Ngizwa iz<strong>in</strong>daba zongq<strong>in</strong>gili ‘lesbians’ bayahlaselwa, bayadlwengulwa, bayabulawa.… Ngel<strong>in</strong>ye ilanga lokhu kungenzeka kimi. 47 USiboniso, onem<strong>in</strong>yaka engu-41 ubudala, uzizwa ephephile kuphela uma ehleli nongq<strong>in</strong>gili ‘lesbians’. Angihlali sekuhlwile [ez<strong>in</strong>daweni zomphakathi]. Angiba<strong>the</strong>mbi nje abesilisa, kanye ngokunjalo nabesimame—banamasoka noma abangani babasilisa. Bangangidlwengula, bazongidlwengula. 48 Njengoba behlala bethukile kanye nezizathu ez<strong>in</strong>genele zokukholelwa eku<strong>the</strong>ni amaphoyisa noma ubani omunye uyangenelela ukubavikela, ongq<strong>in</strong>gili ‘lesbians’ kanye nabeslisa abazikamela eyabo im<strong>in</strong>gcele ngokobulili bazakhela amasue abo kanye namasu abo bonke ukuba bakwazi ukuhlala bephephile. Amanye alamasu ajwayelekile—futhi nza ukuba <strong>in</strong>kululeko yabo <strong>in</strong>ciphe—kubala ukuba ngabodwana emphakath<strong>in</strong>i, ikakhulukazi emuva kokushona kwelanga; kanye nokungenzi ngez<strong>in</strong>dlala ezidonsa ukubhekwa ngabesilisa; ukungalokothi uye noma kukuphi ngaphandle kokuba nento yokuhamba; ukukhetha ngokucophelela iz<strong>in</strong>dawo lapho bezijabulisa khona; kanye noku ngajoli nabantu basendaweni eyodwa khona bezonciphisa amathuba okuthi baziwe ngaban<strong>in</strong>gi njengongq<strong>in</strong>gili ‘lesbian’. 49 UKefilwe, umngani wabandlwengula, akaphumi ekhaya sekuhlwile noma abe kude nekhaya. Abesilisa [abadlwengula abangani bami]… bayazi ukuthi bangawabalekela kanjani amaphoyisa. Akekho owaziyo ukuthi kahle hle bahlala kuphi. Selokhu kwenzeka lokhu seng<strong>in</strong>qume, [ukuthi] uma ngihambile, ngiya eduzane ngisheshe ngibuye ekhaya ngabo 10 [ebusuku]…. Angisafuni nokuya esitolo. Uma z<strong>in</strong>gibona lezi z<strong>in</strong>sizwa ... Ngiyazi kuzoba y<strong>in</strong>i engiIandelayo. 50 Abanye abantu baziphephisa ngokunciphisa iz<strong>in</strong>dlela zabo, abanye abantu bathola isisombululo sokuthi bamane bahlale emakhaya (nakho lokhu okungenzeka ukuba kungeke kwaba nokuphepha njengoba kungabonakala kungaphephile, njengalokhu ubufakazi obendlulile bukhombisile). kwasho uMusa: 47 Ingxoxo phakahi kwe-<strong>Human</strong> <strong>Rights</strong> <strong>Watch</strong> noSibonakaliso (akulona igama langempela), eThohoyandou, ngoJuni 14, 2010. 48 Ingxoxo phakathi kwe-<strong>Human</strong> <strong>Rights</strong> <strong>Watch</strong> noSiboniso (akulona igama langempela), Kwa-Thema, ngoMashi 18, 2009. 49 Ingxoxo phakathi kwe-<strong>Human</strong> <strong>Rights</strong> <strong>Watch</strong> noTendai (akulona igama langempela), e-East London, ngoJuni 29, 2010. 50 Ingxoxo phakathi kwe-<strong>Human</strong> <strong>Rights</strong> <strong>Watch</strong> noKefilwe (akulona igama langempela), eKatlehong, Julayi 13, 2010. 33 HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH | DISEMBA 2011
Ngihlala ngisekhaya, ngenza iz<strong>in</strong>to ekhaya noma lapho ngihlala khona. Angikwazi ukuhamba selishonile ilanga, ngoba kubobungozi ngaphandle lapha. 51 51 Ingxoxo phakathi kwe-<strong>Human</strong> <strong>Rights</strong> <strong>Watch</strong> noMusa (akulona igama langempela), eKatlehong, ngoJulayi 13, 2010. “SIZOKUKHOMBISA UKUTHI UNGOWEMAME” 34