Ubulili Abathunjiwe: I-Trans Embodiment kanye ne-Prison Industrial Complex (iyatholakala ukuze i-odwe nge-a umnikelo ku-Truthout) ihlanganisa ndawonye imibono eguquguqukayo, eyeqisayo kanye neyobulili engavumelani namaphoyisa namajele. Amakhasi alo agcwele intukuthelo, usizi, ithemba, amahlaya kanye nesibindi, ethatha yonke into kusukela ekuhlaselweni kwezindlu zangasese kuya konxiwankulu, kusukela ekudlwengulweni kweziboshwa kuya emabhukwini okubhalisela izigilamkhuba zocansi.
Uhlelo lokuqala lwaphuma ngo-2011. Kusukela ngaleso sikhathi, phakathi kwendima kaLaverne Cox ethi "Orange is the New Black" kanye nenkantolo yezempi yase-Chelsea Manning yezindaba eziphezulu zenkantolo yezempi, izindaba zejele ezidlule ziye zangena ekuqapheleni komphakathi okujwayelekile. Kepha abantu abadlulayo nabazabalaza emajele akuyona into entsha. Ubulili Abathunjiwe isinika iwindi kulelifa lokumelana. Futhi ngaphezu kwalokho, kusiyisa emathubeni adakayo esikhathi esizayo.
Kimina, isandulela sikaCeCe McDonald sisodwa senza uhlelo lwesibili lube yigugu. Ngesikhathi uMcDonald ezivikela ekuhlaselweni okucwasa ngokwebala nokucwasa abantu, waboshwa wabekwa icala lokubulala. Ucaphuna leso sikhathi njengesiqalo semfundo yakhe yezepolitiki. Lapho echaza isikhathi sakhe ejele, uchitha ngokunganaki imibono yabesilisa ababoshiwe. Ngokuhlangenwe nakho kwakhe, intukuthelo nokukhohlisa kwakuvela kubasebenzi kaningi kuneziboshwa. Ukwengeza, uMcDonald usinikeza amazwibela "we-trans-topia" enhle - umhlaba osilindile lapho sesiqedile ukubulawa kwabesifazane abashintsha umbala futhi siqeda amajele ngokuphelele. Futhi usitshela indlela okudingeka sisebenze ngayo ukuze sifike lapho.
Ucezu lukaMcDonald akuyona ukuphela kokwengezwa okungavamile, noma kunjalo. U-Kalaniopua Young ulandelela indima yobukoloniyali babahlali ngomlando waseHawaii kanye nempilo yakhe njengowesifazane womdabu wase-Afrika. U-Chelsea Manning ubonisa izithakazelo nokuchema ngemuva kokubili kwezempi nezinhlelo zamajele. UJanetta Louise Johnson kanye no-Toshio Meronek benza imephu yokulimala kukakhonkolo kumajele asaqhubeka nokuhlukumeza abesifazane abashintshashintshayo kudala ngemuva kokukhululwa.
U-Eric Stanley, omunye wabahleli be Ubulili Abathunjiwe, ngathola ithuba lokuphendula eminye yemibuzo yami mayelana nendlela abayenza ngayo le ncwadi, nokuthi yini abathemba ukuthi izokwenza.
UGabriel Arkles: Ukunakwa kwabezindaba ezindabeni zakwamanye amazwe kukhule eminyakeni embalwa edlule. Imaphi amathuba nezingozi ozibonayo kulokhu kubonakala okukhulisiwe, futhi kwenzeka kanjani Ubulili Abathunjiwe ngingene kumxube?
