Ukujonga kunyaka ophelileyo, kukhuselekile ukuthi sonke sidlule kwizinto ezininzi. Ukusuka ekuzingeleni phantsi ngexesha lobhubhane we-coronavirus ukuya kumonde silinde ithuba lethu lokufumana isitofu ukuze sonke sihambe ngokukhuselekileyo kwakhona, unyaka ophelileyo ngokwenene asizukuwulibala. Kodwa, phakathi kwayo yonke loo nto, thina Ukuhamba + Ukuzonwabisa sikhuphe ipodcast yethu yokuqala, Masikhe sihambe kunye , Ukuqaqambisa indlela uhambo oluguqula ngayo indlela esizibona ngayo thina nehlabathi.

Kumboniso, umqhubi wenqwelomoya kunye nomamkeli zindwendwe uKellee Edwards wazise abaphulaphuli kubakhenkethi abohlukeneyo ababonisa ukuba abahambi beza ngazo zonke iimilo kunye nobukhulu kwaye bevela kuzo zonke iindlela zobomi. Ukusuka kumfazi wokuqala omnyama ukuya kwilizwe ngalinye eMhlabeni ukuya kwindoda eya eMachu Picchu kwisitulo esinamavili, sahlangana nabantu abakhohlakeleyo. Kwaye ngoku, ngesiqendu sethu sokuqala sexesha lethu lesibini, uEdward ubuyile ukuzokwazisa kubantu abatsha, iindawo ezintsha kunye neembono ezintsha.

Kwisiqendu sokuqala, abaphulaphuli bazisiwe kuAnnise Parker ukunceda ukuqonda ukuba iHouston, eTexas yaba sesinye sezona zixeko zihlukeneyo e-US Parker, owayesebenza njengebhinqa elalililungu lebhunga kunye nomlawuli wesixeko, wayekwangusodolophu wayo - owokuqala ekuhleni Umntu we-LGBTQ + ukwenza njalo kwisixeko esikhulu sase-US. Kukhuselekile ukuthi uSodolophu uParker uyazi iHouston kakuhle.

'IHouston ibiyidolophu ebalulekileyo ngokufumana amathuba emisebenzi kunye nezoqoqosho- kodwa yona ingaphezulu koko. Sisixeko esinobuhlobo kakhulu, esikhululekileyo, nesinokuhlala. Kwaye sonke isixeko siza kukuxelela ukuba, bahlukile, 'utshilo uSodolophu uParker ku-Edwards. 'Kodwa into enomdla ngeHouston eyothusa abantu abavela ngaphandle yindlela eyenzeka ngayo kwilizwe jikelele.'

Njengoko uParker echazayo, omnye kwabane baseHoustonia ngokwenene uzelwe ngaphandle, eboya ilaphu lenkcubeko esixekweni, kwindawo yesine ngobukhulu eUnited States. 'Ngokwenyani sinobuchwephesha, ngokwembono yabantu, sithathwa njengeyona dolophu yahluke kakhulu eMelika kunye nendawo apho iMelika izakubakhona kwixesha elizayo,' wongeze watsho.

Kumboniso, uSodolophu uParker wabelana ngamava akhe eHouston, ngakumbi imbali yakhe njengelitshantliziyo kunye nelungu lendawo yokuhlala, ekugqibeleni wasebenza esixekweni njengosodolophu wokuqala wesini. 'Sinoluntu lwe-LGBT oluhlangeneyo, kodwa njengesixeko kudala siyinxalenye yentshukumo ebanzi ye-LGBT, utshilo, ebonisa ukubaluleka kweHouston kunye ne-apos; s Pride Parade yasebusuku.

Esi sibini sikwathethana noluntu olwenza iHouston, kubandakanya nolunye uhlanga lwabantu baseVietnam kunye noluntu lwaseLatinx; indlela iziseko zoqoqosho zaseHouston & apos zigcina zitsala abantu abatsha esixekweni, kwaye kutheni kufanelekile ukuba ibe nebala kubahambi & neepos; Uluhlu lwamabhakethi. Kwaye konke oko kuyadibanisa kuthathelwa ingqalelo elona candelo lililo lomsebenzi wakhe, utshilo uSodolophu uParker, 'yayiyintloko yenkokeli yesixeko.'

Yiva ngakumbi kuSodolophu uParker noKellee Edwards malunga neHouston nabo bonke ubuqaqawuli bayo Masikhe sihambe kunye , ngoku IiPodcasts zeApple , Spotify , Umdlali.FM , kwaye naphina iipodcast ziyafumaneka.

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UKellee : Molo, igama lam ndinguKellee Edwards ... kwaye le yi-Let & apos; s Go Together, i-podcast evela kuhambo + lokuzonwabisa malunga neendlela zokuhamba ezisidibanisa, kwaye kwenzeka ntoni xa ungavumeli nantoni na ikuyekise ukubona umhlaba. Wamkelekile kwisiqendu sokuqala sexesha lesibini le-Let & apos; s Go Together. I & apos; ndichulumancile ukubuya ukuze ndibelane ngamabali amaninzi abahambi abohlukeneyo kunye neendawo ezinamandla zokufikela. Sinexesha elimangalisayo elikulungele, ke makhe siqalise. Kwisiqendu sanamhlanje & apos, sihambela emazantsi siye eHouston, eTexas ukuya kuncokola nendwendwe lethu uAnise Parker, owayengusodolophu waseHouston kunye nomntu wokuqala weLGBTQ ovulekileyo ukuba anyulwe njengosodolophu wesixeko esikhulu saseMelika! Ngexesha le-Annise & apos; ixesha lokuba ngusodolophu, iHouston yabizwa ngokusemthethweni njengeyona dolophu yahlukeneyo e-United States, kwizifundo ezithile, zada zafikelela nakwizixeko ezinjengeNew York neLos Angeles. Siye sahlala phantsi noAnnise ukuze sincokole eHouston

UKellee: Ke enkosi kakhulu ngokuba lapha. Ngokwenene wazalwa wakhulela eTexas. Kwakunjani ukuba ukhulele eHouston?

