Che Flores

Che Flores

Country

United States

Occupation

Sports

Description

Professional transgender and non-binary referee with the National Basketball Association since 2021. Considered to be the first transgender professional sports referee. Also worked 13 seasons in NCAA basketball, including the Pac-12 and Mountain West, and officiated the 2021 women’s NCAA Division I Championship game.

See Also

• LGBTQ Sports Referees and Umpires
• Prominent Non-Binary Members of the LGBTQ Community

Further Reading/Research

• https://www.nba.com/news/che-flores-becomes-nbas-1st-out-nonbinary-and-transgender-referee
• https://www.nbra.net/nba-officials/referee-biographies/cheryl-flores/
• https://www.outsports.com/2023/10/23/23929041/che-flores-nba-referee-trans-nonbinary

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