Ukugubha iGay Pride eBahamas
Nakuba ngokuvamile becatshangwa njengengxenye yeCaribbean, i-Bahamas iyisiqhingi esineziqhingi ezingaba ngu-700 ezise-Atlanta Ocean, ngaphansi kwamakhilomitha angaba ngu-70 empumalanga ye-Florida coast. Idolobha laseFreeport (inani labantu abangu-27,000), elisesiqhingini saseGrama Bahama kwakuyindawo ehleliwe yokugubha umkhosi waseBahamas Gay Pride ngoSeptemba 2014, ingasempumalanga yeWest Palm Beach . Ngokudabukisayo, ngemuva kokuba abahleli bezongelwa ukufa, lo mcimbi ukhanseliwe, futhi okwamanje akakho amalungiselelo okubuyisela lo mcimbi, nakuba umuntu angacabanga isikhathi esithemba esikhathini esizayo kakhulu ukuthi iBahamas ingase ikwazi ukugcina iGay Ukugubha ukuziqhenya ngaphandle kokuphendula okungalungile okunjalo, okuthandwa kakhulu.
I-Bahamas Gay Pride, eyaziwa ngokuthi i-Freedom Weekend Pride ePharadesi, yayihlelwe ukuthi izokwenzeka ngoMgqibelo weSabelomsebenzi, kusukela ngoLwesihlanu, ngo-Agasti 29, ngoMsombuluko, ngo-Septhemba 1, kuViva Wyndham Fortuna Beach, ehlanganisa yonke indawo. ukuhlinzeka ngamaphakheji okuziqhenya okukhethekile afaka umoya kanye nokuhamba komhlaba. I-Viva Wyndham ihlala enye yalezi zindawo eziningi ezamukelekayo zezwe le-LGBT futhi kufanelekile ukucabangela ukuthi uhlela uhambo lapha.
Kukhona amaqembu amaningana ahlobene nokuzikhukhumeza kanye nemibuthano ehlelwe ngempelasonto, kufaka phakathi i-White Party, i-Foam Party, i-Beach Party, i-Pajama Party, i-cruise cruise cruise, kanye nezikhawu ezimbili zokudonsa. Lo mcimbi wawuhlelwe yi-SASH Bahamas, inhlangano engenzi inzuzo enomkhankaso wokusiza ekulwa nokusabalala kwama-STD kanye ne-HIV ngoku "ukubhekana nokuziphatha nezimo zengqondo ngaphakathi kweBahamas."
Njengoba kuye kwaba yizizwe eziningi eziqhingini kulezi zingxenye zomhlaba, ubungqingili baye bathola ukwelashwa kabi, ngokomlando, eBahamas - lesi yisizwe esilungile uma kuziwa ezindabeni zezenhlalakahle, kanye nezigameko eziningana ezibandakanya ukubandlululwa ngisho nobudlova ngokumelene nama-lesbian kanye nama-gay kuye kwenzeka eminyakeni edlule.
Kwakungeyona into emangalisayo ukuthi isimemezelo soMkhosi Wokuzikhukhumeza kulelizwe sothola inzuzo enhle yokuhlehliswa kabusha. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, kuye kwaba nenqubekela phambili eningi, ngobudlelwane obufanayo bobulili bobulili obufanayo obuvunyelwe ngokomthetho ngo-1991, futhi izakhamizi ze-LGBT ezivulekile zavuma ukukhonza amabutho ahlomile aseBahamas.
Lesi sizwe ngokusobala sisenendlela yokuhamba, kepha-ke, kanti namanje asikho imithetho yokulwa nokubandlulula endaweni, futhi imibhangqwana yobulili obufanayo iyaqashelwa ngokomthetho.
Imithombo ye-Gay ye-Bahamas
Njengoba kunikezwe indawo, uma ngezinye izikhathi kunzima kakhulu, imithi yokwelapha kanye nama-lesbians aseyitholile e-Bahamas, leli zwe alinani eliqine kakhulu lezinsiza eziku-intanethi noma zokuphrinta ezihlanganisa amabhizinisi agqugquzela abantu abanobulili. Kwakuthemba ukuthi lo mbono wokuqala we-Bahamas Gay Pride uzosiza ukuhola ibhola, futhi mhlawumbe ekugcineni, uma umcimbi omusha uhlelwe, izinto zizoqhubeka zihamba ngendlela evulekile nakakhulu yokwamukela. Isihloko esisodwa esiwusizo kakhulu kuleli zwe sibonakala kuGlobalGayz.com, indlela echaza ukuthi imiphakathi ye-LGBT iphathwe kanjani eBahamas eminyakeni edlule. Insiza eyodwa yezombusazwe nezomphakathi ewusizo kakhulu yiBahamas LGBT Advocates, iqembu elingenzi inzuzo eliseNassau. Ukuze uthole ulwazi olubanzi lokuvakasha ku-Freeport noGrans Bahama, vakashela iziqhingi ezisemthethweni ze-website yezokuvakasha ehhovisi lase-Grand Bahama Island eBahamas. Futhi qiniseka ukuthi uhlola Umhlahlandlela Wokuhamba WaseBahamas owusizo we-Margot Weiss, esigabeni sokuhamba se-About.com eCaribbean.