Aidan Key

Aidan Key

Aidan Key in Seattle
Born (1964-01-22) January 22, 1964
Kalamazoo, Michigan, U.S.
Residence Seattle
Occupation Author, Public Speaker
Known for Gender Odyssey Conference
Notable work Trans Bodies; Trans Selves
Website www.aidankey.com

Aidan Key (born January 22, 1964) is an educator, author, speaker, and community organizer. As a transgender man active in LGBT rights, Key's ground-breaking.[1] work includes developing policies and procedures for the equality of transgender children in schools grades K-12. Key’s work with K-12 schools includes challenging topics such as gender neutral bathrooms (unisex), transgender student athletic participation, locker rooms, privacy, disclosure, name and gender changes. His expertise[2] on gender nonconformity in children has informed gender-inclusive policy work within the WA Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI), the Washington Intercollegiate Activities Association, and Seattle Public Schools.

Key authored the Trans Bodies, Trans Selves manual addressing the support[3] and understanding[4] of transgender children (Oxford University Press 2014, ISBN 978-0199325351).[5] He co-authored, Gender Cognition in Transgender Children, (Psychological Science, 2015), and has contributed to various blogs including Huffington Post,[6] and Welcoming Schools[7]

Media

His perspective on trans issues has often been featured in the national media, including the Oprah Winfrey Show,[8] NPR’s Diane Rehm Show[9] and Fresh Air with Terry Gross,[10] Al Jazeera America, Huff Post, Inside Edition, Nightline, the Seattle Times, Parent Map, and Larry King Live. His appearance on Larry King Live inspired a Saturday Night Live skit spoofing the obvious confusion of the host on issues related to transgender identities.[11][12]

Speaking

Key is a regular speaker at universities and conferences including the DSHS Children’s Justice Conference 2013,[13] Adolescent Health Medicine Conference 2010, The Power of One: LGBT Student Leadership, and the Gender Odyssey Conference 2014. He has been a featured speaker at churches, universities, conferences such as the Children’s Justice Conference and the Adolescent Medicine Conference, and special events.

Key founded the international Gender Odyssey conference in 2001, which has since grown to include the Gender Odyssey Family conference as well as the Gender Odyssey Professional conference providing instruction to medical, mental health, and education professionals. Keynote speakers have included notables like Chaz Bono,[14] Cheryl Kilodavis author of My Princess Boy, Janet Mock, and author, performer and gender activist Kate Bornstein.

His past collaborations include teaming up with Three Dollar Bill Cinema to launch the Seattle Translations Film Festival and co-founding the Bay area nonprofit, Gender Spectrum.

Personal

Aidan Key is an identical twin. His twin sister, Brenda Bowers, has joined him for numerous media appearances including two documentaries and articles in numerous international publications. Key and Bowers were the impetus for the launch of research by Milton Diamond, PhD, Transsexuality Among Twins, studying the concordance of transgender gender identity in identical twins. Key is married, father of one, and lives in Seattle, WA, USA.

Awards

References

  1. ↑ Gruener, Posey. "When Do Kids Know They’re Transgender? Younger Than You'd Think". Retrieved 2015-03-13.
  2. ↑ WHRO, NPR. "'Trans Bodies, Trans Selves': A Modern Manual By And For Trans People". Retrieved 2015-03-13.
  3. ↑ Fantz, Ashley. "The transgender life: What to know, say and understand". Retrieved 2015-03-13.
  4. ↑ Turnbull, Lornet. "Kids challenge gender identity earlier — and get support". Retrieved 2015-03-12.
  5. ↑ WHRO, NPR. "'Trans Bodies, Trans Selves': A Modern Manual By And For Trans People". Retrieved 2015-03-13.
  6. ↑ Aidan, Key. "Aidan Key". Retrieved 2015-03-12.
  7. ↑ Key, Aidan. "At Least One Kid Like That". Retrieved 2015-03-13.
  8. ↑ Winfrey, Oprah. "Transgendered Twins". Retrieved 2015-03-12.
  9. ↑ Diane, Rehm. "Transgender in America: Gender Identity and the Struggle for Civil Rights". Retrieved 2015-03-12.
  10. ↑ Gross, Terry. "NPR's Fresh Air: 'Trans Bodies, Trans Selves': A Modern Manual By And For Trans People". Retrieved 2015-03-12.
  11. ↑ .com, tv. "Natalie Portman/Fall Out Boy". Retrieved 2015-03-13.
  12. ↑ Wenke, Joe. "The Human Agenda With Joe Wenke: A Conversation With Aidan Key". Retrieved 2015-03-13.
  13. ↑ Key, Aidan. "2013 Featured Speakers - Children's Justice Conference". Retrieved 2015-03-12.
  14. ↑ PRWEB, PRWEB. "Chaz Bono, Cheryl Kilodavis, Author of My Princess Boy, to Appear at Groundbreaking Conference for Families of Transgender Children August 5-7, 2011". Retrieved 2015-03-12.
  15. ↑ Trans, We Happy. "The Trans 100 – 2013 Inaugural Edition (U.S.)". Retrieved 2015-03-13.

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