Kubhalwe ngu-Anna Harper-Guerrero

    U-Emerge ubesenqubweni yokuziphendukela kwemvelo kanye noguquko eminyakeni eyisithupha edlule egxile kakhulu ekubeni yinhlangano elwa nobandlululo, enamasiko amaningi. Sisebenza mihla namalanga ukuqeda ubumnyama futhi sibhekane nokucwasana ngemizamo yokubuyela ebuntwini obuphila ngaphakathi kithi sonke. Sifuna ukuba yisibonakaliso senkululeko, uthando, ububele nokwelashwa - izinto ezifanayo esizifunayo kunoma ngubani ohlupheka emphakathini wethu. U-Emerge usohambweni lokukhuluma amaqiniso angachazeki ngomsebenzi wethu futhi ngokuzithoba wethule izingcezu namavidiyo abhaliwe avela kozakwethu bomphakathi kule nyanga. Lawa ngamaqiniso abalulekile mayelana nokuhlangenwe nakho kwangempela abasindile abanakho ukuzama ukuthola usizo. Sikholwa ukuthi kuleli qiniso kukhona ukukhanya kwendlela eya phambili. 

    Le nqubo ihamba kancane, futhi nsuku zonke kuzoba nezimemo, ezingokoqobo nezingokomfanekiso, zokubuyela kulokho okungazange kusize umphakathi wethu, kusisebenzele njengabantu abakha i-Emerge, nalokho okungazange kusize abasindile ngezindlela bafanelwe. Sisebenzela ukugxila kokuhlangenwe nakho okubalulekile empilweni kwabo BONKE abasindile. Sithatha umthwalo wokumema izingxoxo ezinesibindi nezinye izinhlangano ezingenzi nzuzo futhi sabelane ngohambo lwethu oluyinkimbinkimbi ngalo msebenzi ukuze sikwazi ukuthatha indawo yohlelo oluzalwe ngesifiso sokuhlukanisa abantu ngokwezigaba zethu. Izimpande zomlando zohlelo olungenzi nzuzo azinakunakwa. 

    Uma sithatha iphuzu elenziwe nguMichael Brasher kule nyanga esiqeshini sakhe mayelana isiko lokudlwengula kanye nokuhlalisana kwamadoda nabafana, singabona ukufana uma sikhetha. “Izindinganiso ezisobala, ezivame ukungahlolisiswa, eziqukethwe yikhodi yamasiko ethi 'man up' ziyingxenye yesimo lapho amadoda eqeqeshelwa khona ukunqamula emandleni futhi ehlise imizwa, ukukhazimulisa amandla nokuwina, nokuphathana ngonya ikhono lokuziphindaphinda lezi zinkambiso. ”

    Njengezimpande zesihlahla esihlinzeka ukwesekwa nokuqiniswa, uhlaka lwethu lufakwe ezindinganisweni ezinganaki amaqiniso omlando ngodlame lwasekhaya nolwezocansi njengokuqhuma kobandlululo, ubugqila, ubuhlanga, ukuzonda abathandana nabobulili obufanayo, kanye ne-transphobia. Lezi zinhlelo zengcindezelo zisinikeza imvume yokungazinaki okokuhlangenwe nakho kwabaMnyama, Abomdabu, kanye Nabantu Bombala - kubandakanya nalabo abakhomba emiphakathini ye-LGBTQ - njengabanenani elincane kakhulu futhi abekho nhlobo kokubi kakhulu. Kuyingozi kithi ukucabanga ukuthi lawa magugu namanje awangeni ezingeni elijulile lomsebenzi wethu futhi athonya imicabango nokusebenzisana kwansuku zonke.

    Sizimisele ngokubeka konke engozini. Futhi ngakho konke esikushoyo, khuluma lonke iqiniso ngokuthi izinsizakalo zodlame lwasekhaya azibalanga kanjani ulwazi lwabo BONKE abasindile. Asikacabangi ngeqhaza lethu ekubhekaneni nokucwasana nokucwasana kwabantu abamnyama abasinda. Sinohlelo olungenzi nzuzo olwenze umkhakha wobungcweti ngokuhlupheka emphakathini wethu ngoba leyo yimodeli esakhelwe ukuthi sisebenze ngaphakathi kuyo. Siphikisane nokubona ukuthi yona kanye leyo ngcindezelo eholela odlameni olungacabangi, olubulala impilo kulo mphakathi luye lwasebenza ngobuqili lwangena engxenyeni yohlelo olwenzelwe ukuphendula abasindile kulolo dlame. Kulesi simo okuso njengamanje, BONKE abasindile abakwazi ukuhlangabezana nezidingo zabo kulolu hlelo, futhi abaningi bethu abasebenza ohlelweni basebenzise indlela yokubhekana nokuziqhelelanisa namaqiniso alabo abangasizakali. Kepha lokhu kungashintsha, futhi kufanele, kuguquke. Kufanele siguqule uhlelo ukuze ubuntu obuphelele babo BONKE abasindile babonakale futhi bahlonishwe.

