidan Key
Speaker, Consultant and Co-Author

Aidan Key is the founder and director of Gender Diversity, an organization serving families of trans and gender diverse children. He produces Gender Odyssey, the longest-running annual conference for families and professionals. Key has served as a consultant to hundreds of K-12 schools and youth-based agencies across the US, providing training, strategic planning, policy development, and staff, parent, and student education.

Key is the co-author of Trans Bodies, Trans Selves: Children and Gender Cognition in Transgender Children. The Greater Seattle Business Association honored Key as the Humanitarian of the Year and The Pride Foundation, Ingersoll Gender Center, Chicago Black Pride, Seattle Out and Proud, have praised Key’s work. He has been featured in the national media, including The Oprah Winfrey Show, NPR’s Diane Rehm Show, Al Jazeera America, Larry King Live, and Fresh Air with Terry Gross. Most recently, Aidan was selected as one of Seattle Magazine’s 2019 Most Influential People of the Year.