Kunzima ukukholelwa ukuthi ukuphela kwe- Inyanga Yokuziqhenya uphezu kwethu. Akungabazeki ukuthi abanye babafundi bethu bayaphefumula njengoba befunda lokhu… uma befunda lokhu.

Ngenyanga edlule, noma kunjalo, ngenze konke okusemandleni ami ukucacisa ngokusobala ukuhlangana kwendlela yokwethuka nomphakathi we-LGBTQ nokubungaza ukuzibandakanya komphakathi wethu kulolu hlobo lohlobo.

Ukusho ukuthi ngifunde okuningi futhi ngihlangane nabantu abanethalente, nabasebenza kanzima ebhizinisini elethukayo phakathi nalolu chungechunge bekungaba ukubekwa phansi kweminyaka eyishumi, futhi bengicabanga ukuthi njengoba lo mkhosi usuzophela , kungaba isikhathi esihle sokucabanga ngezifundo ezithile ozifundile.

Isifundo # 1 Ukuzondwa kwabantu bobulili obufanayo nobungqingili kuyaphila futhi kumphakathi owethusayo…

Ngibambe umoya lapho ngishaya shicilela esihlokweni esimemezele inyanga yokuziqhenya yeHorror yeNyanga Yokuziqhenya. Ngibambe umoya ngenkathi ngikuthumela ekhasini lethu kuFacebook.

Ngangisanda kuqala ukuphefumula ngemuva kokuphawula okuhle kokuqala futhi ngangicabanga ukuthi, “Mhlawumbe abantu bazophola ngalokhu…” ngaphambi kokuba kuvele i-vitriol, homophobia, transphobia, njll.

Ngamahora ayi-12 ngalolo suku lokuqala, ngangiqaphe ukuphawula okukulesi sihloko, ngisusa ukuhlukunyezwa, futhi ngibhekisisa “izimpikiswano” uma umuntu engazibiza kanjalo. Lolo suku lonke kwakuyimpi yangaphakathi phakathi kokuzimisela ukuqhubeka nokunqotshwa ngokuphelele.

Kodwa-ke kwangikhumbuza ukuthi imbewu yalomgubho weNyanga Yokuziqhenya yaqale yahlwanyelwa kuphi.

Eminyakeni embalwa eyedlule, mina nomyeni wami saya komunye wemihlangano emikhulu kakhulu esabisayo eningizimu-ntshonalanga lapho ngenza umsebenzi wami njengentatheli ye-iHorror. Ngenkathi kuphunywa intuthu ebidingeka kakhulu ngaphandle, umuntu omi eduze kwethu wavele waphenduka wathi, “Ngabe owesilisa noma owesifazane lowo?”

Ekuqaleni bengingaqiniseki ukuthi ukhuluma nobani noma ukhuluma nobani kodwa ngibheke kuye kuqala ngase ngiphenduka ngibona ukuthi ubheke kuphi. Kwakukhona i-dude ngokuhudula okugcwele kweVamp, futhi yayikhona ukuzamazama!

Ngabuyela kulo mfana ngathi empeleni bekuyindoda. Wanikina ikhanda futhi angisoze ngakukhohlwa akushoyo ngokulandelayo.

"Cishe angizanga kulo nyaka ngoba lezi zimanga zihlala zigcwele indawo," futhi waphenduka wahamba ngaphambi kokuba ngiphendule.

Manje, khumbula, kwakukhona inqwaba yabantu ababegqoke imvunulo ephelele, futhi hhayi idlanzana labo kwakungabesifazane abagqokise okokugqokisa futhi bebeka amasende abo kuFreddy Kreuger, Michael Myers, kanye nanoma iliphi elinye inani labantu ababi kakhulu, umfana wangena endodeni eyodwa ehudulayo ngoba LOKHO kwakunyanyeka.

Ngokungangabazeki, ukusho kwakhe kwenziwa ngoba wayengazi ukuthi mina noBill sasiyizithandani. Sitsheliwe ngaphambilini ukuthi "asikhiphi leyo vibe" noma ngabe kusho ukuthini isihogo.

