KoSisters of Perpetual Indulgence, i-Dodgers whiplash iyingxenye yenkonzo

Buza ku-LA Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence ukuthi kungani benqume ukujoyina i-oda lama-drag nuns, futhi iningi labo lizokutshela ukuthi yingoba bezwa i shayela.

UDade Tootie Toot (izindebe eziluhlaza okotshani, intshebe emnyama, ingubo yokugqoka eyisimaragidu) wezwa sengathi ithani lezitini lapho engena endaweni yesikhumba lapho kwakubuthene khona odade abambalwa.

U-Sister Unity (iveli le-tangerine, izimonyo zeso le-tangerine, i-tangerine enoboya eyebiwe) uzizwe njengengxube elumayo yomlilo, iqhwa nogesi ngesikhathi kwenzeka ngokohlelo lwangempela lodade ababusisa isixuku embukisweni wokuziqhenya e-San Francisco.

Futhi uDade Candy Cide we-Immaculate Misconception (ingubo emnyama enemikhono emide, ibhayi elimhlophe, izintambo ezimbalwa zamaparele mbumbulu) wafikelwa umuzwa wamandla ovela eqenjini lezindelakazi ezihudulayo ezazihamba emgwaqeni emcimbini we-LA Pride.

“Ngangisazizwa nginecala lokuthi ngizobadumaza abazali bami ngenxa yalokhu engiyikho,” usho kanje. “Lapho ngithola ukuthi umlayezo wodade wawumayelana nokususa umuzwa wecala oyihlazo nokulungisa injabulo yabantu, ngathi, ‘Ngidinga ukuzenzela lokho, futhi kufanele ngikwenzele nabanye abantu.’”

Ngokwenza kwabo okumhlophe okusayinwe, ama-wimples amakhulu (awabiza ngokuthi ama-Hoobie Doobies) nemivimbo emikhulu, i-Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence iphendulela amakhanda nomaphi lapho eya khona. Kodwa iphrofayili kazwelonke yeqembu inyuke kakhulu muva nje lapho abakwaDodgers bememezela ukuthi bazohlonipha odade ngendondo yamaqhawe omphakathi, wahoxisa umklomelo ngemva kokududuzwa emaqenjini amaKhatholika alandela imithetho bese kuthi-ke wayibuyisela – phakathi nezinsuku ezimbalwa zesivunguvungu.

Osisi baphinde bamukele indondo njengobuholi beDodger bafunga ukuthi bazozifundisa kangcono. Esikhundleni sokuba nomunyu, odade wanikeza isibusiso:

Kwangathi imidlalo ingabusiswa!
Kwangathi abadlali bangabusiswa!
Bangabusiswa abalandeli!
Kwangathi ubhiya nama-hot dog kungageleza ngobuningi obumnandi!

Nakuba abanye bebengase bakuthole kunzima ukuxolela abakwaDodger, leyo akuyona indlela yodade, kusho uDade June Cleavage, oyilungu leqembu lesifazane elicula ubulili. (I-Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence yamukela abantu “bakubo bonke ubulili, uhlanga, ukumanyana kwezothando, izigaba, izinhlobo, i-phylum, okuthandwayo kwesiphuzo, kanye nokuthanda ubulili,” ngokusho kwabo. iwebhusayithi.)

“Awuzi kule nhlangano ngaphandle kokuqonda, ngaphandle kozwelo futhi ngaphandle kokulwa nalezi zimpi ngaphambili ngezinga elincane,” kusho yena. “Ngicabanga ukuthi kuza nobizo.”

Ngobusuku bakamuva basentwasahlobo, odade abangu-11 bahlangane e-Elysian Park ethunzini le-Dodger Stadium begqoke izingubo zokugqoka ukuze baxoxe ngeledlule, imanje kanye nekusasa leqembu elingenzi nzuzo ngemuva kwe-hullabaloo yakamuva.

Imvelaphi yodade isukela ku-1979, lapho amadoda amathathu angama-gay eqala ukugijima e-San Francisco ngemikhuba yezindela. Okwaqala njengehlaya elinamandla ngokushesha kwaba kubi nakakhulu lapho inkinga ye-AIDS igadla ekuqaleni kwawo-1980 futhi iSisters of Perpetual Indulgence ibamba. abaqoqi bokuqala bengculazi izinhlangano kanye nokukhipha ipheshana lokuqala lobulili obuphephile.

