Izindlovukazi zasolwandle

**Amakhosikazi asolwandle** yizitabane ezasebenza emikhunjini ikakhulu yabathengisi achazwa ngaphambi kweminyaka yama-1960.Kwakumelwe ogxile effeminate gay indoda eyayisebenza noma ukuzijabulisa noma njengoba oweta ku kufika imikhumbi, ngokuvamile ekubeni off-ogwini 'abafazi' ngoba kwabobulili amatilosi kuze kuphele isikhathi uhambo lomkhumbi.Zingatholwa futhi ngaphakathi kweNavy njenge monograph yomlando ongeyona inganekwane *Sawubona Sailor!Umlando Ofihliwe Wokuphila Kobungqingili Olwandle* uchaza ngezindaba kanye nokuhlangenwe nakho kwezindlovukazi zasolwandle ezivela kuNavy.Ngaphezu kwalokhu, ukusetshenziswa kolimi lwePolari kungabuyiselwa emuva ezindlovukazi zasolwandle kanye nokuzama ukuxoshwa kwezitabane, amatilosi angamadoda eNewport,Rhode Island ngemuva kweWWI.

## Indaba ebhaliwe

### ''Sawubona Sailor!'' ''Umlando Ofihliwe Wempilo Yezitabane Olwandle''
Ngesikhathi sama-1950s kanye nama-1960s amaphesenti amakhulu amadoda angama-gay aqala ukujoyina uMbutho Wezempi.KumaNavy, abesilisa abayizitabane bangakhuluma iqiniso ngobulili babo.Bayisebenzisile njengendawo yokuphuma yenkululeko lapho bengaziveza khona,noma ngabe lokho bekungezembatho ezihlukile noma ezinye izici futhi bekwazi ukwenza lokhu ngaphandle kokwesaba ukubandlululwa. Ukujoyina uMbutho Wezasolwandle kwaba ukuphunyuka kwabantu abakhonjwa njengongqingili futhi bengafuni ukufihla ubulili babo.Bangaya bayoziveza ukuthi bafuna kanjani ngokweqiniso futhi bazungezwe abanye abazizwa befana nabo.Lokhu kuphikisana nempilo amadoda athandana nawo abezobuyela emhlabeni.Emuva ngezizathu zomzimba zaseBrithani, abesilisa abayizitabane baphoqeleka ukuba bavalwe futhi bagcine ubulili babo kubo.Amadoda angamaGay angafuni ukufihla ajoyine i-navy ukuze avulekele uqobo lwawo.Njengoba izinombolo zikhuphuka,kwakha umphakathi wabantu abesilisa abayizitabane.Njengoba abesilisa abayizitabane emhlabeni bephoqeleka ukuba bahlale befihlekile, abaningi bebengeke bazi ngamanye amadoda abengabungqingili,okwenza ukuthi amathuba emiphakathi angabi njengalawo aseNavy.

## Umongo womlando

### I-Polari
Izitabane  kungenzeka ukuthi zisebenzise iPolari ukuxhumana ngalezi zikhathi.IPolari kwakuwulimi olunamakhodi olusetshenziswa amadoda angama-gay asebenzisa izingathekiso nokubhala amagama noma ukwakha amagama ukukhuluma ngesihloko sobungqingili ngaphandle kwabanye abaseduze kwabo azi.Ulimi oluyimfihlo belungasetshenziswa ukukhuluma ngobulili babo ngaphandle kokuthi abanye baqoqe engxoxweni yabo babakhiphe ngokuthi bayizitabane.Kwaze kwasetshenziswa nemisakazo ethile ukusho amahlaya ezitabane ngaphandle kokuthi umuntu abone ukuthi bashayelani.Amadoda angamaGay asebenzisa iPolari ayevame ukuzibiza "ngendlovukazi" engadonswa ngokuhambisana nokusetshenziswa kwezindlovukazi zasolwandle.Kungenzeka ukuthi igama elithile kube wukwehluka kwelinye.

### Ubandlululo eNewport
Umphakathi wamakhosikazi asolwandle kanye nenani elichumayo lezitabane eMbuthweni Wezempi kwakungewona ukuphela komcimbi owawenzeka ngalesi sikhathi.Eminye imicimbi eminingi ingaxhunyaniswa nokwanda kwabantu bezitabane, kepha bekungapheli ngaso sonke isikhathi ngendaba enhle ongayitshela.Umcimbi owodwa obalulekile ungakhunjulwa kusuka esenzakalweni esiseNewport, eRhode Island lapho izitabane,amatilosi angamadoda ayekhonjwa amasosha, ecwaswa,futhi ayeboshwa uma etholakala eyisitabane.Uhulumeni waqala ukuhlasela abesilisa abayizitabane futhi wayebafuna ngamabomu.Ezimweni eziningi kwakukhona ubufakazi obuncane kakhulu obumelene nala madoda obudala ithuba eliphakeme lokuthi atholakale eyizitabane,noma ngabe kwakungukuthambekela okuncane kakhulu ukuthi angaba yisitabane.Lokhu kusho ukuthi abaningi nabo babemangalelwa ngamanga ngokuba izitabane.