Ngehluleka ukubhekana nokuzonda abantu bobulili obufanayo ngalolo suku, kodwa bengilokhu ngikwimishini kusukela lapho, futhi noma ngabe ngifunde imibono engakanani enenzondo kule Nyanga Yokuziqhenya, noma ngabe ngithole imilayezo engakanani emibi ngqo, bengazi ukuthi kulokhu hhayi futhi ngeke athule.

Njengoba iNyanga Yokuziqhenya YeHorror iqhubeka, bekukhona okumbalwa nokuncane kwalokhu kuphawula. Angazi ukuthi bagcine bebonile yini ukuthi bekungeke kumise izindatshana ukuthi zingafiki noma ngabe bavele baphelelwa izindlela zokubuza ukuthi "Inyanga Eqondile Yokuziqhenya" izokwenzeka nini.

Ngokwami ​​ngithanda ukucabanga ukuthi oyedwa noma ababili babo kungenzeka ukuthi bachithe isikhathi esithile befunda lezi zihloko futhi bathinteka kuzo. (Umuntu angaphupha, akunjalo?)

Uma ngikhuthaze uzwela emqondweni womuntu oyedwa, lapho-ke ngiyobe ngiwubalile lo msebenzi njengempumelelo. Sengichithe isikhathi esiningi ngizibuza ukuthi kukangaki umuntu engathumela ukuthi “anginandaba” kusethi yama-athikili ngaphambi kokuba abone ukuthi bayakhathala, nokuthi kukhona ungaphatheki kahle ngesihloko, futhi mhlawumbe sekuyisikhathi sokucabanga ukuthi kungani.

Kunoma ikuphi, ngithanda ukuthatha isikhashana ukuvumela bonke abantu baveze inzondo yabo yokuthi sizobuya ngonyaka ozayo kolunye uchungechunge lweNyanga Yokuzikhukhumeza, futhi njalo ngonyaka ngemuva kwalokho kuze kube manje akusadingeki Imikhosi Yokuziqhenya.

Isifundo # 2 Kunenqwaba yabalandeli abesabekayo be-LGBTQ laphaya abathanda kakhulu lokhu ebesikwenza.

Ngenkathi kwakukhona inzondo eningi yokuhamba, kufanele ngithi kwakukhona abantu abaningi ababi abazwakalisa ukwesekwa kwabo kanye nokwazisa kwabo ngeNyanga Yokuziqhenya Ye-Horror.

Abaningi bangibhalele ukungazisa ukuthi noma ngabe uthini omunye umuntu, babejabule kakhulu ukufunda izindatshana ezikhuluma ngomphakathi wabo nokwazi ukuthi iHorror kwakuyiwebhusayithi evulekile neyamukelayo.

Ngifunde ukuphawula okungaphezu kokukodwa kuma-athikili aveza ukushaqeka ukuthi ababhali be-LGBTQ, abaqondisi, ababhali, njll. Benze amafilimu abawathandayo futhi babhala ezinye zezincwadi zabo abazithandayo okugcine kungumongo wenjongo yeNyanga Yokuziqhenya Ye-Horror kusuka kuyo ukuqala.

Kwaletha ukumamatheka ebusweni bami lapho ngiqala ukubona amagama abantu ababelana noma abaphendula izihloko kaninginingi. Angikwazi ukuwabala la magama lapha, kepha yazi ukuthi ngikubonile, futhi lo mgubho ube yimpumelelo ngoba ngawe.

Isifundo # 3 Kusekude phambili emkhankasweni wokufakwa kohlobo olujwayelekile…

Izimo zingukuthi, ngisho nabalandeli abanohlonze kakhulu ababone yonke ifilimu ekhishwa ebanzi yonyaka odlule bangabiza mhlawumbe abambalwa abalingiswa ababengebona abesilisa nabesifazane abaqondile.

Eqinisweni, ngicabanga ukuthi iningi lizoba nzima ukuthola amagama amathathu.

Imantra yami ngenkathi ngakha lolu chungechunge bekungukuthi: Ukufakwa. Ukubonakala. Ukumelwa. Ukulingana.

Lezi zinto ezine zisho umhlaba emphakathini we-LGBTQ noma ngabe sikhuluma ngezinqumo zikahulumeni noma ukuzijabulisa kwethu esikuthandayo.

Enye yezinto ezisongela enkululekweni yethu njengomphakathi wabantu ukuphikwa kobukhona bethu.

