Charlotte, NC – Citing a lifelong dream to play on an NCAA champion basketball team and the dwindling odds of ever achieving that dream as a man, local basketball player Dontelle Curtis announced today that he strongly self identifies as a woman and intends to try out for the University of Connecticut women’s basketball team.

The 6’8″, 310-pound center averaged six points and eight rebounds this year for the West Charlotte High Lions, and expects to be a dominant force for the Lady Huskies when their new season starts in the Fall.

“I always wanted to play for [the University of] North Carolina’s men’s basketball team and be a part of one of their championship teams,” said Curtis. “But centers at top tier basketball colleges are always seven feet tall, and I’m not quick enough to play forward. That’s why I was so happy when [President] Obama said that I can play for a women’s program if I feel like a woman.

“Man, do I feel like a woman!” exclaimed Curtis as she held up a completed application for a women’s basketball athletic scholarship. “I never could have gotten a scholarship back when I felt like a man, but now they have to give me one or they’ll be violating Title IX!”

On May 13, the Obama Administration released a letter notifying K-12 schools, colleges, and universities that Title IX, the law prohibiting sex discrimination, requires that they allow students to participate in activities and access facilities consistent with their chosen gender identity or risk losing federal funding.

“I’m going to be the greatest Lady Husky in history, and that’s a fact,” promised Curtis. “I bet I can get 20 blocks and 20 rebounds every game, and I’m going to dunk every time I get the ball. With me policing the lane, we’re going to win every game.”

Asked if she would be uncomfortable having to shower with biological women, Curtis replied, “No, I don’t think so. I identify as one of those, uh, lesbian women, so it’s cool.”