Ukusabalala kwegama leqembu elashada nokungahloniphi ngenkonzo, futhi izahluko ezintsha zavela emadolobheni asemhlabeni wonke, kuhlanganise nase-LA ngo-1995.

Isitatimende semishini yodade “siwukuqedwa kwecala lokucwaswa kanye nokumenyezelwa kwenjabulo yomhlaba wonke,” kodwa kusukela ekusungulweni kwabo, babizwa ngokuthi abasathane nabamelene nobuKhatholika futhi. besolwa abaphikisi babo ngokuklolodela izindela ezingamaKatolika.

Akuyona indlela ababona ngayo.

“Asihleki lutho,” kusho uDade Harlot D Lite (ingubo encane enezimbambo ezibomvu, amacici entshakaza ebomvu, izimonyo ezipinki ezihlotshisiwe). “Siyazazisa izindela, futhi sikwenza ngendlela yethu, sisebenzela umphakathi wethu.”

Bonke odade basebenza ngokuzithandela, futhi noma iyiphi imali abayithola ngeminikelo, ukubonakala noma imicimbi abayiphonsayo ikhishwa ezinhlanganweni ezisiza umphakathi.

“Noma yiliphi idola elingena kodade libuyela emphakathini,” kusho uDade Candy Side. “Akusizuzi ngalutho.”

Baphinde bakhonze abantu ngabanye abantu abaswele.

“Ekuqaleni, kwasimangaza ukuthukuthela kwethu ukuthola ukuthi abantu bayalithanda ihlaya, kodwa futhi bayithatha njengento ebalulekile indaba yendela,” kusho u-Sister Unity. “Futhi saqala ukucabanga, ‘Uyazi, sinomthwalo wemfanelo ongathi sína. Masiphile ngokuvumelana nalokho futhi sinikeze abantu iqiniso lenhliziyo yethu kanye nokucwazimula namahlaya.’”

Manje, odade babiza ukusebenzelana komuntu ngamunye ngokuthi “umsebenzi wemishini” futhi bathi kwenzeka ngaso sonke isikhathi. Bakhumbula ngesikhathi uDade Mariposa Patriota, manje osengudade osekhulile, emi ekhoneni eNtshonalanga Hollywood phakathi nokushaqeka komculo womdanso, exoxa nensizwa eyayisanda kuphumela kubazali bayo e-Orange County. Wayekhala ngoba kwakungahambanga kahle. Wamqinisekisa ukuthi wayezophila nokuthi, nakuba kwakubuhlungu manje, kwakunomphakathi wezinkulungwane olungele ukumeseka futhi ube abangane nomndeni wakhe.

U-Sister Unity ukhumbula ethatha isivumo sokuvuma izono endlini yokugezela ye-gay bar kababa oyisidlakela wesikhumba owayekhathazekile ngesoka lakhe. U-Sister June Cleavage usanda kuchitha imizuzu engu-30 emcimbini wodade waminyaka yonke we-White Dress Party ebambe isandla sevolontiya ebelikhalela unina, owayesanda kushona.

Abanye odade bacabanga ukuthi ukungaziwa kwezimonyo ezimhlophe kuvumela abantu ukuba bavuleleke kubo.

“Kuyimaski, futhi ngesinye isikhathi abantu bakhululeke kakhudlwana ukukhuluma nesifihla-buso kunobuso bomuntu wangempela,” kusho uDade Candy Cide.

U-Dade Loose Clarita, okwakheka kwakhe okumibalabala okufana nefulegi laseMexico, uthe odade badlala nge-archetype ye-jester noma i-clown.

“Ngaphandle kokuthi une-phobia, uyazi ukuthi i-clown ngeke ikulimaze. Uyena oyisimungulu, ongenanzuzo,” kusho yena. “Futhi ngakho kusivumela ukuthi sifinyelele kwabanye abantu ezindaweni ezimnyama abangasaba ukuya kuzo.”

Ukujoyina oSista akulula njengokukhetha igama elihle nokufaka izimonyo. Inqubo ivamise ukuthatha okungenani izinyanga eziyi-18.

Kuqala ngesigaba esifisayo, lapho umuntu eveza intshisekelo yakhe yokuba usisi, ekhetha igama bese eqala ukuya emihlanganweni.

