Apayauq Reitan is making history this week as the first out trans woman to compete in the Iditarod. She says coming out has brought her closer not only to her family, but to her Alaska Native heritage. “I’m proud to be an Iñupiaq woman,” she says.
‘Proud to be an Iñupiaq woman’: Apayauq Reitan makes history as first out trans woman in the IditarodMsher Apayauq Reitan drives her dog team and Iditarider Warren Schweitzer around a notoriously tough turn during the 2022 Iditarod ceremonial start in Anchorage. Reitan’s sled is waving the Trans Pride flag.
It would take another two years after her rookie run for her to come out publicly, which she did on social media on International Women’s Day in 2021. She made the decision to only use her Iñupiaq name, which is non-gendered, from that point on. For many Alaska Native communities and Indigenous people across the country, an English name carries with it the weight of a history of colonization.
She remembered how upsetting that moment was, being told her name wasn’t her name. Reflecting on that memory, Anguyak said she was proud to start calling her daughter by her chosen name when she came out.For Apayauq, coming out has brought her closer not only to her family, but to her Alaska Native heritage. By choosing to use her Iñupiaq name, she’s choosing to center that part of herself, both publicly and personally. In February, she also got her tavluġun, or women’s chin tattoo.
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