U-Eric Stanley: Njengabaningi bethu, ngizizwa ngididekile ngokujulile mayelana nesikhathi samanje sokubonakala kwe-hyper. Kubonakala sengathi sivame ukukhohlwa ukuthi imidiya evamile ngokuyisisekelo i-anti-Black and transphobic, ngakho-ke iziphetho zayo azisoze zaba lutho ngaphandle kwalokho. Nokho, ngisho nangaphakathi kwalezi zakhiwo, ngezinye izikhathi izikhathi ezingase zibe khona ziyavela. Umbuzo-ke uthi, singakuhoxisa kanjani okunye kwalokhu kunakekela kanye nezinsiza ezikhiqizwayo futhi sikuqondise kwezombusazwe eziqinile. Sithemba ukuthi Ubulili Abathunjiwe, kanye nabanye esibambisene nabo, kungaduna umzuzu wethu wamanje wokubonakala ngokweqile kanye nokuphendukela kwe-trans liberalism kanye nezindlela ezivulekile ezibheke kwikusasa elihlangene nelikhululekile.
Ababhali abaningi bakhuluma kakhulu ngokuqedwa kwejele. Kimina kubonakala sengathi ubuholi obuningi emikhankasweni yokuqeda ijele eminyakeni yakamuva buphuma emiphakathini ehlukene neyizixhwanguxhwangu - nakuba, njengoba uReina Gossett esho [encwadini], ukuhlela okunohlonze kuvame ukudingisa ngodlame abesifazane abangama-trans kanye nabanye. abantu abangavumelani nobulili. Ucabanga ukuthi kungani abantu abaningi be-trans and queer bekhangwa kulo msebenzi, naphezu kwefa lokudingiswa?
Lesi ngesinye sezizathu ezenza uNat Smith, (omunye umhleli wencwadi) futhi ngiqale ukuphupha Ubulili Abathunjiwe, cishe eminyakeni engu-10 edlule manje. Lena into engichithe isikhathi esiningi ngicabanga ngayo, kodwa namanje anginayo impendulo. Kodwa-ke, ngendlela yokungaphenduli, singase siphikisane ngokuthi lokhu kuphikisana kufanekisela imisinga emikhulu Kwesokunxele kukho kokubili ukufakwa nokudingiswa. Inhloso yethu nge Ubulili Abathunjiwe kwakuwukuyisa ipolitiki ye-LGBT ekuhlaziyeni ababhubhisi basejele kanye nokusunduza abeNxele ukuthi basebenze ngokumelene ne-trans and homophobia yabo. Njengoba uReina esiza ukusikhumbuza, sivame ukuzizwa sinyamalele ngaphakathi kulokho “ukunyakaza kwethu” okusobala.
Ababhali abaningi baveza izinkinga ngemiphakathi ye-LGBT engazithatheli phezulu izindaba zasejele. Ishadi likaMorgan Bassichis, u-Alexander Lee kanye noDean Spade ukuthi “izixazululo” ze-LGBT ezivamile zisilela kanjani kulokho esikudinga ngempela. U-Yasmin Nair wembula ukusulwa kodlame lombuso ekukhulumeni ezindabeni zokuthuthela kwamanye amazwe ze-LGBT. UCeCe McDonald ukubeke kwacaca ukuthi abantu abaningi bathi bayizishoshovu ngaphandle kokuzifaka engozini nokwenza umsebenzi. Ngabe uthemba kanjani ukuthi imiphakathi yangaphandle kanye neyodwa izokwakha, ikhule futhi iguquke ukuze ihlangabezane nalezi zinselelo?
Ngisakholelwa esidingweni sokuhlangana kwabantu abaningi ekukhuliseni inkululeko yethu. Kodwa-ke angicabangi ukuthi ukwakha umfelandawonye kungakwazi, noma kufanele kwakhiwe ngokuthulisa izingxenye zethu. Ngethemba ukuthi okungenani sesiqalile ukukhipha izipoki zohlobo oluthile lwe-Leftist orthodoxy efuna ukuhambisana ngezindleko zomehluko.
