Logo

10 Facts About Kye Allums

1.

Kye Allums was born on October 23,1989 and is an American former college basketball player for the George Washington University women's team who in 2010 came out as a trans man, becoming the first openly transgender NCAA Division I college athlete.

2.

Kye Allums graduated from Centennial High School in Circle Pines, Minnesota, United States.

3.

Kye Allums played three seasons as a guard on the women's basketball team at George Washington University, the George Washington Colonials.

4.

In May 2011, GWU announced that Kye Allums had decided to leave the GWU basketball team.

5.

Kye Allums graduated from George Washington University in 2011 with a bachelor's degree in Fine Arts.

6.

In 2014, in an interview with ESPN, Kye Allums said that he had attempted suicide.

7.

Kye Allums began traveling around the country to talk about life as a transgender person.

Related searches
George Washington
8.

Kye Allums gives advice on confronting bullies when being trans.

9.

Kye Allums starred in Laverne Cox's documentary The T Word.

10.

Kye Allums produced a project called "I Am Enough", which encourages other LGBTQ individuals to come out and talk about their experiences.