UAnise Parker: Xa ndandikhula kwaye ndinephepha leWikipedia, akukho zimfihlo. Ndineminyaka engama-64 ubudala. Ndakhulela kwindawo yaseTexas esemaphandleni. Ndikhulele kwihlomela-dolophu laseHouston kwaye ndikhuliswe ngokwasemsebenzini kwizithunzi zedolophu enkulu engekhoyo & apos; E-Houston, kuya kufuneka uye kude kwaye kude ngoba isixeko sithe gabhu ngaphandle.

UKellee : Kakhulu, eneneni, ndinosapho olusandula ukufudukela eHouston. Bayathanda, yiza apha, yonke into iyaduma, kwaye unokufumana kathathu okanye kane ubukhulu bepropathi yakho eCarlifonia apha ngesiqingatha seendleko. Kwaye ndiyayithanda, iya eZillow kwaye ijonge ezi ndawo zihle. Kwaye ndiyathanda, oh, kufanelekile ukuba ndiqwalasele. Ewe, makhe ndicinge ngaloo nto. Yintoni le malunga neHouston ekwenza ukuba unamathele? Kutheni ucinga ukuba kufanelekile ukwaziwa njengenye yeedolophu zethu eziphambili?

Yazisa: Ewe, ayisiyiyo kuphela endikhethe ukunamathela kuyo. IHouston iyaqhubeka nokukhula. Kwaye impendulo elula kukuba abantu balandela imisebenzi kuqoqosho. Kwaye iHouston ibeyidolophu eyonwabileyo ngokwemisebenzi kunye namathuba ezoqoqosho. Kodwa i-apos; ingaphezulu koko. Sisixeko esinobuhlobo kakhulu, esikhululekileyo, nesinokuhlala. kwaye zonke izixeko ziya kukuxelela ukuba zahlukile. Kodwa into enomdla malunga neHouston kukuba abantu abothusayo abavela ngaphandle bangaphandle. SiyiMelika kunye neapos; esona sibuko sikhulu sangaphandle. Wonke umntu ucinga ngeNew York okanye iLong Beach okanye iNew Orleans, kodwa iHouston ngokwenene yenza ishishini langaphandle kunamanye amachweba. Ke uneapos uneshishini lamandla, unayo izibuko. Kwaye sasilikhaya le-NASA kunye ne-aerospace. Kwaye onke la ngamashishini aphesheya kakhulu. Kwaye ke ayothusi xa ufumanisa ukuba omnye kwabane baseHoustonia uzelwe ngaphandle. Kwaye, uninzi lwabantu baseHoustonia bazalwa ngaphezulu kwe-100 yeemayile kude. Ke ingumntu waseHoustonia owazalwa ehlala. I & apos; m bambalwa esixekweni sam ngenxa yokukhula kunye nencasa yokwenyani yamanye amazwe apha.

UKellee : Hayi kakhulu. Enye yezinto endicinga ngayo xa ndicinga ngeHouston ngokwenene eBeyonce kwaye.

Yazisa: Uninzi lwethu lucinga ngoBeyonce.

UKellee: Ewe, ewe, ewe. U-Beyonce kwaye ndicinga nge-NASA, uyazi, njengomntu othanda ukuhamba ngenqwelomoya kunye nenqwelomoya, leyo yinto, uyazi, ndihlala ndihlala njalo, uyazi, unomdla wokwenyani. Kwaye ndiyazi ukuba inemvelaphi yayo, kwisixeko esikhulu saseHouston.

Yazisa: Uyazi, iiRokethi azishiyanga apha, kodwa zazilawulwa ukusuka apha. Kwaye umzimba woosomajukujuku uhlala apha kwaye usaqeqesha apha.

UKellee: Kanjalo. Kanjalo. Phambi kokuba ube sisicaka sikarhulumente, ubunabanini kwaye uqhuba ivenkile yeencwadi ebonelela i-LGBTQ kunye noluntu lwabafazi. Sitshele kancinci ngamava akho ukuqala ivenkile yeencwadi ngasekupheleni kweminyaka yama-80s kunye nendlela obone ngayo uluntu ukuba lukhula ukusukela ngoko.

Yazisa: Ke mna & apos; ndingumntu olwela amalungelo abantu abathandana nabathandana nabanye kuba ndaye ekholejini ukusukela kwiminyaka yoo-70s. Ndazimasa umsitho wokuqala wokuququzelela we-LGBT ngo-1975. Andimdala ngokwaneleyo ukuba ndingakhe ndisebenzise i-Stonewall, kodwa andikho kude kangako emva kwayo. Kwaye bendiwenza lo msebenzi ixesha elide, kwaye ndandingomnye wabaseki beyunivesithi & apos; iqela labafundi be-LGBT ngo-1979. Ndathweswa isidanga, ndahamba ndaya kushishino lweoyile ukuze ndifumane imali kwaye ndisebenzise imali Iminyaka engama-20 ndisebenza kumzi-mveliso weoyile negesi eHouston ngaphambi kokuba ndonyulwe ukuba sesikhundleni. Kwaye njengenxalenye yelo xesha kwishishini, bendisebenza nzima kakhulu ukwakha uluntu. I-LGBT Houstoni. Ndiligosa okanye ilungu lebhodi yemibutho ye-LGBT yeshumi elinanye, kodwa umhlobo wam kwaye ndaqonda ukuba sinesithuba apha apho besisisixeko esikhulu, kodwa besingenayo ivenkile yeencwadi egxile ekuhlaleni. Sithathe isigqibo sokuba sizokuvula i-Inklings Bookshop kwaye sayibiza indawo yokugcina iimpahla yabasetyhini.

