Some of us follow competitive sports because they’re exciting. Others—I include myself—are interested in the stories of the athletes.
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Ian Boswell is one such athlete.
On Saturday, he stormed to victory in the Unbound Gravel 200 race in Kansas. It wasn’t a triumph only for him; it was also a win for his nephew, and the community of which he is a part.
Which is to say it’s also a win for me. You see the nephew is transgender, and a sweatband showing our community’s flag was clearly visible on when Boswell raised his arms as he crossed the finish line.
“If I can bring awareness or support, it honestly means more to me than winning any race,” he said of his achievement.
He definitely sounds like a champion to me!
