Ka manta da waɗancan wasan kwaikwayo na zamanin da ba su da haske, inda mata masu baƙin ciki ba su da wutar lantarki, suna kuka a hankali a cikin ƙuƙƙuman tufafi, kuma suna shafa hannuwa da gangan a hasken kyandir. Idan ana maganar fina-finan 'yan madigo, na fi son waɗancan labaran sata masu wuce gona da iri da jarumai masu taurin kai. Bayan haka, me zai fi zama 'yan luwadi fiye da shiga rayuwar laifi tare da wanda kuka haɗu da shi yanzu? Wanda na fi so a cikinsu shi ne Corky, tsohon mai laifi da ya zama mai aikin famfo, wanda ya taimaka wa Violet tserewa daga mijinta mai kungiyar 'yan daba a cikin fim ɗin Bound na 1996. Mun fara haduwa da Corky a daure a cikin wani kabad na gaske, amma misalin bai tafi yadda kuke tsammani ba. Ba ta da kunya kuma tana bayyane a lokacin da 'yan fina-finai kaɗan suka bincika 'yan luwadi. Tana nuna tattoo na labrys, tana ciyar da lokacinta na hutu tana shan giya a mashaya masu datti, kuma a ƙarshe ta tafi da rana ta faɗi tare da sabon abokin aikinta a cikin wata tsohuwar motar Chevy. Kyakkyawan sauƙi na Corky a matsayin mai son 'yan luwadi ya kasance gaba da zamaninta, kuma tasirinta yana bayyana a ko'ina daga Bottoms zuwa Love Lies Bleeding. — El Hunt
Eric Hunter, Edge of Seventeen
Jagoran wannan wasan kwaikwayo na soyayya da ba a kima ba na iya zama mai ban kunya: wani matashi daga Ohio a karkara yana ƙoƙarin kallon Boy George a gidan 'yan luwadi na gida (ba su aiki ba) kuma yana tuki mai nisa don ba wa wanda ya sadu da shi sau ɗaya mamaki don ganin ko har yanzu yana sha'awar. Ba game da kunya ko ba'a ba ne—yana cike da kyakkyawan yanayi na 90s New Queer Cinema wanda bai damu da bayyana kansa ba. Amma rikice-rikicen Eric shine abin da ya sa ya zama na gaske. Hikimar rubutun Todd Stephens na tarihin kansa, wanda aka saita a shekarun 1980, shine yadda ya haɗu da sake haifuwar 'yan luwadi biyu: fitowa da girma. Eric ba kawai yana gano rayuwa bayan iyalinsa ba; yana ƙirƙirar yadda zai kama da aiki a cikin sabon zaɓinsa. Ta hanyar gaskiya da rashin girman kai, kuma ta hanyar wasan kwaikwayo na Chris Stafford, fim ɗin ya kama farin cikin gano kai, yana motsawa daga sha'awar wani shahararren mawaƙi zuwa gina rayuwa da ta dace da wannan tunanin. — Juan A Ramirez
Frank Dillard, Mrs Doubtfire
Lokacin da na tuna Mrs Doubtfire, ba kawai na tuna da lafazin Robin Williams mai ban dariya ba, amma muryar Harvey Fierstein mai ƙarfi. A cikin fim ɗin 1993, Fierstein ya taka rawar Frank Dillard, ɗan'uwan Daniel Hillard (Williams) mai son 'yan luwadi, wani mahaifi da ya rabu da matarsa wanda ya shirya wani babban wasan kwaikwayo na tufafin mata a matsayin tsohuwar mace don ya sami lokaci tare da 'ya'yansa. Frank mai yin kayan kwalliya ne wanda ya taimaka wa ɗan'uwansa ya canza ta amfani da gashi, kayan roba, kayan kwalliya, da tufafin mata. Na tuna na ga yana da mahimmanci cewa