Kye Allums

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.