Yazisa: Okothusayo kukuba, siphume apho bekungekho nto ilungileyo ngexesha lokuvula ii-inklings kwezinye iivenkile zeencwadi ezijolise eluntwini, intengiso enye yeCrossroads, eyayiludidi lomdla ngokubanzi kwizipho kunye neencwadi, emva koko iincwadi zikaLoba , eyayijoliswe kumadoda athandana namanye amadoda kwaye ayene-erotica njalo njalo. Ke sasibathathu evulekileyo malunga nexesha elinye. Umlingane wam kunye nam sinevenkile iminyaka eyi-10. Ndagcina umsebenzi wam kumzi mveliso weoyile. Uye wawushiya umsebenzi wakhe waba ngumphathi wevenkile yonke. Kwakungamava amnandi. Ndiva ngathi ndincedisile ukubonelela ngendawo ekhuselekileyo, indawo ephumayo, isibonelelo soluntu. Kodwa yayingeyondawo yokuya kuyo. Asilahlekanga mali, kodwa ndiza kuthi nje asenzanga mali.

Yazisa: Uyazi, ingxaki kwintengiso, ngakumbi izinto ezinje ngeevenkile zeencwadi, imixokelelwane emikhulu, le yinto kaWal-Mart. Amatyathanga amakhulu ayenokuthengisa ngamaxabiso asezantsi kunokuba besinokuthenga ihoseyile. Kwaye uqoqosho lwalungekho & apos; alukho. Ke emva kweminyaka eli-10, ndanyulwa ukuba ndibhunga lebhunga lesixeko kwaye sagqiba kwelokuba sizokuvala oko. Sathengisa igama kuluhlu lwezinto ze sahamba ngendlela yethu. Kodwa yayingamava amnandi.

UKellee : Ngokuqinisekileyo. Kwaye enye into endiyiqapheleyo ukuba ububhekisa kuyo kukuba ibifana nendawo yokubalekela kuba, uyazi, andazi ukuba ndingayithetha njani le nto, kodwa ukungayichazi le nto, kubonakala ngathi yeyelungu le-LGBTQ Uluntu lwamkeleke kakhulu ngoku kunokuba lwalunjalo ngelo xesha. Kwaye ke nabani na onokuchonga abantu abafana nabo kwaye akwazi ukuba nemvakalelo yokuhlala ulungile nokuba ungathini.

Yazisa: Ewe, indawo yethu yayisetyenziselwa iintlanganiso kwaye, uyazi, ukusayina incwadi kunye nohlobo lwayo yaba liziko loluntu.

Yazisa: Kodwa ngenxa yokuba sasikholelwa kakhulu kuthi nakwimishini yethu, yayikukubonelela ngendawo ekhuselekileyo kunye neencwadi kuluntu lwe-LGBTQ, kodwa noluntu lwabafazi. Ke sinabantwana abakhulu kakhulu necandelo leapos, elilibali elihlekisayo. Xa ndandibalekela ibhunga, omnye wabachasi bam wandithwalisa uxanduva kwintlanganiso kawonke-wonke malunga nento awayecinga ukuba yincwadi enesisa. Igama lale ncwadi laliyiKoko & apos; s Kitten. Yeyona ncwadi inkulu yokuthengisa esasinayo. Kwaye uKoko yigorila.

UKellee: Igorila, igorila kunye nekatana.

Yazisa: IGorilla enekati kwaye baluphose ngokupheleleyo uphawu kuba bengakhange baqonde ukuba loluphi uhlobo lwevenkile yeencwadi esasiyiyo. kunabo. Bebesilinganisa nohlobo, uyazi, iivenkile ezithengisa iincwadi ezingamanyala kunye. Ewe, hayi yayingeyiyo & apos; t.

UKellee : Ewe bayiva ikati kwaye bayithatha kakhulu. Owu ukutshaya okungcwele. Hayi ndoda. IHouston ngokwenyani likhaya lolunye lolona luntu lukhulu lwe-LGBTQ kunye neyesine ngobukhulu bokuzingca kwisizwe. Ndiyathetha, ndihlala apha eLos Angeles, kanye ngase West Hollywood. Kwaye ke ndiyazi ukuba intle kwaye inkulu kwaye iyamangalisa, eli amava linokuba lilo, uyazi, isixeko. Ngaba ungasinika umbono woko kufana ne-apos eHouston, ukuba neqhayiya lokuziqhenya kwaye, ungomnye woluntu olukhulu?

Yazisa Ewe, isixeko saseHouston sesona sixeko sikhulu eUnited States. IChicago inkulu nje kancinci. UPhilly & apos; s sincinci kancinci. Kodwa izixeko ezithathu okanye phantse zilingane. Ke thina & apos ngokuqinisekileyo yindawo enkulu yedolophu. Ewe kunjalo, sinoluntu oluhlangeneyo lwe-LGBT, kodwa njengesixeko kudala siyinxalenye yentshukumo ebanzi ye-LGBT. Zininzi izinto ezenziwayo, uninzi lokuzibandakanya. Kwaye sasinenye yeendlela zokuqala zokuzingca kwaye sisenza njalo. Kodwa sasinomngcelele wokuqala wasebusuku. Ngokwenene ndandililungu lebhunga lesixeko. Ndibe ngumlawuli wamalungu ebhunga lesixeko. Kwaye ke usodolophu, xa ndandililungu lebhunga, sathatha isigqibo kwaye kwafuneka siphinde sibhale ummiselo wesixeko ukusivumela ukuba senze umngcelele wasebusuku. Kwaye sisiganeko esahluke kakhulu nesinomdla sokwenza ebusuku.

Yazisa: Inxalenye yesizathu, uyazi, ukuzingca kungoJuni kwaye ndiyayithanda idolophu yasekhaya kwaye iyindawo entle, kodwa kuyatshisa apha. Kwaye ubushushu buyingozi. Uninzi lweedolophu zaseTexas, bona & apos; bahambisa ikratshi labo lokuzonwabisa ngamanye amaxesha onyaka. Sizimisele ukuba sibe ngoJuni, njengesiqhelo, kodwa ngokuthatha, nangona kungenjalo. Kupholile, awunalo nelanga kunye nobushushu obugqithisileyo, ke yenza ukuba ibe ngamava amnandi ngakumbi kwaye ke le nkululeko ebusuku.

UKellee: Ewe.

Yazisa: Kukho abantu abaya kuthi beze kumngcelele wasebusuku kwaye bonwabele ukungaziwa abangathandiyo ukukwenza ngexesha lasemini. Kwaye ngethamsanqa, nkqonkqoza emthini, thina & apos; asikaze sibe nesiganeko imini okanye ubusuku obunobungozi okanye obuphazamisayo. I-apos iyinyani kakhulu yosapho, ulonwabo kunye nomnyhadala weholide.

