Ikhuphukela Enkingeni: Inyanga Yokuziqhenya yango-2023

I-LGBTQ+ Pride yi...

I-echo, ukuvuma ngekhanda, nokuvuleleka ukwamukela bonke.

Indlela eyingqayizivele eya enjabulweni, ukuzethemba, othandweni, ukuzethemba, nokwethenjwa.

Ukufaneleka, injabulo, kanye nokugqunywa ngesithunzi ukuze ube yilokho oyikho.

Umgubho nomoya wokwamukela umlando womuntu.

A amazwibela ekuzinikeleni okujulile ekusaseni kokuthile okwengeziwe.

Ukuvuma ukuthi, njengomphakathi, asisathuli, asicashile, noma sodwa.

• Charlee Frazier-Flores

 

Ngenyanga kaJuni, emhlabeni wonke, abantu bayajoyina ukugubha umphakathi we-LGBTQ.

Imicimbi ihlanganisa imigubho ehlanganisa wonke umuntu, imibukiso egcwele abantu, izinkampani ezivulelekile neziqinisekisayo, nabathengisi. Kungenzeka ukuthi uzwile umbuzo othi "kungani?" Kungani kunesidingo seNyanga Yokuziqhenya ye-LGBTQ? Ngemuva kwaso sonke lesi sikhathi, zonke izinguquko, imizabalazo, nezigameko zodlame umphakathi obhekane nazo, kungani sisaqhubeka nokubungaza? Ngokugubha obala, kungase kube kubo bonke abeza ngaphambi kwethu; kungase kube ukukhombisa umhlaba ukuthi sibaningi futhi asimbalwa; kungase kube ukukhombisa labo ukwesekwa kwalabo abasacashile ukuze bagweme ukucwaswa, ukuboshwa, noma ukufa. Isizathu sihlukile kuwo wonke umuntu. Ngisho nakulabo abangajoyini emikhosini yangempela, abalandeli bayo cishe bazobonakala kakhulu noma bakhulume ngamagama phakathi noJuni. Ngifunde eminyakeni edlule ukuthi inyanga kaJuni ivumela umphakathi ukuthi uveze imizwa yawo ngamunye nangokuhlanganyela. Ukubonakala kubalulekile kulabo ababhekene nokucwaswa. Okuhlangenwe nakho kwethu kwempilo kuzwakala ngendlela ehlukile, ngisho nangaphakathi komphakathi we-LGBTQ. Konke ubumnandi nemikhosi kungasiza ukuletha isikhuthazo nomuzwa wokujwayelekile eqenjini labantu abancishwe amathuba. Yindawo lapho umndeni, abangani, kanye nabasekeli bengeza khona bezofakaza ezimpilweni zabantu abahlukile. Kuyikhwelo lobumbano nokwesekwa komphakathi obandakanya wonke umuntu. Ukuba yingxenye yemikhosi kungase kulethe umuzwa wokwamukeleka. Ukubamba iqhaza emgubhweni we-Pride kuvumela inkululeko yokuziveza, indawo yokuzifihla, kanye nendawo okumele ibalwe njengomunye weminingi. Inkululeko nokuxhumana kungajabulisa.

Inqubo yokuthola yawo wonke umuntu ozithola ehlukanisiwe nomphakathi womhlaba ojwayelekile owamukelwa ngokuvamile ihlukile.

Imikhosi yokuziqhenya akuyona nje eyalabo abazibiza ngokuthi "abanye." Akukhona nje okwalabo abawela emphakathini we-LGBTQ. Yindawo nonke namukelekile! Sonke sizalelwa ezimweni ezihlukene zamasiko, ezezimali, nezemfundo. Labo abangaphakathi komphakathi we-LGBTQ bangase babambe ukufana okuthile kwabanye ngaphakathi kwemibuthano yabo yangaphakathi. Nokho, uma benikezwa ithuba lokuhlanganyela okuhlangenwe nakho kwabo siqu, ukujula kwemizabalazo cishe kuyahluka ngokusekelwe elungelweni nasekuntulekeni kwelungelo. Kubalulekile ukuqaphela ukuthi ikhono lomuntu, ukwamukelwa, kanye nempumelelo yakhe ngokuvamile kuthikamezwa ukuchema komphakathi. Izindaba zethu ziyahlukahluka ngokusekelwe ezintweni ngaphakathi nangaphandle kokulawula kwethu. Imiphumela engokwengqondo, engokomzwelo, nengokomzimba umuntu abhekana nayo phakathi nokuhlangenwe nakho kwakhe kokuphila ihlobene kakhulu nokwamukelwa, ukwelashwa, nokusekelwa esikuthola kwabanye. Isibonelo, umuntu omnyama, owomdabu, noma umuntu webala uzobhekana nomuzwa ohlukile kunowesilisa omhlophe. Ake sithi umuntu we-BIPOC aphinde ahlonze njengokungavumelani kobulili noma u-trans, okuhlotshaniswa nobulili okungesona okwendabuko, futhi i-neurodivergent. Uma kunjalo, bazozizwa benqwabelene ukucwasa okuningi okuvela emphakathini ongawamukeli emazingeni amaningi. INyanga Yokuziqhenya ibalulekile njengoba inikeza ithuba lokugubha ukungezwani kwethu. INyanga Yokuziqhenya ingaletha ukuqwashisa ngokubaluleka kokwabelana ngendawo, ukuvumela umuntu ngamunye ukuba azwakale, aqhubekele ekwamukelweni komhlaba wonke, nokudala isikhala sesenzo esidala ushintsho ekugcineni.