fim ɗin ya wanzu a 1993—lokacin da ake tsoro game da cutar HIV/AIDS—kuma ya nuna hali na 'yan luwadi wanda ba shi da baƙin ciki ko bala'i. (Frank yana cikin dangantaka mai farin ciki da wani mutum wanda 'ya'yansa suka kira "Aunt Jack.") Hakanan yana da ban mamaki a hankali cewa ɗan'uwan 'yan luwadi shine "masani" a wannan yanayin, wanda aka ba shi aikin taimaka wa ɗan'uwansa ya dace da mace. Mrs Doubtfire fim ne game da dangantakar iyali mai wahala, amma yin kayan roba na musamman don taimaka wa ɗan'uwanka ya zama tsohuwar mace Bature? Wannan shine soyayya ta gaske. — Louis Staples
Divine, Pink Flamingos
'Yan halayen allo kaɗan ne ke da yuwuwar buga kansu a idanunku kamar mai girman kai (amma ba tare da kunya ba), mai gashin kai, mai flared Divine. An san shi yanzu a matsayin babban jigon John Waters' "Trash Trilogy," Divine shine halin drag na Harris Glenn Milstead, wanda ya fashe a cikin al'adun Baltimore a ƙarshen shekarun 1960. A nan, tana riƙe da taken "mafi ƙazantar mutum mai rai," a zahiri da kuma a alamance: mai kisan kai da ɓarawo wanda ke jagorantar gungun marasa kyau, masu karkata, da 'yan damfara a kan balaguron rashin mutunci, tare da tashoshi masu ban tsoro da suka haɗa da tulin ƙwai, jariran da aka sace, da najasa. Matsala ta zo lokacin da wasu wawaye biyu, Marbles (David Lochary da Mink Stole), suka shirya don cire Divine daga kan mulkinta na ƙazanta kuma su yi iƙirarin taken don kansu. Amma ba za su iya daidaita da girman kai ba, kuma babu wani hali da ya yi haka tun daga lokacin—Pink Flamingos har yanzu yana da kambi don shaharar fim.
Miriam Balanescu
Barbara Covett, Notes on a Scandal
Duk da yake yana da daɗi koyaushe ganin halayen 'yan luwadi waɗanda za su iya wakiltar mu a mafi tausayi da rauninmu, akwai kuma wani abu mai ban sha'awa game da kallon su suna magana da mu a mafi munin yanayinmu. An ɓoye shi a matsayin fim ɗin Oscar mai daraja daga Searchlight, Notes on a Scandal na 2006 a zahiri wani ɗan mamaki ne mai lalata—wani fim mai ban dariya mai duhu kuma mai zafi game da hali wanda zai iya, a hannun da ba daidai ba, ya zama abin ba'a: tsohuwar 'yar madigo mai ɗaci da jima'i. Amma tare da kalmomin Patrick Marber masu zafi amma takamaiman da Judi Dench wanda bai taɓa yin kyau ba a jagorancin (jarumin ya taɓa kiran shi ɗayan abubuwan da ya fi so), malamin makaranta mai ɓoye da ƙi Barbara Covett ya kasance gaba ɗaya, mara kunya kuma, a wasu lokuta, mai ban tausayi. Ayyukanta da rubuce-rubucenta na iya zama marasa karewa a ɗabi'a (ko da yake soyayya da sha'awar Cate Blanchett abu ne mai fahimta ga dukanmu), amma bala'in rashin yarda da kai da abin da kake a matsayin 'yan luwadi—da yadda hakan zai iya lalata kowane buƙatu da sha'awa—ya kasance mai zafi har zuwa ƙarshen fim ɗin mai ɗaci da sabo. Barbara na iya zama mafi muninmu, amma hakan bai sa ta zama ƙasa da gaske ba.
