Ezingu-10 Zezindaba Zethu Esizithandayo Zesiphakamiso Ezivela Kubabhangqwana Be-LGBTQ+

Lezi zimnandi kakhulu.

nguRachel Torgerson

Uma kuyisikhathi sokuqala ukuhlela isiphakamiso, siphakamisa ukuthi wenze umsebenzi wesikole omncane ukuze uthole ukuthi ungakwenza kanjani kangcono. Kusukela ezinhlelweni ezimangalisayo neziningilizayo eziphetha ngokuthi “yebo” omkhulu! ezindabeni ezimnandi nezinamahloni, funda lezi zinganekwane kweminye yemibhangqwana yethu yangempela ye-LGBTQ+ ukuze uvuse umbono wakho wesiphakamiso sothando.

Umjikelezo Wasekuseni

"Sasisezindlini zokugeza siphuza ikhofi, futhi ngaguqa ngamadolo ekhishini ngamcela ukuthi angishade. Wathi 'yebo!' Bekuyisiphakamiso esilula kakhulu ebengingasicabanga, kodwa siphelele. Mina noKristie sasingamathe nolimi. Saqabulana futhi sangana futhi satshela inja yethu izindaba ezinhle, sabeka usuku, sabhalela wonke amalungu omkhaya wethu nge-imeyili futhi saqala ukuhlela ngaso leso sikhathi!” – UHana

Inganekwane Yohambo Olubili

“Ohambweni oluya eMontreal, uTara wathi sikhuphukele phezulu eMount Royal ekushoneni kwelanga. Waqala wangixoxela indaba yokuthi umkhulu wakhe wayecele umshado kugogo wakhe egoqelwe isigaxa sikagwayi. ring,anginikeze eyami indandatho. Ezinyangeni eziyisithupha kamuva, ngemva kokuba izinsolo zakhe seziphelile kancane, umama kaTara wasiyisa eBeijing isonto lonke. Saphumela ophahleni lwebhilidi lemakethe futhi kwangikhumbuza umbono ovela eMontreal ukuthi kufanele ngiphakamise. Sasibona iThempeli laseZulwini lizungezwe izihlahla. Bekuphelele.” – Courtney

Ukuhamba Ogwini

“Saba nephathi olwandle nabangane bethu, kodwa ngacasuka ngafuna ukushaywa umoya. Sama sabuka indlu esogwini lolwandle. Ngangiphawula ngakho futhi ngizibuza ukuthi kungani u-Andy wayengasho lutho. Ngithe ngiphenduka ngikhuluma naye, bheka wayeguqe ngedolo ephethe ibhokisi lendandatho. Lapho sibuyela kubangane bethu, u-Andy wayehlele ukuphakelwa i-champagne.” – UJeff

Ividiyo yeViral

“Ekolishi, ngangiyingxenye yeqembu elibizwa ngokuthi The Dear Abbeys. Mina noKyle saya ekhonsathini yabo yokugubha iminyaka engu-20 futhi uKyle wabizelwa esiteji. Njengengxenye yesiphakamiso sakhe, ukwazile ukusebenza ezihlokweni zezingoma zazo zonke izingoma engake ngaziculela yedwa iqembu. Ngangikhala ngokumangazayo njengoba ngithi 'yebo,' nayo yonke ikhonsathi ihholo wayemi ngezinyawo eshaya izandla ehalalisa. Yonke le nto ibanjwe yikhamera futhi yasakazwa ku-YouTube!” – Tommy

Isikhathi Eside siyeza

“Sesihlale ndawonye iminyaka engu-20 sathembisana umshado ngemuva kokuchithwa kukaProp 8 yiNkantolo eNkulu. URob waphendukela kimi wathi, 'Manje, usufuna ukushada manje?' Sasijabule kakhulu.” – UJohane

