I-Behind the Drag ihlose ukukhombisa izimpilo zangaphandle kwesiteji zamanye amakhosikazi aseMelika anekhono lokuhudula. Uchungechunge olusondelene lusinika ithuba lokuhlangana nabantu abalandela izindlovukazi zethu esizithandayo ezidonsa kanzima.
Ilanga lisanda kushona e-Brooklyn, kunamalambu omgwaqo kuphela namalambu e-fluorescent edolobha akhanyisa iMcCarren Park yedolobha. Endleleni engcolile yokhonkolo, Merrie Cherry inobukhazikhazi obugcwele, inyakazisa esitulweni futhi ivumelanisa izindebe phambi kwesixuku. Ugxile kakhulu ekusebenzeni kwakhe kangangokuthi uyamhlwitha okwakho iwigi. Futhi nakuba engeyena umculi oshaya inothi eliphezulu elihambisana ne-wig-snatch yakhe, uju, yena. uyayenza.
I-Merrie Cherrie iwubukhazikhazi, i-alter-ego yokudonsa ephezulu ka-Jason Ruth. Indlovukazi ehlala e-Brooklyn izichaza njengaleyo ngane engena ekhabetheni likanina bese ivele ibe mnandi - futhi lokhu kuqhathaniswa okunembe kakhulu.
Ukuhudula kunginika ukubuka emhlabeni we-utopian, kusho u-Ruth. Uma uya kunoma yimuphi umcimbi omkhulu wokudonsa, kukwenza ucabange ukuthi impilo ingaba kanjani.
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Ukhulela eBerkeley, CA, uRuth wayewuhlobo lwengane ehlala ingena enkingeni. Kubize ngesiqalekiso sokuba namandla amaningi.
Njengoba ngingumuntu okhulumayo futhi ogqamile, ngizigqamisa kakhulu, usho kanje.
Kwaze kwafika ekolishi lapho uRuth ethola khona umphakathi wama-weirdos ayezizwa ekhululekile lapho. Futhi kwaze kwaba yilapho ethuthela eBrooklyn lapho engakwazi khona ukuchuma ngokweqiniso.
Ukuguqulwa kwakhe kuMerrie Cherrie kwakuyingxenye ebalulekile yokuthi uRuth abe yiqiniso ngokwakhe. Futhi konke kwaqala eMetropolitan Bar eBrooklyn - ekhabetheni lokuhlola amajazi. Yebo, ngenkathi ehlola amajazi, uRuth waduma kakhulu phakathi kwabaxhasi. Isheke lejazi kwakuyisiteji sakhe - futhi uRuth wabona ithuba. Ekugcineni, wacela umphathi wendawo yokucima ukoma ukuba amvumele enze umbukiso wokuhudula.
Wathi, ‘Hhayi-ke, uthola ithuba elilodwa nethuba kanye kuphela,’ kusho uRuthe. Leyo bha yayi igcwele . Iphathi ibe yimpumelelo enkulu. Kwabizwa Hudula inetha.
Kuze kube namuhla, umbukiso usaqhubeka - futhi yingakho uMerrie Cherrie aziwa njengomunye womama be-Brooklyn drag. Izindlovukazi ezingenakubalwa zithole ukunyathela kwazo ku-DRAGnet, inkundla uCherrie eyakhiwe kusukela ekuqaleni kokuhlolwa kwejazi lakhe.
Ngizizwa sengathi ngisize ukuvulela abantu abaningi umnyango, futhi ngiyakuthanda lokho, kusho uRuth.
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Kodwa akubanga lula - ikakhulukazi ngonyaka odlule. Nakuba uMerrie Cherrie angase abukeke ejabule futhi enza ngokukhululeka eMcCarren Park, umbuthano unezimpande ezidabukisayo. I UMcCarren Park Ukuhlangana kwenzeke nsuku zonke kusukela Ukufa kukaGeorge Floyd kwaziwa umphakathi ngoMeyi. Lapho, umphakathi unendawo yokuhlangana ukuze usekele izimpilo zabaMnyama futhi abantu abaNsundu banenkundla yokukhuluma ngezinto abahlangabezana nazo ngokucwasa ngokwebala.
Ngemva kokushona kukaGeorge Floyd, ngangihlukumezeke kakhulu, kusho uRuth. Futhi iMcCarren Park Gathering yangisiza ngempela ukuba ngiphume kuyo.
Indlovukazi iyanezela, Izinyanga ezintathu ezedlule zingisize ngabona ukuthi nakuba bengicabanga ukuthi ngiphapheme, bengilokhu ngilele. Kuningi okumele ngikufunde.
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Nokho, uRuth uphapheme kakhulu kunabaningi, ikakhulukazi uma kuziwa ekuphikisaneni nesimo esikhona kanye nokuba nomuzwa oqinile wobumina. Lokho, ngemuva kwakho konke, kuyingxenye yenkululeko yokudonsa okunikezwayo.
Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, uRuth uthi ubonile ukuthi abantu abaningi banethezekile futhi banethezekile emabhokisini, bahlala bengalele. Kodwa akakaze abe wuhlobo oluzishaya ngesibhakela kude.
Ukuphila kuyidili, futhi iningi labancelayo abampofu libulawa indlala, kusho uRuth, ecaphuna ifilimu yodumo ethi Auntie Mame. Kufanele uphile, uphile, uphile.
Uma uyijabulele le ndaba, funda nge Indlovukazi yase-Miami emnyama, eziqhenyayo futhi eqinile .
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