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Grant Sikes
Born (2002-11-11) November 11, 2002 (age 22)
Cullman, Alabama, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Alabama
Occupation(s)Internet personality, Student
Years active2022–present
Known forBama Rush
Car selfie of Grant Sikes posted to his public Instagram account
Sikes in January 2024

Grant Sikes is an American internet personality. He came out as non-binary and as a transgender woman on his TikTok, after gaining internet fame from partaking in 2022 Bama Rush, the formal recruitment process for sororities affiliated with the National Panhellenic Conference at the University of Alabama. As of January 2024, Grant has confessed that he no longer identifies as transgender or non-binary, and he is in fact a cisgender gay man.[1] Additionally, Grant has openly admitted to supporting Donald Trump, seemingly because he feels that Melania Trump embodies glamor and opulence.[2]

Biography

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Sikes grew up in Cullman, Alabama.[3] As a student at the University of Alabama,[4] Sikes decided to go through formal recruitment for National Panhellenic Conference sororities.[5] He documented his experiences going through recruitment on his TikTok, where he gained hundreds of thousands of followers and millions of views.[6] Sikes, alongside other Alabama students such as Kylan Darnell, became internet famous as the recruitment process became an online sensation known as Bama Rush.[7] Sikes was dropped from seventeen of the nineteen National Panhellenic Conference sororities after the first day of formal recruitment,[8][9] leaving Kappa Alpha Theta and Gamma Phi Beta as the two sororities still interested in offering him a bid for membership.[10] Sikes was ultimately not offered a bid for membership in any of the sororities and alleged that this was due to his being non-binary.[3][11] According to the Alabama Panhellenic Association, "any student who consistently lives and self-identifies as a woman" can go through formal recruitment, but the sororities could individually discriminate based on gender identity and presentation.[12]

After receiving negative media attention for his assumed trans identity throughout his participation in Bama Rush, Sikes denied being a transgender woman.[5] He stated that he was outed as transgender by media outlets before publicly commenting on his gender expression on his own terms.[3][13]

References

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  1. ^ Sikes, Grant (2024-01-17). "🤍 i hope you understand". www.tiktok.com. Archived from the original on 2024-11-11. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
  2. ^ Sikes, Grant (2024-11-07). "i am so beyond excited and happy for the Trumps and the world. WE ARE SO BACK. and who you voted for is your power not mine so if you disagree with me that is ok! i believe we should live in a society where people are allowed to say what they want—uncensored". www.tiktok.com. Archived from the original on 2024-11-11. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
  3. ^ a b c Sikes, Grant. "I was outed as trans while going through the University of Alabama's competitive sorority rush — before I was able to come out to myself". Insider. Retrieved 2023-08-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ Quinn, Megan (2022-08-19). "'I Am Not Transgender' — Alabama Student Dropped By Every Sorority During Rush Week Addresses Misconceptions". YourTango. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  5. ^ a b https://www.papermag.com/grant-sikes-bama-rush#rebelltitem3
  6. ^ "A TikTok Phenom Cut from 24 Sororities Reflects on Life 1 Year Post-Bama Rush". 20 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Transgender woman says she was rejected from every sorority at University of Alabama". The Independent. 2022-08-17. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  8. ^ Mion, Landon (2022-08-17). "Transgender student rejected by every University of Alabama sorority". Fox News. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  9. ^ "Not such a BamaRush: Trans woman reportedly turned down by 20 sororities at University of Alabama". MEAWW. 18 August 2022. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  10. ^ "Grant Sikes, gender-nonconforming BamaRush candidate and TikTok darling, says she's been cut from sorority recruitment". Business Insider. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  11. ^ Koplowitz, Howard (2022-08-19). "Grant Sikes, Bama Rush TikTok star: I am 'non-binary'". al. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  12. ^ Bechky, Aviva (2022-08-23). "University of Alabama Sororities Drop Nonbinary Student Grant Sike". Metro Weekly. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  13. ^ Tryens-Fernandes, Savannah (2022-08-17). "Grant Sikes, 'main character of Bama Rush,' cut from every sorority: 'It is extremely upsetting'". al. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
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