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LGBT History Month Icon Of The Day: Kye Allums

Started by MadelineB, October 03, 2012, 01:19:58 AM

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October 03, 2012, 01:19:58 AM
LGBT History Month Icon Of The Day: Kye Allums
The Huffington Post  |  By JR Tungol
Posted: 10/02/2012 9:18 am EDT

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/02/lgbt-history-month-kye-allums_n_1920736.html


PHOTO: AP (Kye Allums)
Each day in October, which is LGBT History Month, we'll be featuring a different LGBT icon.

Kye Allums made news when he came out as the first transgender man to play on a NCAA Division 1 women's basketball team in November 2010. At the time, Allums was a George Washington University junior majoring in interior design. When he disclosed his gender identity to his teammates and coach, he was greeted with open arms.

Allums's announcement also prompted the NCAA to review how it handles transgender athletes and the organization eventually allowed Allums to continue playing. In an interview with The Advocate, Allums said, "Hopefully [I'll be] making a difference in the world in some kind of way."
History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage, need not be lived again.
~Maya Angelou

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