Uma konke kuhamba kahle, ngemva kwezinyanga ezintathu, ungena esiteji sokuphendula, lapho angaqala khona ukugqoka izimonyo kodwa akakanikwa iveyili.

Ezinyangeni eziyisithupha ngemuva kwalokho, uzonyukela esigabeni sabaqalayo, lapho egqoke khona iHoobie Doobie futhi kulindeleke ukuthi abambe iqhaza emicimbini nasemihlanganweni kodwa kumele agqoke iveyili emhlophe emicimbini.

Ukuze uthole iziqu kudade ogcwele, umfundamakhwela ngamunye kufanele agcwalise iphrojekthi, njengokukhiqiza umcimbi noma ukuhlela umkhankaso wocansi oluphephile. Omunye udade wabhala incwadi yokupheka wayinika inhlangano yengculaza. Omunye uhlele isikhathi sendaba kadadewabo endaweni ye-LGBTQ+ e-Torrance, lapho odade bafundela izingane ngesiNgisi nange-Spanish.

“Engikutshela abantu ukuthi isigaba ngasinye sifana nokuthi, ‘Ingabe ukusangana kwakho kuyahambisana nohlanya lwethu?’” UDade uKumonawanna Leya kusho. “Futhi futhi, ‘Ingabe uzele umsebenzi ngaphezu kobuwula?’ Ngoba kuwumsebenzi.”

Odade bajwayele ukuheha ukunakwa, kodwa abaningi bayavuma ukuthi i-whiplash yakamuva iye yaba nethonya elingokomzwelo.

Lapho abezindaba bephakamisa ukuthi abakwa-Dodgers baqale bahoxisa umklomelo ngenxa yokuthi abalandeli beqembu le-baseball iningi labo bangamaLatino namaKhatholika, u-Sister Bearonce Knows, umlandeli weqembu impilo yakhe yonke, wayephatheke kabi. “Ngangithi, ‘Yebo, kunjalo mina,'” wathi. “Pho ufuna ukukhuluma ngani?”

UDade Tootie wathi kodade abaningi, isinyenyela sokuqala sasibiza okuhlangenwe nakho okubuhlungu kwangesikhathi esidlule.

“Ukusabela kwami ​​​​kwasekuqaleni kwaba lapha siyaphinda futhi – endala efanayo, endala efanayo,” kusho yena. “Njengabaningi abayizitabane, sijwayele ukuphoxeka futhi sithathelwa izinto. Abaningi bethu bakubonile lokho ngemindeni yethu nabangane nemiphakathi yethu.”

Kodwa odade abaningi bathi kukhona okungahambi kahle kulokhu, nangaphambi kokuba abakwaDodger baxolise.

“Ngiyisitabane saseMexico esihlala e-United States of America, ngakho ngihlale ngesaba,” kusho uDade Bearonce. “Lesi simo asikushintshi lokho kimina, kodwa ngazizwa ngisekelwa kakhulu, hhayi umphakathi wakithi kuphela kodwa nakubantu abangaphandle komphakathi wethu.”

Wavuma usisi Tootie. “Ngaqale ngaphatheka kabi kodwa kuthe uma ngibona ukuphuphuma kothando lwavele lwangibuyisela empilweni,” kusho yena.

U-Sister Unity uthintwe yikho konke ukwesekwa okuvela ezinhlanganweni ze-LGBTQ+, ebezingahlale zamukelekile emhlabeni wonke kulabo abahudulayo.

“Ngicabanga ukuthi wushintsho lwamasiko emphakathini we-LGBTQ,” kusho yena.

Kodwa kuDade Candy Cide, ukwesekwa okuzuzisa kakhulu akuthola kuvela emndenini wakhe omzalayo.

Eminyakeni edlule, wakuthola kunzima ukuya kubazali bakhe.

Nokho, ngesonto eledlule, unina wafona exoxa naye ukuthi uthukile ukuzwa abantu bekhuluma izinto ezimbi ngoSisters of Perpetual Indulgence. Wayazi ukuthi kwakuyiqembu elihle futhi uCandy wayengumuntu omangalisayo.

Kwakuwubufakazi obengeziwe bokuthi kundelakazi, izimangaliso zingenzeka.