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Personal Life
Kye Allums was born as Kyler Kelican Allums and his teammates would call him Kay-Kay. Allums began telling people to call him Kye. Allums is of African American decent. Kye. Allum's came out in 2010, while he was playing for the womens basketball team. Allum's told sports website outsports.com saying, "My biological sex is female, which makes me a transgender male.".

In 2014, Allum's admitted that he attempted to commit suicide after ESPN came out with his story.

Career
Allums began traveling around the country to talk about life being transgendered. He travels around to different high schools, colleges and universities to discuss the transgender community and how it is possible to  be transgendered and play on a team. Allums gives advice on confronting bullies when being trans.

He starred in Lavern Cox’s documentary, called The T Word. The documentary follows young transgendered individuals and explains what they go through being young and transgendered.

Kye produced a project called “I Am Enough”, which allows other LGBTQ individuals to come out and talk about their experiences. The project allows individuals to submit their stories and by doing so, it allows people with the same issues know that they are not alone. Allum’s now has his own website called www.kyeallums.com, where people can keep updated with his life.

Published Work Allum’s published his own book called "Who am I", that features poems and letters he wrote about his parents and himself.