Ukubhiyozela iGay Pride eBahamas
Nangona kwakuthiwa becinga ukuba yinxalenye yeCaribbean, i-Bahamas iyinqaba elineziqithi ezingama-700 ezise-Atlanta Ocean, ngaphantsi kwee-80 ezili-mpuma ngasempumalanga ye-Florida. Isixeko saseFreeport (isibalo sama-27,000), esiseSiqhingini saseBrama Bahama sasiyi-site ehleliweyo yokubhiyozela i-Bahamas Gay Pride, ngoSeptemba 2014, isempuma yeWest Palm Beach . Ngokudabukisayo, emva kokuba abaququzeleli befumana isongelo lokufa, isiganeko saxoshwa, kwaye ngoku akukho zicwangciso zokubuyisela isiganeko, nangona umntu unokucinga ixesha elizayo ekuthelekeni elide ukuba iBahamas ikwazi ukubamba iGay Ukubhiyozela ngokuziqhayisa ngaphandle kokuphazamiseka, ukuphendula ngokukhulu.
Ukusungulwa kweBahamas Gay Pride, eyaziwa ngokuba yi-Freedom Weekend Pride eParadesi, yayilungiselelwe ukuba iqhutywe kwiSonto leSuku lweMisebenzi, ukususela ngoLwesihlanu, ngo-Agasti 29, ukuya ngoMvulo, ngo-Septemba 1, kwi-Viva Wyndham Fortuna Beach, kuquka yonke indawo. Ukunikela ngeePakethi zokuKhusela ezikhethekileyo ezibandakanya umoya kunye nokuthutha komhlaba. I-Viva Wyndham ihlala enye yeehotele ezikwamukela i-LGBT yelizwe eliqithileyo kwaye kufuneka uqikelele ukuba uceba uhambo apha.
Kwakukho amaqela amaninzi anxulumene noBugovu kunye neendibano ezilungiselelwe ngeveki, kuquka i-White Party, i-Foam Party, i-Beach Party, i-Pajama Party, i-cruise cruise cruise, kunye neentambo ezimbini zokukhupha. Umcimbi wawuhlelwe ngu-SASH Bahamas, inhlangano engenzi nzuzo enomsebenzi wokunceda ukulwa nokusabalala kwe-STD kunye ne-HIV ngokuthi "ukujongana nokuziphatha kunye neengqondo kwiBahamas."
Njengoko kunjalo kunye nezinye iindidi zeziqithi kweli lizwe, abantu abathandana nabo basemagqabini bafumana unyango olubi, ngokwembali, eBahamas - olu luhlanga olulungeleleneyo xa luphathelele kwimicimbi yoluntu, kunye neziganeko ezibandakanya ukucalulwa kunye kwanobundlobongela bezantsholongwane kunye neengqungquthela zenzululwazi zenzeke kule minyaka.
Kwakungeyona into emangalisayo ukuba isimemezelo soMgcobo wobuGcisa kwilizwe siya kufumana idibaniso elihle lokuhlaziya. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, kuye kwaba neninzi inkqubela phambili, ngobudlelwane obufanayo bobulili obufanayo obuye kwasemthethweni ngo-1991, kwaye abahlali be-LGBT abavulekileyo bavumelekile ukuba bakhonze kwimikhosi yaseBahamas.
Uhlanga olucacileyo lusenendlela yokuhamba, nangona kunjalo, kwaye akukho mithetho yokuchasana ekhoyo, kwaye akukho ziqabane ezikwaziyo ngokusemthethweni.
Izixhobo zeGay zeBahamas
Ukubonelelwa ngamatyala, ukuba ngamanye amaxesha kunzima kunzima, unyango lwama-gay kunye nama-lesbians afunyenwe kwi-Bahamas, leli lizwe alinani lininzi elininzi kwiinkcukacha ze-intanethi okanye eziprinta iinkcukacha zobungqingili. Kwakuthemba ukuba lo kuqala u-Bahamas Gay Pride uza kunceda ukufumana ibhola iguqulwe, kwaye mhlawumbi ekugqibeleni, ukuba isicwangciso esitsha sicwangcisiwe, izinto ziya kuqhubeka ukuhamba kwindlela evulekileyo kunye eyamkelekileyo. Inqaku elilodwa elincedo kakhulu kweli lizwe libonakala kwi-GlobalGayz.com, ecacisa indlela abahlali be-LGBT baphathwe ngayo eBahamas kule minyaka. Enye yezobupolitika kunye noluntu oluxhamlayo kwi-intanethi yiBahamas LGBT I-Advocate Group, iqela lokungenzi nzuzo eliseNassau. Ngolwazi jikelele lwezokhenketho kwi-Freeport kunye noGrama Bahama, tyelela iiItlands zaseburhulumenteni ze-Bahamas ze-ofisi yezokhenketho ye-Grand Bahama Island. Kananjalo qiniseka ukuba ukhangele i- Guide yeBahamas ye-Travel Guide , e-About.com eCaribbean Travel section.