Celebrating Black Queer Icons
Kye Allums
Born October 23, 1989, Allums is a trans advocate, public speaker, writer, artist, and mentor. In 2010 Allums made history when he became the first openly trans athlete in top tier collegiate sports, in the US. Allums played for George Washington University's Division-I Women's Basketball team for 3 seasons. (Career stats can be found here https://gwsports.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=3125) Allums has said that his coach and teammates were very supportive, and that despite stress from heavy media attention, his transition process was a mostly positive affair. Allums left the team after the 2010-2011 season and graduated from GW in 2011 with a Bachelor's in Fine Arts. Allums has since gone on to become a notable public speaker and trans advocate. Allums travels to high schools, universities, and colleges to speak on his experiences as a trans man and give advice on confronting bullies, as a trans person in academic spaces. Allums has interviewed with a variety of publications over the years including Time, GLAAD, and Playboy. Allums produced the I Am Enough project, to share trans stories and encourage others to submit their own, letting trans people everywhere know they are not alone in their experiences. Allums was one of seven trans people featured in Laverne Cox's MTV Documentary "The T Word" and also appeared in the Netflix Domentary "GameFace". Allums also authored a short text called "Who Am I?", a collection of poems and letters addressing his experiences as a trans man and his relationship with his mother. In 2015 Allums was inducted into the National Gay and Lesbian Sports Hall of Fame. Though largely out of the public eye since the late the 2010s, Allums continues to be an inspiration and role model to many.
Not sure who I will be covering next. Miss Major Griffith-Gracy and Victor J Mukasa are both near the top of the list right now. Willmer Broadnax is still on the table as well, and I may have some sourcing help on that thanks to the other mods @transunity. My content maps are like that of a AAA game publisher's though, and should be read with utter skepticism until they materialize. As always, corrections and suggestions are welcome and wanted!
