Iditarod’s first trans musher talks dogsledding despite transphobia - INTO

Apayauq found support in the mushing community.

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“It pains me to tell of this — I wish I didn’t have to say that some relatives hate me. I don’t see any point sugarcoating it, it really fucking hurts. But I also acknowledge that Christian conservatism and Western gender roles were imposed on our people by missionaries and colonization. This is not hate that comes from our culture.”