Uma singabonakali, pho kungani umuntu kufanele anakekele uma izidingo zethu zihlangatshezwa? Uma singezwakala, pho kungani umuntu kufanele azikhathalele izikhalazo zethu?

Futhi yebo, lokho kufaka phakathi uhlobo olwesabekayo.

I-Horror inezithameli eziningi, futhi ukwethula abalingiswa abajwayelekile be-LGBT kumafilimu esiwathandayo kubalulekile. Impela, kungahle kube nzima kumalungu athile ezilaleli ukuthi athathe ekuqaleni, kepha sikhuluma ngeqembu labantu abazohlala babukele ukuhlukunyezwa, ukubulawa, kanye nezinye izihluku eziningi ezijabulisayo.

Impela, into emsulwa njengendoda ethanda enye indoda noma owesifazane ekushintsheni ukuba yindoda ayisongeli kangako lezo zinto, futhi ngokuqinisekile zizolungiswa.

Uma uJordani Peele asifundisa noma yini nge Phuma ngukuthi kunemakethe yabambalwa kulolu hlobo, futhi ngincenga abakhiqizi nezinhloko ze-studio ukuthi bakubheke lokho lapho benza izinqumo esikhathini esizayo njengoba nami ngincenga ababhali bama-screen ukuthi baqhubeke nokufaka lezo zinhlamvu emibhalweni yakho.

Isifundo # 4… futhi lokho kufaka abantu be-LGBTQ abanombala…

Njengoba ngichithe isikhathi ngicwaninga ngeNyanga Yokuzikhukhumeza Kwe-Horror, into eyodwa yacaca kakhulu ekuqaleni kwenqubo: Uma abantu abanenkinga kunzima ukuthola kulolu hlobo, khona-ke abantu abakhaliphile abanemibala basondele kakhulu.

Bengizimisele ngokuthola abadali bama-queer horror ababemnyama nabaseLatino nabase-Asia.

Ngeqiniso ngaqala ukwethuka kancane lapho ngibona ukuthi kuncane kangakanani ukumelwa okukhona. Ngaqala ukusesha amabhodi emiyalezo namaqembu abenzi bamafilimu ku-Facebook ngizama ngamandla ukuthola abenzi bamafilimu be-LGBTQ, ababhali, ababhali be-screen ababengemhlophe futhi bavela nedlanzana kuphela.

Yize ngikwazi ukuqagela ngezizathu zokuthi kungani, sengiqale ukukholelwa ukuthi kungenxa yokuthi babona sengathi uhlobo alunandawo ngenxa yohlanga lwabo noma ukuma kwabo, futhi lokho kufanele kushintshe.

Ngaphandle kwezinkulumo zobandlululo esizibonayo nesizizwayo ezindabeni nsuku zonke, kungu-2018 futhi akunandawo yokubandlulula ngokobuhlanga emhlabeni. I-Horror ibilokhu imayelana "nenye," futhi sekuyisikhathi sokuthi samukele imiphumela egcwele yalokho okushiwo ohlotsheni lolo hlobo.

Isifundo # 5… nokubona iqiniso lokuthi ukumelwa kwe-LGBTQ kungafaka futhi kufanele kufake phakathi labo ubunikazi babo abangaphandle kwe-L & G.

Lokhu yinto esiqhubeka nokulwa nayo ngaphakathi komphakathi wethu. I-bi-erasure, i-transphobia, kanye nokuxoshwa okungacashile kangako kwabantu abathandana nabobulili obufanayo noma labo abakhomba njengobungqingili, i-pansexual, i-hetero- ne-homo-flexible, njll. ngazo zonke izizathu engiziqambe ngezinkinga zomjaho ngenhla.

Lapho, ngakusho.

Isifundo # 6 Ukufakwa ngeke kwenzeke konke ngasikhathi sinye.

Njengoba ngithanda ukucabanga ukuthi ngokuzumayo wonke umuntu uzoba nesikhathi esibekiwe esithi "a-ha" silandelwe ukusabela "okufanele-sikuthole kulokhu", ngiyazi ukuthi akunjalo nje.

Angikukhuthazi ukuphoqa izinhlamvu ze-LGBTQ kuyo yonke imibhalo nezindaba. Ukwenza kanjalo bekungeke kuzuze lutho ikakhulukazi uma labo balingisi beqala ukuzizwa sengathi bafakwe izicathulo kwifilimu ukugcwalisa isilinganiso.

