A conversation with Aiden Key: Understanding Transgender & Gender Diverse Teens & Kids

Apr 23, 2026, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Gatewood Elementary School, 4320 SW Myrtle St, Seattle, WA 98136, USA
Suggested donation: $6

While societal awareness is increasing, many families and educators are understandably at a loss for how to address the needs of transgender and gender diverse children and their families. Beyond these needs, it can feel like uncharted terrain when considering how to address the questions or concerns originating from parents of other children and children themselves. In this presentation, we will explore these and other questions:

How can a child be transgender or gender diverse? Aren’t they too young to know? Shouldn’t they wait until puberty?
What if this is a phase? Are they just trying to get attention? Influenced by social media?
How do I talk with children about this in ways that are age-appropriate?
What does it mean if my child says they are sometimes one gender and sometimes another? Does that make them transgender? Something else?
What does it mean to be genderqueer, pansexual, asexual, non-binary or gender fluid?
How do I handle potential teasing or bullying from other children?
What legal responsibilities do schools have to support LGBTQ+ children?
What about bathrooms, locker rooms, overnight trips, sports and other gender-segregated spaces?

Join gender education specialist Aidan Key in examining the topic of gender diversity in children and teens, the challenges faced by these children and their families, exploring current research, and identifying the best approaches for creating an inclusive, respectful environment for the entire school community.

Copies of Aidan’s Book, Trans Children in Today’s Schools will be available for purchase.

In partnership with West Seattle Co-op Preschools, Gatewood Elementary, Pathfinder K-8, Louisa Boren STEM K-8, Genesee Hill Elementary and Alki Elementary School.