2018 Gender Odyssey
June 21–24, 2018
Los Angeles, California
Give Them a Hand! How to Best Support Trans and Gender-Diverse Children
Workshop Description
One of the biggest challenges to offering competent care and support to transgender/ gender-diverse children—and their families—is society’s tendency to assume that a singular gender narrative exists. Academic research, professional association guidelines, media stories, and standards of care have too often been crafted from the individual experiences of too few. In this session, Gender Diversity’s ED will draw from over a decade’s worth of experience supporting children and parents through his organization’s family support program. The goal of this session is to encourage the provider to consider any individual child’s gender pathway within an everwidening context of individuality, family, culture, and systems.
Conference Track
Professional
Workshop Presenters
Aidan Key, Gender Odyssey and Gender Diversity
Presenter Bio
Aidan Key is the director of Gender Diversity, an organization that provides education to teachers, staff , counselors, and administrators regarding gender-inclusive schools grades K-12. Additionally, he provides support for families of transgender and gendernonconforming children and teens through his parent support groups in Washington State. Key speaks regularly to universities and organizations seeking to expand their knowledge of issues related to gender identity in children and adults. He is also the founder of the Gender Odyssey conferences.