Uma uMcDonald ekhuluma ngokubaluleka kokwenza umsebenzi futhi angagcini nje ngokukhuluma nje usuke ekhomba ukuthi “ukushisekela ubulungiswa emphakathini” kuthambekela futhi kuhlehla kanjani. Ngomsebenzi wokuqeda ijele, njengawo wonke umsebenzi wethu, ngicabanga ukuthi kufanele sicabange ngokuqhubekayo hhayi nje mayelana nezinyanga ezimbalwa ezizayo. Isibonelo, kubalulekile uma siqala ukubhala othile ngaphakathi ukuthi siqonde ukungalingani kwamandla kulokhu kuhlangana. Nginxusa abantu ngaphambi kokungena kulobu budlelwano ukuthi bacabange ngamandla ethu. Kungaba yingozi ngempela ukuthi othile aqale ubudlelwano be-peni nomuntu ongaphakathi, bese avele ayeke ukuphendula. Lokhu kusho, nginxusa wonke umuntu onekhono ukuba aqale ukubhala abantu ngaphakathi!
Isiqephu esisha sikaJanetta Louise Johnson kanye no-Toshio Meronek sidiliza umthelela oqhubekayo wokuboshwa kwabantu abaphumile, futhi sabelane ngokubaluleka kohlaka lobulungiswa bokukhubazeka ukuze kuqondwe ukuncika komunye nomunye. Isiqephu esivela ku-Reina Gossett, u-Bo Brown kanye no-Dylan Rodriguez ophuma kuhlelo lokuqala nalo lugcizelela isidingo sokuzibophezela ebulungiswa bokukhubazeka njengenqubo yokuqeda nya. Ububona kanjani ubudlelwano bomsebenzi wokuqeda ijele langaphandle nobulungiswa bokukhubazeka? Uyacabanga Ubulili Abathunjiwe njengokuxoxa ne-anthology Ukukhubazeka Kuboshiwe eyaphuma ngonyaka odlule?
Yebo! Ukukhubazeka Kuboshiwe liyincwadi emangalisayo engingeke ngikwazi ukuyincoma ngokwanele. Futhi njengoba ushilo ucezu olusha lukaJanetta no-Toshio lukhomba ngqo ezimpambanweni zokukhubazeka nomsebenzi wokuqeda, ikakhulukazi ngelensi yokuphinda ungene. Imiphakathi yezobulungiswa ngokukhubazeka kanye ne-PIC [imboni yezimboni zasejele] imiphakathi echithayo isenokwakha okuningi okufanele ikwenze. Indawo eyodwa engithemba ukuthi lo msebenzi ungahlangana khona ngamabomu imayelana nokwenza ubugebengu be-HIV. Isibonelo nje umshikashika wokukhulula uMichal Johnson, osanda kukhipha isigwebo seminyaka engu-30 ngaphansi kwemithetho “yokuchayeka” ene-HIV, indawo eyodwa efuna ukuthi sibheke i-PIC njengodlame olumelene nabaMnyama, olunamandla kanye nodlame olumelene nodlame. . Kukhona izikhala eziningi zokuxhumana kanye nokusebenzisana, kodwa ngicabanga ukuthi ukusebenzela ukuthuthukiswa kwedesimali kwabantu abane-HIV kanye nokukhululwa kwabo ngokushesha esitokisini kubalulekile.
Ngokubona kwakho, uhlelo lwesibili lwenzani Ubulili Abathunjiwe kufanele unikeze labo bantu asebefunde uhlelo lokuqala, futhi mhlawumbe omunye umsebenzi ka-Chelsea Manning kanye noCeCe McDonald? Ingabe basazothola imibono emisha ejabulisayo uma bethola lolu hlobo?
Ngethemba ukuthi zonke izingcezu ezintsha zizosiza ekwakheni nasekukhuliseni lowo msebenzi omkhulu ophila kuhlelo lokuqala. Ngicabanga ukuthi izingcezu ezintsha, ngokugxila kwazo ebulungiswa bokukhubazeka, ikoloniyalizim yezifiki kanye nezimboni zezempi, zisiqhubezela ekuqondeni okujulile kwepolitiki yokubhubhisa esiyidingayo.