UKellee : [00:18:52] Oko & iiapos ziyothusa kakhulu. Ke unomsebenzi omde kunye nozinzileyo kurhulumente wasekhaya osebenza njengomlawuli webhunga ledolophu kwaye ekugqibeleni usodolophu waseHouston kwaye ngamnye uvakala ngathi yiminyaka emithandathu inye.

Yazisa: Ewe, sinemiqathango. Ke yayililungu lebhunga lesithathu. Ixesha elilinganiselweyo, amagama amathathu, isilawuli, ixesha lesithathu, usodolophu Ndingavuya ukuhlala kwesinye nesinye sezo zikhundla ixesha elincinci. Ngokucacileyo kumnandi njengosodolophu. Kodwa kwaye sasinamaxesha amabini eminyaka, ke yayiyiminyaka eli-18 iyonke. USodolophu omtsha unethuba leminyaka emine. Ndaya kubavoti ndatshintsha umqulu kasodolophu omtsha. Kodwa iidolophu zaseTexas zazingaqhelekanga. Sonke sinemiqathango yeminyaka emibini, oko kuthetha ukuba ubusoloko ubaleka kwaye uhlala uphambi kwabavoti. Kwaye luhlobo olunzima lokwenza izinto zenziwe.

UKellee: Ndiza kuthetha loo nto ngqo. Kuyathandeka, kanye xa uqala ukuqala ukufumana iibheringi zakho kunye nokuthanda, ukuzama ukufumana izinto, ukutyhalwa kunye nokushukuma kwenaliti ishukuma, kunjalo, oh, kufuneka iphinde ibaleke. Bamba umzuzwana omnye. Njengaye, ndiyabona ukuba inokuba ngumceli mngeni njani, ngakumbi kwezopolitiko, ukwenza into ngenene, kuba ukuzama nje ukutyhala umgaqo-nkqubo kuthatha, kubonakala ngathi ngonaphakade nosuku.

Yazisa: Ewe, iprojekthi enkulu yokwakha ukusuka ekuqondeni isidingo kwaye emva koko siyakhe kwaye siyile kwaye emva koko siqale kulwakhiwo, kuthatha iminyaka. Ke ngoku ibisibeka engxakini yokuba sibe neminyaka emibini. Kodwa asazi & apos; asizithandi ngokwenene ezopolitiko eTexas. Ke sifuna ukubaleka kakhulu.

Yazisa : Ewe ukubenza ugqirha kunye nokufumana ingqalelo yabo.

UKellee: Ngawaphi amava awakhokelele ekubeni uthathe isigqibo sokubalekela i-ofisi kawonke-wonke kwaye yintoni eyakunika ukuzithemba kwindawo ohlala kuyo ukuba uzibeke phaya kwaye ube ngusodolophu wokuqala onyuliweyo wase-US?

Yazisa: Ndandisele ndilitshantliziyo lobomi bam bonke abadala kunye nakwikholeji, iminyaka eli-10 yokuqala ndigqibile ekholejini, ndandinguMiss.Gay and lesbian, yonke into, emva koko, uyazi, uya ukhula, uthenga indlu, uqala ukucinga ngezinye izinto. Ndaye ke ndaba nguMiss Civic Association, yonke into. Ndandingumongameli wombutho wam wasekuhlaleni. Bendi ngumongameli wequmrhu lophuhliso loluntu ndisebenza kwizindlu ezifikelelekayo. Ndandilivolontiya le-United Way kwiinkonzo eziphezulu. Kwaye ngalo lonke ixesha ndijika, bendinomsindo edolophini kwaye bendicinga ukuba ndihlala ndicinga ukuba umntu kufuneka enze ngcono. Kwaye ndaye ndacinga ukuba ndingenza ngcono. Kwaye ndaye ndaqonda ukuba ndiza kusebenza yonke imihla kwaye ndichithe iminyaka eli-10, ewe, ndisebenza iminyaka emibini kwinkampani enye yeoyile emva koko ndisebenza iminyaka eyi-18 ndisebenza kwindoda ene-oli eyiRiphabhlikhi, uRobert Mosbacher. Kwaye bendiza kusebenza yonke imihla ukuxhasa umkhwa wam wokuzithandela. Ndichitha ixesha elininzi njengevolontiya lasekuhlaleni njengoko bendisemsebenzini. Kwaye bendicinga, uyazi, kukho into engalunganga ngale nto. Ukuba ndingayenza le nto ndiyithandayo, lowo ngumsebenzi wam. Ubomi bam buya kuba ngcono kakhulu. Kwaye ndiphumelele ekubalekeni kwaye ndenza njalo, kwaye kwaba njalo.

UKellee U-Annise uphumelele eli phulo kwaye uqhubeke wakhonza iHouston kangangeminyaka eli-18 njengebhunga, ibamba, kunye nosodolophu. Emva kwekhefu sibuza uAn Ann malunga neengcinga zakhe malunga neyantlukwano eHouston kwaye sifumane ezinye zezindululo zakhe ngeendawo zokundwendwela.

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UKellee : Mna noKellee Edwards, kwaye le yi-Let & apos; s Hambani Ndawonye ukusuka kuhambo + lokuzonwabisa. Undwendwe lwam namhlanje ngusodolophu waseHouston, uAnnise Parker. Phantsi kwexesha lakhe lokuhlala, isixeko saseHouston senze inkqubela phambili ekwakheni igama njengelinye lesizwe kwaye uninzi lweedolophu. Ndibuze uAnnise ukuba kutheni ecinga ukuba iHouston ikwazile ukukhula njengedolophu yamanye amazwe.

