Ngokuvumelana, Kanye Nokuziqhenya

UJuni yiNyanga Yokuziqhenya, uma kwenzeka uphuthelwe yikho konke okumbozwe uthingo! Njengoba ngipheqa kokuphakelayo kwami ​​​​ku-Facebook, kukhona amathani wezikhangiso zemicimbi egxile ku-LGBTQ; yonke into kusukela emaphathini ophahleni lwendlu kuya kubusuku bomndeni obuthembisa indawo ephephile yentsha. Kubonakala sengathi isitolo ngasinye sinombukiso omkhulu wezinto eziconsa uthingo. Ukubonakala kubalulekile (ungangizwa kabi). Inkundla yezokuxhumana isiqaphele futhi manje sekunamameme ambalwa (kodwa alungile) antantayo, esibiza ukuthi sikhumbule Ukuziqhenya akukona uxhaso lwebhizinisi, i-glitter, ne-brunch. Ngokusho kwe-Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade, kukhona "abathengi abangu-220,000 LGBTQ+ eColorado abanamandla okuthenga alinganiselwa ku-$10.6 billion." Esinye isibalo esibalulekile esingasikhipha singama-87% walolu hlobo lwabantu abazimisele ukushintshela kumabhrendi athuthukisa isikhundla se-LGBTQ esihle. Ukuziqhenya kumayelana nokugubha impumelelo yalapho simi khona njengomphakathi njengamanje, ngemva kwamakhulu eminyaka yengcindezelo. Kumayelana namalungelo abantu kanye nekhono lokuthi ngamunye wethu aphile iqiniso lethu ngaphandle kokwesaba izimpilo zethu zangempela nokuphepha. Ukuziqhenya kuyithuba lokuhlela phakathi komphakathi wethu. Kubaluleke kakhulu kimina ukuthi siqonde ukuthi besikuphi emlandweni, ukuthi sesihambe ibanga elingakanani ekhulwini lama-20, nokuthi kubaluleke kangakanani ukuthi siqhubeke nokulwa kwethu ukuqinisekisa ukuthi umphakathi wethu we-LGBTQ uvikelekile.

Okokuqala, ngicabanga ukuthi kubalulekile ukuqala endaweni. I-Denver inomphakathi we-LGBTQ wesikhombisa ngobukhulu e-United States. I-Colorado inomlando odidayo mayelana nokuvimbela ubudlelwano bomzimba phakathi kwabantu abathandanayo bobulili obufanayo, ukulingana emshadweni, umthetho wentela, amalungelo ashintsha ubulili ekunakekelweni kwezempilo, namalungelo okutholwa. Ziningi izindatshana ezibhalwe kahle ezimayelana nomlando ongcolile waseColorado, angicabangi ukuthi kungaba okulungile kimi ngisho nokuzama isifundo somlando esiphelele. I-History Colorado izobe yenza umbukiso oqala ngoJuni 4 obizwa ngokuthi i-Rainbows and Revolutions, ethembisa ukuhlola "ukuthi ukuphila kwabantu be-LGBTQ+ eColorado kube yisenzo sokuvukela ngaphezu kothingo, kusukela ekukhulumeni okuthulile kobunikazi kuye emibhikishweni enomsindo neqhoshayo yamalungelo omphakathi kanye ukulingana.” Umlando wethu wendawo uyamangaza, kusukela ezinsukwini ze-Wild West kuze kube yiminyaka eyishumi yokugcina yomthetho. NgokukaPhil Nash, isakhamuzi sase-Denver nomqondisi wokuqala we-GLBT Center (manje eyaziwa ngokuthi Isikhungo se-Colfax) “Indlela engcono kakhulu yokubona ngeso lengqondo ukuqhubeka komlando wethu ukucabanga ngawo ngamagagasi.” Phakathi neminyaka yokugcina ye-20 i-Colorado ikwazile ukuqinisekisa amalungelo okushada, ukuba nabalingani abahlanganiswe umshwalense wezempilo, ukutholwa kwezingane, futhi iqinisekisa amalungelo ayisisekelo wokungacwaswa, ukusatshiswa, noma ukubulawa ngenxa yokuthambekela kwezocansi noma inkulumo yobulili. Ngo-2023, sibheke ekwenzeni konke ukunakekelwa kwezempilo okuqinisekisa ubulili kukhavwe ngaphansi komshwalense wezempilo e-Colorado. Lokhu kusho ukuthi abantu abashintshashintshayo ekugcineni bazokwazi ukufinyelela ezindleleni zokunakekelwa kwempilo ezisindisa ukuphila ezikhavwe umshwalense.

