Kye Allums
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 23, 1989 (age 27) |
| Nationality | American |
| Career information | |
| High school | Centennial High School |
| College | George Washington |
Kye Allums (born October 23, 1989) is a former college basketball player at for the George Washington Colonials women's basketball team of George Washington University (GWU) and a transgender pioneer.
He is now a transgender advocate, public speaker, artist, and mentor to LGBT youth. In 2010, Allums, a trans man, became the first openly transgender NCAA Division I college athlete.
Allums graduated from Centennial High School in Circle Pines, Minnesota, United States. He played three seasons as a guard on the women's team at GWU. In May 2011, it was reported that Allums had decided to leave the GWU basketball team.
Allums's teammates called him "Kay-Kay". Allums began telling people to call him "Kye". He is of African American descent.
Allums came out in 2010, while he was playing for the George Washington University's women's basketball team. He told sports website outsports.com, "My biological sex is female, which makes me a transgender male."
In 2011, he graduated from the George Washington University with a bachelor's degree in Fine Arts.
In 2014, Allums revealed that he had attempted suicide after ESPN came out with his story.
Allums began traveling around the country to talk about life as a transgender person. He visits high schools, colleges and universities to discuss the transgender community and how it is possible to be transgender and play on a team. He gives advice on confronting bullies when being trans.
He starred in Laverne Cox’s documentary The T Word.The film follows young transgender individuals and explains what they go through.
Kye produced a project called "I Am Enough", which encourages other LGBTQ individuals to come out and talk about their experiences. The project allows individuals to submit their stories, thereby showing people who share the same issues that they are not alone.
Allums now has his own website, kyeallums.com, where people can stay updated witabouth his life.
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