Yazisa: Amacandelo amane amakhulu oqoqosho lwethu onke asekwe kwilizwe liphela, ngakumbi iziko lonyango kunye neoyile negesi, baneenkqubo ezijikeleza abasebenzi babo. Ke ukuba wena & ampos; kwinkampani yeoyile yamazwe aphesheya, umzekelo, kwikomkhulu laseHouston leoyile kunye negesi, abaphathi bakho, beza eHouston, banokuya eNetherlands, banokuya. Ukuya eMzantsi Melika, ziyajikeleza, ke unezinto ezininzi ezikhuphayo ezizayo. Kuyafana nakwiziko lonyango onalo. Sisixeko esinababaleki abaninzi, besikhe saya okwexeshana eyona ndawo inkulu yokuhlala abantu eMelika, iindawo ezahlukileyo zaseMelika zizinze ngeendlela ezahlukeneyo zeembacu. IHouston yenye yezona ndawo zinabantu abaninzi baseVietnam eMelika, kodwa ezinye iimbacu, kwakhona, kuba uluntu olwamkelayo kwaye ngokunyanisekileyo, imozulu yethu ibhenele kubantu abaninzi abavela eMzantsi Asia. Kwaye ke sinayo. Inani elikhulu labantu baseAsia, ke unokuchitha yonke imini eHouston kwaye ungathethi nto ngaphandle kwesiKorea okanye isiVietnam okanye isiUrdu, sinoluntu olukhulu kakhulu lwaseIndiya nolwePakistan, nathi. Kwaye abo kuni niyabazi abahlali, abo batsala kwimfuduko nakwezo ndawo zoluntu. Kwaye, ewe, simalunga neepesenti ezingama-40 zeLatinx ezivela kuwo wonke uMzantsi noMbindi Merika. Ngumxube onomdla ngokwenene. Kwaye ngokungafaniyo nezinye iindawo apho kuhlala khona wonke umntu, uyazi, indawo ethile yedolophu okanye indawo ethile apho kungekho ndawo icwangcisiweyo kunye nendlela esihamba ngayo, wonke umntu uhleli nje ngefyuzi kunye, kwaye yenzelwe umdla wezizwe ngezizwe . Ngokwenyani siyitekhnoloji, ngokwembono yabantu, sithathwa njengesinye sezixeko ezahlukileyo eMelika kunye nendawo apho iMelika izakubakhona kwikamva ngokwazi ukuxubana koluntu kunye neenkcubeko. Bobabini abazali bam bazalwa eHouston, kodwa sasihlala ixesha eCharleston, eSouth Carolina, xa ndandikhula kwaye uyazi, kufuneka ubengamaCharlestonia kwizizukulwana ukuze ube ziiCharlestonia. Ungumhlali waseHoustonia mhla ufika. Owu, zivakalise njengomntu waseHoustonia. Kwaye inedumela kwihlabathi jikelele njengendawo yokuba nabani na angeza kwaye aphumelele kwaye itsala abantu abafuna ukwakha ubutyebi babo. Ke unayo, uyazi, uhlobo lolwakhiwo lwentlalontle kunye nokuhamba rhoqo kwabantu abatsha kunye nengqondo yokuba indawo yaseHouston & apos; indawo eyamkelekileyo kuye wonke umntu, sebenza nzima, kwaye ungaphumelela kwaye ibe yinto -uzalisekisa isiprofeto.

UKellee: Waziva njani kuwe xa iHouston yathiywa njengeyona dolophu yahluke kakhulu kwiindawo ezinjengeNew York neLa?

Yazisa: Ke bendinamagama ngelinye ixesha noSpike Lee, oziva, umlawuli uSpike Lee, oziva ukuba kufuneka akhusele iNew York. WayeseHouston ngento ethile kwaye besithetha kwaye ebengenakukholwa. Kwaye ingxaki yeyesiXeko saseNew York. Iindidi kakhulu, ngokuxhomekeke kuyo kodwa zona ii-enclaves zayo. Kwaye iHouston thina & apos; re medley. Kwaye iManhattan ijika amandla eNew York. Kuyamangalisa. Ndiyathetha, yinto esiyaziyo sonke kwaye siyayixabisa eHouston. Into emnandi sonke siyibhiyozela yonke imithendeleko yobuhlanga kunye neentsuku zamanye amazwe. Kwaye kuhlala kukho into, uyazi, kwiindawo zethu zomnyhadala zezona ndawo zethu ziphambili ekuhlanganiseni uluntu, kuhlala kuyinto eyenzekayo evela kuluntu olwahlukileyo. Kwaye sifika ukuba sibhiyozele yonke loo nto. Andifuni ukuvakala ngathi liqela eliqhubekayo, kodwa ngandlela thile, kukho iiapos zihlala zikhona izizathu zokuba, ewe, masibe nesinye isiselo okanye sivumele iiapos zihambe Ipati kuba kuhlala kukho into yokubhiyozela.

UKellee: Ewe, utshilo, uyazi, abantu beza apho, basebenza nzima, bakha ubutyebi babo. Kwaye ndiziva ngathi nabani na okhe wakwazi ukuyenza loo nto okanye ngubani onale nto, njengalo msebenzi mkhulu wokuziphatha ofanelweyo kukwazi ukwenza itheko kwaye ube nexesha elimnandi. Kwaye akukho nto iphosakeleyo kuloo nto kwaphela.

Yazisa: Ndiyasithanda isixeko sam kwaye ngexesha lam njengo-dolophu, ngakumbi eyam indima yomsebenzi wam yayiyintloko ye-cheerleader yesixeko. Kodwa ndiya & ndiyivume imingeni. Kwaye yiyo loo nto sitsala ezona zibalaseleyo kwaye ziqaqambile kwihlabathi liphela, yiyo loo nto abemi baseHoustonia bebambalwa. Kodwa asenzi nto ngokwaneleyo. Inye into esilela kuyo ixesha elide kukufundisa abantwana bethu, ukubeka imali kwimfundo yalapha ekufuneka siyenzile. Kwaye ngenxa yokuba ngokwesiko yimetro yepetroli, zikhona izangqa zezinto zokucoca kufutshane neHouston kwaye besingazi ukuba sisingqongileyo njengoko bekufanele ukuba sinjalo. Ke sinegama elingaphantsi kweenkwenkwezi ngokwexabiso lomoya. Kwaye sifana kakhulu ne-LA ngaloo nto, iHouston kunye ne-LA ziingxowankulu ezinkulu. Konke malunga noohola bendlela kunye neemoto kunye nokugcwala kwabantu. Kwaye ke oko kukugxeka okusemthethweni. Ngoku, abanye abantu bayakhalaza malunga nemozulu esinayo sineeveki ezimbini zobusika kwaye, uyazi, iza njengosuku olunye ngexesha. Kwaye mhlawumbi sineenyanga ezintathu ze-sauna emanzi. Kwaye lonke ixesha lihle kakhulu kwaye zilungile. Iiveki zethu ezimbini zobusika ziya kuza, iintsuku ezine zokwenzeka ukuba zize, ngoFebruwari walo nyaka, iinyanga ezimanzi zeSauna zinokuba lukhulu. Kodwa yile & apos; yeyiphi imeko yomoya eyenzelwe yona.