Ekubongeni, usho ukuthi naphezu komsebenzi omningi wokucophelela, eminye “imibono namazwi abalulekile” asashoda kuwo. Ubulili Abathunjiwe. Yiziphi izinselelo ohlangabezane nazo ekuhlanganiseni le anthology?
Besilokhu siqonda Ubulili Abathunjiwe njengomzuzwana owodwa ohlwini lozalo olude lomsebenzi wokulwa nejele. Noma, besifuna ukuvuma ukuthi (njengawo wonke umsebenzi wethu) kuzoba kanjani iphrojekthi engaphelele. Sesikushilo lokho, sithumele izingcingo ezingaba ngu-400 zokuthi sibhale ngaphakathi USylvia Rivera Law Project futhi Ukumelana Okubalulekile. Futhi sagcina sishicilele zonke izingcezu esizithole kubantu ngaphakathi. Besingathanda ukufaka umsebenzi owengeziwe ovela kubantu ababoshiwe njengamanje. Sathola inqwaba yezincwadi eziphendulayo ezazikhuluma ngokuthi bafuna ukufaka isandla kanjani kodwa sesaba ukuthi bazojeziswa ngamajele uma kutholakala umsebenzi wabo, noma ubhalwe ngokungaziwa. Lokhu kungenye yezinto ezingokoqobo zokubhala ngamajele ngaphakathi kuwo.
Besifuna nokuvula isigaba "esithinteke kakhulu." Yize besifuna ukuqhubeka nokugxilisa abantu ngaphakathi njengamanje, besifuna futhi ukufaka ngaphansi kwalelo qwembe abathengisa ngomzimba abangase baboshwe bakhululwe kaningi ngenyanga. Yize bengahle bangachithi isikhathi eside ngaphakathi, impilo yabo yansuku zonke incishiswa ngesakhiwo sezimboni zasejele. Kanye nalokhu kuqonda okunwetshiwe, besifuna ukufaka abantu abahlala ezindaweni ezigxile kakhulu, njengesiqephu sika-Ralowe Ampu esimayelana nehhotela le-SRO (umhlali oyedwa) ahlala kulo.
Esanduleleni sakhe, uCeCe McDonald wabelana ngezinhlelo ezithokozisayo zokuzisebenzisa Ubulili Abathunjiwe njengengxenye yohlelo lokuqeqesha abantu abasemajele. Yini enye ongasitshela yona mayelana nezindlela abantu abazisebenzisile noma abahlele ukuzisebenzisa Ubulili Abathunjiwe?
Mina no-Nat sanquma kwasekuqaleni ukuthi yonke inzuzo esiyitholayo ekuthengisweni kwayo Ubulili Abathunjiwe izohambisa amakhophi mahhala kubantu abangaphakathi emajele nasemajele. Ngokusebenzisa Izincwadi ze-LGBT Eziboshiwe, kanye nezinye izinhlangano, sesithumele amakhophi angaba ngu-500 ngaphakathi kuze kube manje. Lokhu kusize ukunikeza impendulo uma abantu abangaphakathi bengaphendula encwadini. Le ncwadi iphinde yasetshenziswa emaqenjini amaningi okufunda angaphakathi/angaphandle, okuyinto ejabulisa ngempela. Konke lokhu kusho ukuthi siyabona Ubulili Abathunjiwe njengengxenye yesu elikhulu nele-morphing, elihlanganisa ukufunda nokubhala kanye nesenzo esiqondile kanye nazo zonke ezinye izinhlobo zokumelana nobuciko.
UGabriel Arkles unguprofesa wokufundisa e-Northeastern University School of Law futhi uyilungu elihlangene eSylvia Rivera Law Project. Ushicilele izindatshana ezibuyekeza umthetho mayelana nobulili nodlame locansi emajele ase-US, futhi uhlanganisa isahluko esimayelana nezindaba zomthetho nezokuziphatha ekusebenzeni namakhasimende angavumelani nobulili encwadini ezoshicilelwa yi-American Psychological Association.
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