Indaba Yomndeni

“Bengihlale ngiphupha ngesiphakamiso phambi kwenqwaba yabantu. UJessie, umuntu ongene endlini, wathola umoya ngalokhu futhi wavala ngokushesha. Ngokushesha ngemva kwezinyanga eziyisithupha, ngifika ekhaya ngivakashele endaweni yokuzivocavoca ngathola indlu ikhanya ngokuphelele, igcwele izimbali. Wangiholela egumbini lokudlela, lapho ayefake khona iphepha lodonga ngokoqobo nge-collage engaphezu kuka-400. Izithombe yabangane, umndeni kanye nathi sobabili ohambweni oluhlukahlukene. Ngingazi, wayechithe izinyanga eziyisithupha edlule ethintana nawo wonke umkhaya wakithi nabangane, abavela ezindaweni ezikude njengase-Australia, ukuze basithumelele izithombe zabo 'zomsebenzi okhethekile.' Uthe, 'Le kholaji engiyenzile imele iminyaka yethu eyisithupha sindawonye, ​​impilo emangalisayo nomphakathi esiwakhe ndawonye. Ngiyazi ubufuna ngikucelele umshado phambi kwawo wonke umuntu esimaziyo, kodwa akusikhona ukuthi ngingubani. Ngakho-ke, ngicabange ukuthi lena kungaba yindlela engingakuphakamisa ngayo kuwe ngizungezwe yibo bonke abantu esibathandayo.' Kwabe sekufika abangani bethu abangu-15 bazodla isidlo sakusihlwa ukuze basisize sigubhe. Okuhle kakhulu. Isiphakamiso. Njalo.” – Kate

Iziphakamiso Ezimbili

“Besizobuka isiqephu sika-24 (esibathandayo) kungazelelwe, U-Lindsay uvele esikrinini se-TV! Izinto eziningi ezihlekisayo zamkhombisa ezama ukungibuza 'umbuzo obaluleke ngempela.' Lapho ividiyo isiphelile, ngaphenduka futhi ngabona eguqe ngedolo elilodwa! Ngemva kwesonto, ngangimphathele isipho. Kwakukhona amapheya amathathu amabhulukwe afekethisiwe ayethi 'Ngiyakuthanda,' 'Ungijabulisa kakhulu,' futhi ekugcineni, 'Ingabe…ungangishada?' Lapho ephakamisa amehlo, ngase ngilungile ngiyiphethe.” -Amber

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“Sesineminyaka eyishumi sindawonye futhi asikaze sihlele ukwenza umshado. Kodwa, njengoba umthetho wawushintsha, futhi saqala ukuhlela umcimbi wethu wokugubha iminyaka engu-10, sabona ukuthi umshado wenza umqondo owengeziwe. Bekudida ekuqaleni - besingenaso isiqiniseko sokuthi kuzosho ukuthini kithina, njengoba sazibophezela kudala - kodwa isifiso sokubungaza ubudlelwano bethu nabangane bethu nomndeni saphumelela." – Umusa

Izindandatho ezikhethekile

“Okwenza isiphakamiso sethu sikhetheke kakhulu wukuthi sanikezana izindandatho ngesikhathi siba ngabalingani basekhaya ngo-2006. Sanquma ukushintshanisa izindandatho ezifanayo ngosuku lwethu lomshado, futhi saziqopha nosuku lomshado wethu ukuze zibonise isiqalo sethu esisha nohambo lwethu oluqhubekayo.” – Gabriella

Ukuhumusha kweSpanishi

“UMelissa ungowaseColombia futhi ukhuluma kahle iSpanishi. Selokhu saqala ukuthandana, bengilokhu ngizama ukufunda ulimi kancane kancane. Esidlweni sakusihlwa, sihlala sidlala lo mdlalo lapho ngikhuluma okuthile kuye ngeSpanishi ukuze ngibone ukuthi uyaqonda, futhi ungiphinda ngesiNgisi. Ekuqaleni kokudla kwethu ngo-July 28, 2013, ngambuza ngeSpanishi ukuthi wayekuthanda yini ukudla. Waphendula ngokuthi, 'Uyakuthanda ukudla?' Lokhu kwaqhubeka ngezikhathi ezithile phakathi nesikhathi sokudla kwethu, futhi ngenza isiqiniseko sokumbuza imibuzo exakile ukuze ngihlale ehleka futhi angasoli umbuzo wami wokugcina. Lapho ukudla sekuzophela, ngabuza, 'Quieres casarte conmingo?' Wahleka wathi, 'Uzongishada?' Ngamamatheka, ngaziphinda. Walahla imfologo wangibuka. Ngamnika indandatho wamukela ehlengezela izinyembezi.” – UKristen