UKellee: Ngokuqinisekileyo. Ngokuqinisekileyo. Zeziphi ezinye zezinto ozithandayo malunga neHouston onqwenela ukuba abantu abaninzi bazi ngazo?

Yazisa: IHouston yindawo yokutya. Ndiyinyani, ewe, kuba sinokuba noxinzelelo oluphezulu lwabapheki bakaJames Beard ngaphandle kweNew York. Sikwindawo yobugcisa yamazwe aphesheya. Ubugcisa, iimyuziyam, ingqokelela kunye nolunye ukhuphiswano lobugcisa olunomdla kunye nolunomdla lutsala abantu eHouston. Kwaye ndiyathetha, thina & apos; sisixeko esikhulu. Sonke sinamaqela ezemidlalo aphambili. Sinazo zonke iingcali zobugcisa ezenziwayo, amaqela eengcali. SineNASA kunye neemyuziyam ezingqonge iNASA kunye neZoo ezimangalisayo zaseHouston nayo yonke loo nto, kodwa. Into efihliweyo kukuba siluluntu olukhulu lobugcisa, saziwa ngokungcono kumazwe aphesheya kunaseMelika, kwaye indawo yokutya intle kakhulu.

UKellee: Ewe, njengomntu osele eza kuphuma kobu budenge, uyazi, u-L.a ngokukhawuleza, oh, zonke ii-I & apos; ndicinga ngokutya ngoku. Ke enkosi kakhulu ngokuphinda ukumangalisa ukutya, kuba nditye ukutya eHouston kwaye ndiyavuma ngokuqinisekileyo.

Yazisa: Ewe, ngendlela esiboleka ngayo omnye komnye. Ndiyathetha, i-barbecue yaseTexas kunye ne-barbecue yaseKorea yahlukile, ukanti ezinye zeengcali zebhayoloji yaseKorea zikhuphe ezona ndawo zibalaseleyo zeTexas Q onokuyitya kwaye ezo ntlobo zolo hlobo lokuvota luye lube namava amnandi okutya, ke Nguwe owaziyo, ndiyiTriniti eTexas, kufuneka uyikholelwe okanye ungakholelwa kuyo, yi-barbecue, yi-apos; yamaMexico kwaye yi-Vietnamese.

UKellee: Ewe, ngokuqinisekileyo. Ngokuqinisekileyo kubonakala ngathi, uyazi, iTexas iyaziwa, uyazi, ukuba ingcono okanye imbi, ngokuzimela. Wonke umntu & apos bafumene eyabo incasa kunye ne-Conservatism.

Yazisa: Ewe, ewe nanguewe, kuba izixeko ezikhulu ziziqithi eziqhubela phambili emaphandleni eTexas yindawo eyahlukileyo. Nangona kunjalo, ilizwe liphela lithenga kakhulu kwingcinga yokuba sikhathalele ngakumbi malunga nento onokuyenza kunokuba ungubani okanye njengoko sisitsho eMzantsi, ukuba ningoobani.

UKellee: Ngubani umama wakho nabo?

Yazisa: Ewe, yiyo kwaye uyiyo. Kwaye oko kuyasinceda sonke. Kodwa kwezopolitiko zikarhulumente, iindawo ezisemaphandleni zaseTexas ziyinto enye. Kwaye kukho iidolophu ezinkulu, eziziiBig Blue Islands kulwandle olunzulu, olunzulu oluBomvu. Kwaye iHouston, iSan Antonio, iDallas, i-El Paso, iAustin, ndicinga ukuba ii-apos zihamba ngokulandelelana kwazo, zonke zise-Austin, ziluhlobo lomhlaba wazo, indlela eya ngasekhohlo . Ndiyathetha, ekuphela kwemizi-mveliso emibini eAustin yindlu yowiso-mthetho yaseTexas kunye neDyunivesithi yaseTexas, ngokusisiseko, kunye nentwana yayo, itekhnoloji encinci iluhlobo lwendlela eseleyo. Kodwa ilizwe lonke, izixeko zivulekile, zamkelekile iindawo. Kwaye kwakhona, kuba iHouston yamazwe ngamazwe, inencasa yamazwe aphesheya kuyo engaziva ngathi iyonke iTexas ngokwezepolitiki. Ndiyazi xa ndandonyulwa ukuba ngusodolophu, umhlaba wonke wawunjani, kwenzeka njani ukuba umntu athandana namanye athande ukuba ngusodolophu waseHouston? Kwaye. Ewe impendulo emfutshane kukuba, ngelixesha ndonyulwa njengosodolophu, I & apos; sele ndonyulwe amatyeli amathandathu esixekweni ngabemi baseHouston. Kodwa enye kukuba iHouston ayisiyiyo yonke iTexas. Kunene. Kwaye uyichukumisile into ethi. Kulungile, ke ndandingusodolophu wokuqala we-LGBT kwisixeko esikhulu saseMelika, kodwa ndandingumfazi weshumi kuphela kwimbali yaseMelika ukukhokela isixeko ezilishumi sase-U.S. Kunene. Kubekho ngoku, ndiyacinga, zili-12, mhlawumbi 13. Kwaye owe-13 nguLori Lightfoot.

UKellee: Ewe. Ukusuka eChicago.

