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Indaba kaBoipelo<br />
UBoipelo ukhule ehlala nogogo wakhe elokish<strong>in</strong>i lasePietermaritzburg ephulov<strong>in</strong>si yaKwa<strong>Zulu</strong>-<br />
Natal, empumalanga neN<strong>in</strong>gizimu Afrika. Ngonyaka ka-1997, ngesikhathi enem<strong>in</strong>yaka engu- 13,<br />
kwatholakala ukuthi ungungq<strong>in</strong>gili. Umzala wakhe omdala wayehlala nabo ekhaya elilodwa.<br />
Wayecasulwa ukubukeka kaBoipelo njengomfana kanye nangendlela enza ngayo efuna<br />
amenzela imisebenzi yakhe. UBoipelo wayenqaba kodwa wahlela njani embhekisisa futhi<br />
emgeka. “Kungani evunyelwa ukuba azenze umfana?” wayethanda ukubuza lokho.<br />
Ngel<strong>in</strong>ye ilanga uBoipelo nodadewabo abancane behleli ekhaya bodwa kanye nomzala wabo,<br />
umzala wabo wamdlwengula kan<strong>in</strong>gana. “Ngatshela umama nogogo ngesikhathi bebuya,”<br />
kusho uBoipelo. “Lolu daba lwaphathwa umndeni. Kwad<strong>in</strong>ga ukuthi s<strong>in</strong>gabambelani<br />
amagqubu.” Ngonyaka ka- 2003, ngesikhathi uBoipelo esenem<strong>in</strong>yaka engu-19 wavelwa<br />
amaqhubu kanye nezilonda futhi kwatholakala ukuthi usululekile ngegciwane leSandulela<br />
Ngculazi wavelwa amaqhubu kanye nezilonda futhi watholakala ukuthi unegciwane le-HIV.<br />
Ngathola ngaleso sikhathi ukuthi umzala wami usululekile ngegciwane<br />
leSandulela Ngculazi. Ngathola emveni kwalokho ukuthi umzala wami<br />
wasulelekile ngegciwane lengculazi. Umama wami wabe azi kodwa akazange<br />
angitshele. Wayeselokhu ehlala nathi umzala wethu naleso sikhathi.<br />
Kuwo lowo nyaka, wango-2003, umzala ka Boipelo kanye nomama wakhe bashona futhi<br />
wabe esephoqeleka ukuba ayeke isikole ngenxa yempilo eyabe <strong>in</strong>gey<strong>in</strong>hle. Manje<br />
wayesencike kumalume wakhe owathola ifa lendlu kagogo wakhe.<br />
Impilo kaBoipelo yaba ngconywana ngonyaka olandelayo wabe eseqala ukubhala ibhola<br />
lez<strong>in</strong>yawo ngonyaka olandelayo, umdlalo ayewuthanda ngaphambi kokugula. Ngonyaka ka<br />
2004, uBoipelo, owayesenem<strong>in</strong>yaka engu-20, wayejwayele ukuchitha isikhathi nomqeqeshi<br />
wakhe, owayazi ukuthi ungungq<strong>in</strong>gili ‘lesbian’. Ngel<strong>in</strong>ye ilanga ngesikhathi esendl<strong>in</strong>i<br />
yomqeqeshi wamtshela, umqeqeshi wamtshela ukuthi usekhokhile iz<strong>in</strong>komo zamalobola<br />
kumalume wakhe futhi wagcizelela ukuthi kumele alale naye.<br />
Umqeqeshi washo ukuthi akangithandi njengesitabani kodwa wayefuna ukuba<br />
ngibe ngunkosikazi wakhe khona ngizoyeka ukuba isitabani Ukhoshi wathi<br />
akathandi ukuba m<strong>in</strong>a ngibe ungq<strong>in</strong>gili ‘lesbian’ futhi ufuna ukuba ngibe<br />
ngunkosikazi khona ngizoyeka ukuba ungq<strong>in</strong>gili ‘lesbian’.… Ngesikhathi ngithi<br />
“cha” futhi ngizama nokubaleka, wangishaya ngehenga yez<strong>in</strong>gubo eyabe<br />
iqondisiwe. Wabe-ke esengidlwengula kan<strong>in</strong>gana, ubusuku bonke.<br />
“SIZOKUKHOMBISA UKUTHI UNGOWEMAME” 8
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