Ngokuvamile, esikubheka njengokwamukelekayo ngokuvamile kusekelwe kokuhlangenwe nakho kwethu ekuphileni, ukuziphatha, izinkolelo, nokwesaba.

Umphakathi we-LGBTQ uthuthuka ngokuqhubekayo, wabelana, futhi udabula imibono emayelana nolwazi lomuntu. Izindonga ezizungezile izinhliziyo nezingqondo zethu zingakhula futhi zithuthuke ukuze zibandakanye kakhudlwana. Kubalulekile ukucabangela ukuchema kwethu ngabanye ngokusekelwe kulokho okwenzeka ekuphileni. Ukuchema yindawo engaboni ngaso linye esingayazi ngenxa yenkululeko esiyinikwe yimpilo yethu eyingqayizivele. Kule nyanga cabanga ukuthi ukuxhumana kwakho emhlabeni kungase kwehluke kanjani kowomunye umuntu. Izimpilo zabo zingahluka kanjani kwezakho? Empeleni, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi umuntu uziveza kanjani, umuntu angase athuthukele ekuqondeni, ekwamukelweni nasekuzwaneni. Ukuqonda izinqumo zomunye kanye nokuhlangenwe nakho akudingekile ukuze uvume uhambo lwabo. Ngokuphuma ngaphandle kwesivamile, singakwazi ukusiza abanye benze okufanayo. Ukuphishekela komuntu injabulo kubonakala kuhlukile kuwo wonke umuntu. Ukuvula izinhliziyo nezingqondo zethu kungakhulisa ikhono lethu lokwamukela abanye.

Ukulebula abanye njengabangaphandle kwenzeka kunoma yisiphi isimo esihlanganisa amandla aphikisayo ethonya.

Ingabe uke wakubona ukuxoshwa komuntu ngokusekelwe ekwethulweni kwakhe kobulili, ukukhetha kwakhe ubulili, nokuzichaza yena? Ngike ngabona ukuthuthwa kwamehlo, ukuphawula, kanye nezinhlobo ezahlukene zokuhlukumeza. Kwabezindaba, singathola lezo eziphikisana nokuziveza. Kulula ukuhlanganisa abantu ngabanye ngaphandle kokuqonda kwethu noma izinga lokwamukela. Umuntu ngesinye isikhathi angase abize umuntu noma iqembu labantu ngokuthi “abanye” kunaye. Kungenza umuntu azizwe emkhulu kunalabo esibabiza ngokuhlukile kulokho okubhekwa njengokwamukelekayo. Okunye ukulebula kungase kube isenzo sokuzigcina, ukusabela okuxegayo ngenxa yokwesaba, noma ukuntula ukuqonda. Ngokomlando, sibabonile abakhi bala mandla lapho behlukanisa abanye. Kuye kwabhalwa emthethweni, kwabikwa kumajenali ezokwelapha, kwazwakala emiphakathini, futhi kwatholakala ezindaweni zokuqashwa. Embuthanweni wakho wethonya, thola izindlela zokusekela ukubandakanywa, hhayi nje ngokomqondo, kodwa thola izindlela zokwandisa ukuqwashisa kwabanye ngendlela eyakhayo. Khuluma, cabanga, futhi uphile impilo yokufuna ukwazi futhi ukhuthaze nabanye ukuba benze okufanayo.

Kubalulekile ukukhumbula ukuthi esikwenzayo njengabantu ngabanye kungenza umehluko.

Yiba nesibindi sokuhlola amalebula nezincazelo ezisengqondweni yakho bese uqala ukubuza imibuzo okungekho omunye umuntu oyibuzayo. Izinto ezincane esabelana ngazo nesizivezayo zingashintsha umbono womunye. Ngisho noma isenzo sethu sibangela ukucabanga komunye, ekugcineni singase sidale amagagasi oshintsho emndenini, emphakathini, noma endaweni yokusebenza. Vuleleka ekufundeni okusha, amaphrezentheshini, nolwazi. Incazelo yokuthi singobani nokuthi yini esiyiqondayo ngezwe elisizungezile ingashintsha. Yiba nesibindi ngokwanele ukwandisa ukuqaphela kwakho. Yiba nesibindi esanele sokukhuluma futhi udale ushintsho. Yiba nomusa futhi uyeke ukuhlukanisa nabanye ngezigaba. Vumela abantu ukuthi bachaze izimpilo zabo. Qala ukubona abanye njengengxenye yolwazi lomuntu!

 

Izinsizakusebenza ze-LGBTQ

I-One Colorado - one-colorado.org

I-Sherlock's Homes Foundation | Usizo I-LGBTQ Intsha - sherlockshomes.org/resources/?msclkid=30d5987b40b41a4098ccfcf8f52cef10&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Homelessness%20Resources&utm_term=LGBTQ%20Homeless%20Youth%20Resources&utm_content=Homelessness%20Resources%20-%20Standard%20Ad%20Group

Iphrojekthi yomlando we-LGBTQ yaseColorado - lgbtqcolorado.org/programs/lgbtq-history-project/

Umlando Wenyanga Yokuziqhenya - history.com/topics/gay-rights/pride-month