Yazisa: Ewe. Uye wazithatha zombini izihloko zam, uyazi, esona sixeko sikhulu sinosodolophu wama-lesbian, isixeko esikhulu esinosodolophu obhinqileyo. Kodwa i-factoid endizakuya kuyo yayikukuba isiqingatha sabasetyhini kuluhlu oluphezulu lwe-10 yayingoosodolophu baseTexas, oosodolophu ababini baseHouston, oosodolophu ababini baseSan Antonio, oosodolophu ababini baseDallas naseNew York. Akuzange kubekho usodolophu wasetyhini. I-LA ayikaze ibe nayo. Andisoze ndikholelwe ukuba uPhilly wayenosodolophu wasetyhini. Kwaye kwenzeka njani ukuba iTexas inyule abantu basetyhini kwezi zikhundla kwakamsinya kunale mizi yeempawu zenkululeko? Kwaye eso sisimo sengqondo onokuyenza? Kwaye ukuba ungaphuma uye kukhuphisana naye wonke umntu, ungaphumelela.

UKellee: Ngokwenene kuyimpoxo ukuba ndiyive le nto ivela kumthombo. Ngeendlela ezininzi zokuba ulondolozo njengeTexas xa iyonke ehlabathini kwisizwe. Inene ziqhubela phambili ngokwenyani osandula ukuyithetha nayo, uyazi, bonke abantu basetyhini abanyulwe njengamagosa. Kwaye loo nto iyindawo entle yokuvula iliso. Iyamangalisa. Kwaye ndiyayixabisa loo nto.

Yazisa: It & apos; sa incinci ye, intwana yesimo sengqondo somda, kuba, uyazi, ukuba & ampos; ukuba uphuma kumda kwaye wena & apos; sakha kwakhona umhlaba omtsha, konke malunga neeseti zobuchule . Ayizizo izinto zangaphandle ezinje, uyazi, apho uvela khona okanye loluphi ulwimi oluthetha ngalo ekuqaleni okanye ungumfazi okanye awunguye?

UKellee: Kubaphulaphuli bethu abakwaziyo ukuhamba xa kukhuselekile kwakhona. Ngaba ungasinika eyona ndawo yakho iphambili yokuba kutheni kufuneka sityelele iHouston? Ngabaphi abanye abantu neendawo ekufuneka sizityelele ukuze sifumane amava eHouston obaziyo nabathandayo?

Yazisa: Nabani na okhathaleleyo ngokuhlola indawo, iHouston kufuneka ibe yindawo ekuyiwa kuyo, i-NASA eHouston, iZiko laseJohnson Space likhaya lesiseko se-astronaut. Ulawulo lweMishini lukhona. Ndicinga ukuba abantu balambile ukwazi ukuba zeziphi na ii-apos ezikwelinye icala lomlambo, zijikeleze intaba, ngaphaya kwentaba, ngaphaya kolwandle. Ewe, umda ngowona mda wokugqibela.

Kwangelo xesha kwaye kufutshane kakhulu, sinemyuziyam yokubhabha, eyenye yeenkulumbuso zokuqokelelwa kweenqwelomoya zeediliya eMelika kunye nendawo entle. Ke ndiyayithanda indawo. Ndiyayithanda iNASA. I & apos; ndikhe ndaya kwiZiko laseMajukujukwini eHouston kwaye I & apos; ndikhe ndatyelela iNASA. Kwaye mna, ndiphumile. Ndi & apos; m indawo epheleleyo yendawo. Kwaye inyani yokuba igama lokuqala eliviwe ebusweni benyanga yiHouston. Kunene. IHouston, iSiseko soXolo apha. Ukhozi luwele emhlabeni.

UKellee [00:44:17] Hayi eHouston. Sinengxaki.

Yazisa : Hayi, kwaye yayikukuphela kwento eyahlukileyo. Kwaye, yenza amandongomane aseHoustonia kuba. Uyazi, ibingu Apollo 13 kwaye bebephezulu emajukujukwini besithi, Houston, sinengxaki apha kwisiphekepheke. Ngaba ungasinceda? Idibanisa ngokupheleleyo. Kodwa indawo, ndingaqhubeka nokuqhubeka malunga nendawo, kodwa enye, sinayo, ndicinga ngoku ukuba ngumboniso wenkulumbuso ye-paleontological, iMyuziyam yaseHouston yeNzululwazi yezeNdalo, naphina emhlabeni. Sekuneminyaka embalwa ngoku, kodwa asikabi phezulu ukuba uyiposisi kwakhona. Kwaye & ampos; m i-fossil geek, nayo. Kufanelekile ukuchitha nje usuku kwiMyuziyam yaseHouston yeNzululwazi yezeNdalo. Zininzi ezinye izinto ezipholileyo apho. Kwaye ke kuya kufuneka sibekhona kuluhlu kuye nawuphina umntu obukhathalele ngokwenene ubugcisa, nokuba ngumnyhadala wefoto yethu yeminyaka emibini, eyindawo ekufanele ukuba uyikhathalele ukufota okanye umnyhadala wethu wonyaka omkhulu wokuzonwabisa apho eyona graffiti inkulu amagcisa aphuma kwihlabathi liphela abonisa kwaye ahombise izakhiwo ezivunyiweyo eHouston ukuya kwiMyuziyam yaseMenil, kwiMyuziyam yoBugcisa, egqibezele nje amakhulu amathathu ezigidi zeedola ukuxhaswa ngemali ngasese kunye nokuphuculwa kunye nokwandiswa, kufuneka uyenze nje. Kodwa kukho ii-museums ezipholileyo ezinjengeMyuziyam yeMbali yokuPrinta okanye iMyuziyam yoMngcwabo, eluhlobo olufunekayo. Kwaye emva koko emva koko inqaku lokugqibela kukuba iHouston sisixeko onokuthi ube ngaphandle. Uyazi, ubuncinci iinyanga ezili-11 zonyaka, unokubila kancinci ngamaxesha athile onyaka, kodwa ungadlala igalufa yonke imihla. Unako, uyazi, ukunyuka, ibhayisikili, ukuhamba. Akukho Apos akukho zintaba. S & apos; re iimayile ezingama-50 ukusuka elwandle. Kodwa siluhlaza kwaye siyakhula kwaye yindawo entle ukuba singaphandle.