Ngokomlando ezingeni likazwelonke, angisoze ngizixolele uma ngingayibali iStonewall nezibhelu ezaba khona. Lokhu kwaba yimbangela, okwenza imiphakathi ye-LGBTQ ihlele esidlangalaleni ngemva kwamakhulu eminyaka yengcindezelo. Ngaleso sikhathi (ama-1950 kuya ko-1970), izindawo zokuphuzela utshwala namakilabhu ezitabane kwakuyizindawo zokungcebeleka ukuze umphakathi uhlangane ngenjongo yokuphuza, ukudansa kanye nokwakha umphakathi. Ngo-June 28, 1969, endaweni yokucima ukoma ebizwa ngokuthi i-Stonewall Inn, eGreenwich Village, eNew York (ephethwe yiqembu lama-mafia njengabaningi ngaleso sikhathi), kwangena amaphoyisa agasela endaweni yokucima ukoma. Lokhu kugasela bekuyinqubo evamile lapho amaphoyisa efika ekilabhini, abheke omazisi babathengi, eqondise abesifazane abagqoke okwabesilisa nabesilisa abagqoke izingubo zabesifazane. Ngemuva kokuhlolwa omazisi, amakhasimende abe esephelezelwa ezindlini zangasese ephelezelwa amaphoyisa ukuyoqinisekisa ubulili. Kusuke udlame phakathi kwamaphoyisa nabaxhasi bale ndawo yokucima ukoma ngoba ngalobo busuku ngoba abaxhasi abazange benze lokho. Amaphoyisa ashaya ngesihluku aphinde abopha abaxhasi ngenxa yalokho. Kwalandela imibhikisho yezinsuku ezimbalwa. Ababhikishi bahlangane bevela ezindaweni zonke ukuze balwele ilungelo lokuhlala ngokusobala ngobulili babo futhi bangabhekana nokuboshwa nje ngokuba yizitabane esidlangalaleni. Ngo-2019, i-NYPD yaxolisa ngesenzo sabo sokukhumbula iminyaka engama-50. I-Stonewall Inn isamile eNew York kuChristopher Street. Kuyingqophamlando enenhlangano esiza abantulayo ebizwa ngokuthi i-Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative, ezinikele ekuhlinzekeni ngokumela, imfundo, nokusekelwa ngezimali emiphakathini emazingeni aphansi ye-LGBTQ nakubantu abaye baphathwa ngokungenabulungisa e-US nasemhlabeni jikelele.

Ezinyangeni ezimbalwa ngemuva kwezibhelu zeStonewall, uBrenda Howard, isishoshovu esithandana nabesilisa nabesifazane, waziwa ngokuthi “Umama Wokuzigqaja.” Wabhala isikhumbuzo enyangeni kamuva (Julayi 1969) ezenzakalweni ezenzeka eStonewall Inn nasemigwaqweni. Ngo-1970, uBrenda wabamba iqhaza ekuhleleni i-The Christopher Street Parade, ephuma eGreenwich Village eya eCentral Park, manje eyaziwa ngokuthi iPride Parade yokuqala. I-YouTube inamavidiyo amaningana anama-akhawunti omuntu siqu emicimbi echaza ngalobo busuku ku-Christopher Street kanye nayo yonke inhlangano emazingeni aphansi eyaholela enhlanganweni kazwelonke, eqhubeka nokuhola ezindabeni zamalungelo abantu ngoba ihlanganisa yonke iminyaka, ubulili, isimo senhlalo nomnotho, ukukhubazeka, kanye nobuhlanga.