Benjamin Lee
Helen Cooper, Kissing Jessica Stein
Kissing Jessica Stein ɗaya ne daga cikin fina-finai na 'yan luwadi da na fi so—kuma ba saboda halin take Jessica ba (tana da kyau, amma ta fi sauƙi ga ɗanɗanona). A maimakon haka, ita ce mai kaifi, mai sha'awar soyayya Helen wacce za ta rayu har abada a cikin Hall of Fame na mata na almara. Lokacin da muka hadu da Helen, ba wai kawai tana sanye da jaket ɗin pleather ba, amma muna ganin ta dawo daga wasa tare da ɗaya daga cikin mazajenta da yawa don ta kalli wata 'yar madigo mai taurin kai kuma ta yi hira da abokanta maza. A takaice, tana rayuwa a cikin mafarkina. Helen tana kai tsaye, tana da ƙarfin jima'i, kuma za ta iya shakewa da martini idan wani ya kira ta "matar aure." Tana nan, tana 'yan luwadi, kuma ba ta taɓa shiga cikin iyakokin aure na maza da mata ba. Tuna da cewa, sabanin tsoffin ra'ayoyin cewa matan bisexual kawai suna ƙoƙarin farantawa maza rai, bisexuality shine babban rushewar yanayin da ake ciki.
Megan Wallace
Albert Goldman, The Birdcage
Akwai wani lokaci a cikin The Birdcage lokacin da Armand (Robin Williams) ya yi ƙoƙarin koya wa abokin aikinsa, Albert (Nathan Lane), yadda ake yada mustard a kan burodi "kamar mutum"—yana shafa shi da haƙoran da aka matse maimakon motsin hannu mai laushi. Albert ya kasa da ban dariya, ya huda burodin kuma ya fadi cikin dariya. Ma'auratan, suna ƙoƙarin shawo kan iyayen surukai masu ra'ayin mazan jiya na ɗansu cewa Albert kawai kawu ne, sun gane da sauri cewa shirin na iya kasancewa a ƙarshe. Wani yanayi ne cikakke wanda ya kama rashin hankali na nuna namiji da kuma hazakar Albert. Tsohuwar 'yar drag mai ɗanɗano mara aibi, Albert ba shi ne abin ba'a ba. A maimakon haka, Lane ya taka shi da ƙarfin gwiwa mara kunya har ya zama tushen kusan kowane dariya a cikin wasan kwaikwayo na Mike Nichols mai sauri. Albert yana umarni a kowane ɗaki, ko da yake yana sanye da gashi da lu'ulu'u, yana ƙoƙarin zama mahaifiyar ɗansa. Shi ne fim ɗin farko da na gani wanda ya nuna maza biyu suna rayuwa tare cikin farin ciki. Duk da cewa dole ne su ɓoye dangantakarsu don yawancin fim ɗin, kowane sake kallo yana tabbatar da cewa haɗin su shine mafi gaskiya a cikin fim ɗin—kuma yawancin rikice-rikice shine kawai rikice-rikicen mutane masu madaidaiciya da aka tilasta musu su gyara.
Shrai Popat
Megan Bloomfield, But I’m a Cheerleader
Dubi hoto a cikin cikakken allo: Natasha Lyonne a cikin But I’m a Cheerleader. Hoton: Everett Collection Inc/Alamy
Wasan kwaikwayo na Jamie Babbit mai ban dariya game da canza ra'ayi yana da tushe ta hanyar wasan kwaikwayo na Natasha Lyonne a matsayin Megan Bloomfield, wacce ke son zama al'ada duk da bayyanar 'yan luwadi. Megan tana ƙoƙari sosai ta zama 'yar wasan cheerleader a makaranta kuma ta sumbaci saurayinta mai kyau, amma hakan bai dace ba. Wata rana, danginta sun shirya wani shiri kuma suka tura ta zuwa wani sansanin canza ra'ayi mafi ban dariya da ba shi da tasiri. Abin da ya sa Bloomfield ta haskaka shine rashin laifinta—a zahiri kowa ya gane cewa 'yar madigo ce kafin ta yi—kuma hakan yana ƙarfafa rashin hankali wanda ya sa But I’m a Cheerleader ya zama abin mantawa. Akwai yawa: RuPaul a matsayin mai tilasta sansanin sanye da T-shirt "Straight is Great" amma a fili yana 'yan luwadi, sadaukarwa ga matsayin jinsi da fatan cewa isasshen ruwan hoda zai sa yarinya ta zama madaidaiciya, da Megan kanta ta sami soyayyar 'yan luwadi yayin da take sansanin canza ra'ayi. Kyakkyawan kyauta ga wasan kwaikwayon Lyonne shine cewa shekaru 25 bayan haka, ta sake zama sananniya, wannan lokacin don rawar da take takawa a matsayin Charlie Cale a cikin jerin shirye-shiryen Poker Face, yana ba mu hangen nesa na abin da tsohuwar Megan zata iya zama.
