Transition Game: America's First Publicly Out Transgender High School Coach Is Opening Minds

Meet America's First Publicly Out Transgender High School Coach

Seeing the banner hits Stephen Alexander in the gut every time.

Alexander was a standout baller for the Chieftans in the mid-‘90s. He won four straight state championships playing for the school. He was voted MVP of tournaments and was named to the All-State Basketball First Team. He loved basketball and the fans loved him. And yes, he scored more than a thousand career points.

Yet his name isn't on that banner. In its place is another name, one given to him at birth by his parents. It's a name to which he feels no connection.

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