Ngakho...ake sikhulume ngobusha bethu umzuzu nje. Isizukulwane sethu esizayo sinamandla, siyazwela, futhi sihlakaniphile ngezindlela engingakwazi nokuziqonda. Basebenzisa amagama aveza ubunikazi bobulili, ukukhetha ubulili, nezitayela zobudlelwane, ngokungafani nezizukulwane ezake zaba khona ngaphambili, okusiholela kulesi sikhathi esiqondile. Intsha yethu ibona abantu behlukene kabili futhi ngaphezu kokucabanga okubili. Cishe njengoba kwakungakaze kwenzeke ezizukulwaneni ezedlule ukuthi kune-spectrum lapho sonke sishintshashintsha, ezicini eziningi kangaka ezimpilweni zethu, nokuthi akulona iphutha ngokuyisisekelo ukungangeni emabhokisini amancane acocekile. Ngayo yonke imibutho yobulungiswa bezenhlalakahle, kubalulekile ukuhlonipha isisekelo esisivumele ukuba sime lapho sikhona namuhla. Lawa malungelo awaqinisekiswanga ngekusasa lethu kodwa singanika intsha yethu amandla okuqhubeka nokuziveza nokuyeseka ezinkingeni ezinzima sonke esibhekene nazo. Sinethuba elihle lokuthuthuka eduze nesizwe esithenjiswe sona. Ngisebenza njengomphathi wokunakekela ngokubambisana nomnyango wezimo eziphuthumayo zezifo zengqondo zezingane, ngikhunjuzwa nsuku zonke ukuthi izingane zethu zinobunzima ngenxa yengcindezi yomphakathi kanye nezinto, thina, izizukulwane ezindala esingaziqondi kahle. Njengoba sidlulisela induku kulesi sizukulwane esisha, kumele sikhumbule ukuthi impi yabo izobukeka yehlukile kweyethu. Ngiyabona futhi ukuthi amalungelo e-LGBTQ ahlanganiswe kakhulu nelungelo eliyisisekelo lokufinyelela ekunakekelweni kwezempilo.

Imicimbi ye-New York's Pride yango-2022 inendikimba ethi, “Unapologetically, Us.” UDenver unqume ngendikimba ethi “Ndawonye Nokuziqhenya” ukumaka umgubho wokuqala mathupha eminyakeni emibili ngenxa ye-COVID-19. Ekupheleni kwale nyanga (Juni 25 kuya kumhla zingama-26) ngizozigoqa ngayo yonke into enombala wothingo futhi ngibe nokuziqhenya ngokungafanele njengowesifazane othanda ubulili obufanayo futhi othanda ubulili obubili. Ukwazi ukuthi akumele ngesabe ukulahlekelwa indlu yami, umsebenzi, umndeni noma ukuboshwa emigwaqweni ngenxa yendlela engibonakala ngayo kulo mhlaba, ngenxa yawo wonke umsebenzi obalulekile osufike phambi kwami. Ukuziqhenya kuyithuba lokugubha wonke umsebenzi onzima oye wafezwa ekuguquleni imithetho nezimo zengqondo zomphakathi. Asidanse emgwaqeni sigubhe sengathi sesinqobe impi ende kodwa singazibeki phansi ngokuthi siziphathe kahle ngendlela izinto ezenzeka ngayo manje. Ungalinge udide imigubho nokuzanelisa. Masifundise intsha yethu ukuthi iqine futhi ibe sengozini, ingesabi kodwa ibe nozwelo. Masikhuthazane ukuthi sikhulume ngezidingo zethu kanye nobunikazi bethu njengabantu ababelana ngalo mhlaba. Thola ukwazi futhi uzimisele ukubekela inselele izinkolelo zakho, noma ngabe uzizwa sengathi usuhambisana nalo mnyakazo! Cwaninga, funda, buza imibuzo kodwa unganciki kubangani bakho be-LGBTQ ukuthi bakufundise ngalezi zinkinga. Inyanga yokuziqhenya isikhathi sokuqhubeka sihlela futhi simeme izingxoxo ezinzima mayelana nokuthi singaqhubeka kanjani nomsebenzi wethu obheke ebulungiswa bezenhlalakahle namalungelo abantu be-LGBTQ kanye nazo zonke iziphambano zomphakathi phakathi.

 

Imithombo

oedit.colorado.gov/blog-post/the-spending-power-of-pride

outfrontmagazine.com/brief-lgbt-history-colorado/

historycolorado.org/exhibit/rainbows-revolutions

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stonewall_riots

thestonewallinnnyc.com/

lgbtqcolorado.org/programs/lgbtq-history-project/

 

Resources

U-Sex at Dawn nguChristopher Ryan noCacilda Jethá

Iphrojekthi ye-Trevor- thetrevorproject.org/

Ukuze uthole ukwaziswa okwengeziwe nge-Pride Fest e-Denver, sicela uvakashele denverpride.org/

Isikhungo se-Colfax- lgbtqcolorado.org/

I-YouTube- Sesha "i-Stonewall Riots"