UKellee: Ndiyakuthanda oko. Kwaye andinangqondo ukubila kancinci kuba ndilinganisa ukubila kwiikhalori. Kwaye ukuba awuzukutya kangako, uyazi, bubomi bakho.

Yazisa: Ngokuqinisekileyo awuzukutya ukuba uya kula nyaka. Kwaye ezo & ii-apos ziqinisekile.

UKellee: Kwaye ekugqibeleni, wena kunye ne-apos; uyi-CEO ye-Victory Fund kwi-Victory Institute kwaye niyibonile impumelelo enkulu kutsha nje inceda ukukhetha amalungu oluntu lwe-LGBTQ kwi-ofisi kawonkewonke. Khawusichazele kancinci malunga nento oyisebenzayo ngoku kunye noko sinokulindela ku-Annise Parker kwixa elizayo.

Yazisa: Kwakunzima kum ukufumana into endifuna ukuyenza ngokulandelayo emva kokuba ndibekelwe bucala ngaphandle kweofisi. Andizange ndiphulukane nogqatso lwezopolitiko. Andikwazanga & apos; t, bendingavunyelwanga ukubaleka kwakhona. Ndithintelwe ubomi, eneneni. Andikwazi ukuqhuba nantoni na eHouston. Ke ndenze izinto ezahlukeneyo kwiminyaka emibini. Kodwa iminyaka emithathu ngoku, I & apos; sele ndiphumile e-ofisini iminyaka emihlanu, iminyaka emithathu ngoku ndiqhuba i-LGBTQ Victory Fund kunye ne-Victory Institute, kwaye kuphela kombutho wesizwe ojolise kuphela kwiinkokheli ze-LGBTQ, thina ngxowa-mali ixhasa abagqatswa be-LGBTQ iofisi kawonkewonke, onke amazwe, onke amanqanaba. Kwaye eli ziko lisebenza ukuqeqesha abantu ngendlela yokubalekela i-ofisi kawonke-wonke kwaye emva koko lixhase ezo nkokheli kwiofisi eyonyuliweyo neyonyuliweyo emva kokuba belapho. Sisebenza kakhulu ngoku kwiphulo lokuqeshwa kukamongameli, ukuzama ukubeka iinkokheli ze-LGBT kulawulo lweBiden ngempumelelo, ndingongeza. Kwaye indibuyisela ezingcanjini zam. Uyazi, ndiqale ekholejini njengelitshantliziyo le-LGBT, kwaye ngoku ndibuyile ndenza loo nto kwakhona. Kwaye elona candelo lililo lomsebenzi kukuba ndiphinde ndanikwa amandla kwaye ndicinga ukuba ndibuyiselwe umoya malunga nezopolitiko ezizayo. Ndatsho, uDonald Trump wayelukhuni. Ngenxa yokuba wayeyinto echaseneyo nayo yonke into endiyikholelwayo, malunga nenkonzo yoluntu. Kodwa abantu endisebenza nabo, amakhulu abagqatswa abaphumeleleyo basebenze kwilizwe liphela ukusuka kuluntu lwe-LGBTQ abemileyo besithi, ukuba akukho mntu uza kwenza utshintsho, I & apos; ndiza kwenza utshintsho, I & apos Ndiza kuba lutshintsho endifuna ukulubona emhlabeni. Kwaye bayakhathala. Babakhathalele kakhulu. Kwaye nokuba bayayiphumelela imidyarho yabo, into yokuba bavulelekile kwaye bangaphandle kwaye bathembekile malunga nokuba ngoobani abatshintsha iintliziyo neengqondo zabo kwaye banceda ukuhambisa iMelika. Kwaye sinoxanduva lokwenyani kule minyaka imbalwa izayo yokuqinisekisa ukuba uluntu oluhambelanayo lukhuselwe kwaye luyaxhaswa kwaye luphakanyisiwe kuba zijolise kubo. Ngokukodwa abantu abasetyhini abadlulayo kunye nabasetyhini abanemibala, kwaye ndiyavuya ukuba yinxalenye yobunkokheli obucwangcisiweyo obusebenzayo ukwenza olo tshintsho.

UKellee: Ewe, ndifuna ukuthetha kuqala nokuphambili ukuba ndiye, uyazi, kwiwebhusayithi yeZiko loPhumlo, kwaye ndachukumiseka yindlela olwalulungelelaniswe ngayo ulwazi. Njengokuba, ukuba ufuna ukungena kwezopolitiko, ukuba uyafuna, uyazi, ubone oku njengomsebenzi, uyazi, ezi zizinto ebekufanele ukuba uzenza. Kwaye bendicinga ukuba intle nyani ngoba amaxesha amaninzi uqala phi? Ke ngokuqinisekileyo ndiyafuna, ndincoma umsebenzi owenzayo. Kwaye okona kubaluleke kakhulu, ndifuna ukukubulela ngotshintsho obufuna ukulubona kuba umsebenzi wakho ungaphaya komtsalane. Kwaye ndiyazi ukuba wena & ampos wenze utshintsho oluninzi kwindawo ohlala kuyo nangaphaya. Ndiyabulela ke.

Yazisa: Ewe, ndiyayibulela into yokuba ndinomdla wokuya emsebenzini yonke imihla kwaye. Ngelixa ndihlala ndithetha olu hlobo ngendlela yokuqhula, kodwa inyani, kuwo wonke umsebenzi endiya kuba nawo ndiya kuba mnandi njengosodolophu wedolophu yam. Kodwa njengokuba ndandinjalo xa ndandiseofisini kawonkewonke, ndinochulumanco lokuya emsebenzini yonke imihla kuba ndiyazi ukuba & ndenza utshintsho emhlabeni kwaye ndiyasebenza nabantu abatshintshayo endifuna ukukubona umhlaba. Kwaye leyo yimvakalelo emnandi.

UKellee: Enkosi kakhulu, Annise.

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