    Ukuzindla ngendlela ongashintsha ngayo njengesikhungo ngaphakathi kwezinhlelo eziyinkimbinkimbi, ezigxile kakhulu kudinga isibindi esikhulu. Kudinga ukuthi sime ezimeni zobungozi futhi siphendule ngomonakalo esiwudalile. Futhi kudinga ukuthi sigxile ngqo endleleni eya phambili. Kudinga ukuthi singabe sisathula ngamaqiniso. Amaqiniso esaziyo sonke akhona. Ubandlululo alulusha. Abasindile abaMnyama abazizwa bedumele futhi bengabonakali akuyona into entsha. Izinombolo Zabesifazane Bomdabu Abalahlekile Nababulewe azizintsha. Kepha ukubeka kwethu phambili phambili kuyinto entsha. 

    Abesifazane Abamnyama bafanelwe ukuthandwa, ukugujwa, nokuphakanyiselwa ukuhlakanipha kwabo, ulwazi lwabo, kanye nempumelelo yabo. Kumele futhi sikwamukele ukuthi Abesifazane Abamnyama akukho abangakwenza ngaphandle kokuthi baphile emphakathini owawungakaze uhloselwe ukubabheka njengababalulekile. Kumele silalele amazwi abo mayelana nokuthi kusho ukuthini ushintsho kepha sithwale ngokuphelele umthwalo wethu wokukhomba kanye nokulungisa ukungabi nabulungisa okwenzeka nsuku zonke.

    Abesifazane Bomdabu bafanele ukuhlala ngokukhululeka futhi bahlonishwe ngakho konke abakweluke kulo mhlaba esihamba kuwo - ukufaka nemizimba yabo uqobo. Imizamo yethu yokukhulula imiphakathi yabomdabu ekuhlukunyezweni kwasekhaya kumele ibandakanye ubunikazi bethu bokuhlukumezeka okungokomlando namaqiniso esifihla ngawo ukuthi ngubani owatshala leyo mbewu emhlabathini wabo. Ukufaka ubunikazi bezindlela esizama ngazo ukunisela leyo mbewu nsuku zonke njengomphakathi.

    Kulungile ukukhuluma iqiniso ngalokhu okwenzekile. Empeleni, kubalulekile ekusindeni ngokuhlanganyela kwabo BONKE abasindile kulo mphakathi. Lapho sifaka phakathi labo abalaleleka kokuncane, siqinisekisa ukuthi indawo ivulekele wonke umuntu.

    Singacabanga futhi sakhe ngenkuthalo uhlelo olunekhono elikhulu lokwakha ukuphepha futhi lubambe ubuntu bawo wonke umuntu emphakathini wethu. Singaba yizikhala lapho wonke umuntu amukeleka khona ngobunono babo, ngokuphelele, nalapho impilo yawo wonke umuntu inenani, lapho ukuziphendulela kuthathwa njengothando. Umphakathi lapho sonke sinethuba lokwakha impilo engenabo ubudlova.

    IQueens iyiqembu elixhasayo elasungulwa e-Emerge ukugxila kokuhlangenwe nakho kwabesifazane abaMnyama emsebenzini wethu. Yadalwa futhi iholwa Abesifazane Abamnyama.

    Kuleli sonto sethula ngokuziqhenya amagama nokuhlangenwe nakho kweQueens, abahambe ngenqubo eholwa nguCecelia Jordan emasontweni amane edlule ukukhuthaza okungagadiwe, okuluhlaza, okukhuluma iqiniso njengendlela yokuphulukiswa. Le ngcaphuno yilokho amaQueens akhethe ukuhlanganyela nomphakathi ukuhlonipha iNyanga Yokuqwashisa Ngodlame Lwasekhaya.