Futhi-ke, noma nginenkinga yokwenza lokho, mina nawo wonke umphakathi we-LGBTQ kufanele sibekezele njengoba uhlobo esiluthandayo lufinyelela kuleso sikhathi.

Kodwa-ke, akumele singakhathali ekubekezeleni kwethu. Kufanele sigqugquzele izingxoxo ngezihloko zokufakwa kanye nokumelwa, hhayi ngokwethuka kuphela kepha nasemhlabeni jikelele okungiholela esifundweni sokugcina esisitholile.

Isifundo # 7 Umuntu oyedwa angahle angakwazi ukuguqula umhlaba, kepha angaboleka izwi labo kwabanye abalwela leyo njongo kwezinye izinkundla.

Angibhalanga lolu chungechunge lwama-athikili ukushintsha isimo samalungelo e-LGBTQ emhlabeni. Abanamandla okwenza konke lokho ngokwabo.

Ngiyakwazi, kepha, ukusiza ukukhuthaza ushintsho emhlabeni wamafilimu ohlobo nezinganekwane njengoDan Reynolds, indoda ephambili yeqembu i-Imagine Dragons, usebenza ukuguqula umbono kaMormon ngokufakwa kwe-LGBTQ ekuphenduleni amazinga okuzibulala kwentsha ka-Utah afana noDan Reynolds USavage owaqala iphrojekthi ethi “It Get Better” njengomsebenzi wokufinyelela entsheni ye-LGBTQ enomuzwa wokuthi ukuzibulala ukuphela kwendlela yabo yokuphuma ekuhlushweni kwabahlukumezi nabazali abavumela imikhuba yangenkathi ephakathi efana nokwelashwa kokuguqula.

Futhi-ke kukhona uLaverne Cox, umlingisi omnyama we-trans futhi oyisishoshovu osebenzise ukugxila kwakhe nepulatifomu ukubhekana namazinga okubulala abulala abanye besifazane abasebenza naye.

Kuthiwani ngoGeorge Takei, osebenzisa ipulatifomu yakhe njengomakadebona kwelinye lama-franchise adume kakhulu e-sci-fi emlandweni ukukhulumela amalungelo abantu be-LGBTQ yonke indawo?

Kukhona uMartina Navratilova owenqabile ukuhlala ekhabetheni futhi waphila amanga futhi osebenzise impilo yakhe yonke elwela ukunika abanye abasubathi emhlabeni wonke ukusekelwa abakudingayo ukuze baphile impilo yabo futhi baziqhenye.

Wake wezwa ngoPeter Tatchell? Ubelokhu ekhankasela amalungelo alinganayo omphakathi we-LGBTQ kusukela ngeminyaka yama-1960 futhi ngokungakhathali usebenza nezisekelo emhlabeni wonke, ikakhulukazi kulawo mazwe lapho ukumangala kungaholela ekuboshweni nasekufeni.

Ngizwe ukuxhumeka kubo bonke laba bantu njengoba ngibhale izindatshana zokuziqhenya kule nyanga kakhulu njengoba ngizwile ukuxhumana nalabo abeza ngaphambi kwethu, bevula indlela ngegazi labo, umjuluko, nezinyembezi eziningi kangaka.

Ngakho-ke, cha… mhlawumbe angikwazi ukushintsha umhlaba wonke nemibono yabo emphakathini we-LGBTQ ngokumane ngibhale izindatshana ngokufakwa kuhlobo olwesabekayo.

Kodwa-ke, uma ngifaka izwi lami kumculo walaba nabanye abangenakubalwa, iningi labo elinamagama ongeke ulizwe, elisebenza ngokungakhathali ukufakwa, ukubonakala, ukumelwa kanye nokulingana, ngiyakutshela ngibona sengathi ushintsho luyenzeka .

Ngakho-ke, kuze kube yisikhathi esizayo khumbula: Ziqhenye ngokuthi ungubani. Sekela abenzi bamafilimu be-LGBTQ, ababhali, ababhali besikrini, abakhiqizi, njll. Kuhlobo, bese usebenzisa izwi lakho nsuku zonke ukugcina ingxoxo, nomphakathi wethu uchuma.