Transgender Man Is on GWU Women’s BBall Team

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Transgender Man Is on Women’s Team [h6]By KATIE THOMAS[/h6][h6]Published: November 1, 2010[/h6]
Monday was a lazy day for Kye Allums, a typically busy junior playing Division I basketball at George Washington University. Without any classes or practice on his schedule, Allums woke up late, stopped in at a team meeting, worked on a class project, then took an afternoon nap.

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[h6]George Washington University[/h6]
Kye Allums, a junior guard on George Washington’s women’s basketball team, said he grew up feeling that he was a man.

[h5] But Monday was anything but ordinary because it was the day the world would learn about the decision Allums had embarked on one year earlier: to come out as a transgender man playing on a women’s basketball team. [/h5]

Advocates for transgender athletes said they believed Allums was the first Division I college basketball player to compete publicly as a transgender person, although not the first to play as a college athlete. In a statement, a George Washington official said Allums would remain on the women’s basketball team.

Earlier this year, the university changed the roster published on its Web site to reflect Allums’s name change, from Kay-Kay to Kye, and future references will use male pronouns.

He noted that he was biologically identical to any other female, but said, “I just would prefer for people to call me a he.â€

 

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Transgender Man Is on Women’s Team [h6]By KATIE THOMAS[/h6][h6]Published: November 1, 2010[/h6]
Monday was a lazy day for Kye Allums, a typically busy junior playing Division I basketball at George Washington University. Without any classes or practice on his schedule, Allums woke up late, stopped in at a team meeting, worked on a class project, then took an afternoon nap.

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[h6]George Washington University[/h6]
Kye Allums, a junior guard on George Washington’s women’s basketball team, said he grew up feeling that he was a man.

[h5] But Monday was anything but ordinary because it was the day the world would learn about the decision Allums had embarked on one year earlier: to come out as a transgender man playing on a women’s basketball team. [/h5]

Advocates for transgender athletes said they believed Allums was the first Division I college basketball player to compete publicly as a transgender person, although not the first to play as a college athlete. In a statement, a George Washington official said Allums would remain on the women’s basketball team.

Earlier this year, the university changed the roster published on its Web site to reflect Allums’s name change, from Kay-Kay to Kye, and future references will use male pronouns.

He noted that he was biologically identical to any other female, but said, “I just would prefer for people to call me a he.â€

 

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[Grow up.]

 

[romedadude]

The only emotion I can conjure up is 

What?

 

[romedadude]

The only emotion I can conjure up is 

What?

 

[lamarownsem]

Not surprised by NT's ignorance.

I don't see a problem since his hormones haven't been altered.

 

[lamarownsem]

Not surprised by NT's ignorance.

I don't see a problem since his hormones haven't been altered.

 

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[swyftdahoe]

Good for him.

 

[swyftdahoe]

Good for him.

 

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[Mark Antony]

Originally Posted by LamarOwnsem

Not surprised by NT's ignorance.

I don't see a problem since his hormones haven't been altered.

Man shutup, no one even really said anything yet. 


As long as dude is biologically female, s'all good. 

 

[Mark Antony]

Originally Posted by LamarOwnsem

Not surprised by NT's ignorance.

I don't see a problem since his hormones haven't been altered.

Man shutup, no one even really said anything yet. 


As long as dude is biologically female, s'all good. 

 

[im not you]

 

[im not you]

 

[solewoman]

saw her last night at the gym.

 

[solewoman]

saw her last night at the gym.

 

[im not you]

Originally Posted by SoleWoman

saw her him last night at the gym.

 

[im not you]

Originally Posted by SoleWoman

saw her him last night at the gym.

 

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[Vado]Huhhhhh[Vado]

 

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[Vado]Huhhhhh[Vado]

 

[stylishstef89]

It was bound to happen one day. Just had to wait for the first person who was willing to put themselves out there.