Veronica Esposito
Sérgio, O Fantasma
Dubi hoto a cikin cikakken allo: Ricardo Meneses a cikin O Fantasma. Hoton: Everett Collection Inc/Alamy
Sérgio mai tara shara ne da jikin Saint Sebastian da sha'awar jima'i kamar kare. Shi duka ilhami ne kuma yana alfahari da hakan, yana yawo a gefen Lisbon da dare, yana tono shara na wani mai babur mai ban sha'awa, yana yin jima'i (ba a kwaikwayi ba) tare da baƙi a cikin rigar gimp, kuma yana shake kansa da igiyar shawa yayin da yake al'aura. Shin yana jin daɗin tunawa da saduwar daren jiya ko kuma jin daɗin ɗaure? Titunan birni marasa haske na iya zama ba mafi kyawun yanayi ba, amma a hannun darektan João Pedro Rodrigues, wani titin baya da hasken birki na motar shara zai iya zama kamar zane. Ina son O Fantasma don hoton da ba a ɓoye ba na gajiya da rashin haɗin kai a cikin wani baƙo na gaske wanda ya ƙi shiga. Lokacin alfahari na 'yan luwadi lokaci ne mai kyau ga 'yan luwadi su tuna cewa ba dole ba ne mu shiga.
Owen Myers
The Babadook, The Babadook
Dubi hoto a cikin cikakken allo: The Babadook. Hoton: Atlaspix/Alamy
Wannan shekara tana da babban bikin cika shekaru 10 ga al'ummar LGBTQ+. A cikin 2016, bisa ga tatsuniyar 'yan luwadi, Netflix ta yi kuskure ta sanya fim ɗin tsoro na Australiya The Babadook—fim game da uwa da ɗa wanda baƙin cikin su game da mutuwar mahaifin ɗan ya zama dodo a cikin hula—a cikin sashin LGBTQ+. Hoton wannan kuskuren ya zama sananne, kuma, kamar haka, hali mai kyau amma mai ban tsoro—wani wuri tsakanin Papa Lazarou daga League of Gentlemen da zane na Edward Gorey—ya zama abin gani na yau da kullun a faretin Pride a duniya. Duk da yake ba a san ko Netflix ce ke da laifi ba, ko kuma hoton karya ne bisa ga wani meme na "Babadook ɗan luwadi ne," gaskiyar ita ce 'yan luwadi sun rungumi wannan ɗan ƙaramin mutum. Kamar duk sauran ƙananan mutane da suka gabace shi, sun yi shi da sha'awa. Kuma ko da darektan Jennifer Kent ta nufa ko a'a, Babadook tabbas ba shi da jinsi, kuma tabbas yana cikin polycule tare da Pennywise, Count Orlok, da wannan halitta daga Pan's Labyrinth mai idanu a hannuwansa. — Eleanor Margolis
Tambayoyi da Aka Yi Yawa
Anan akwai jerin tambayoyin da aka yi yawa bisa ga jigon marubuta suna raba abubuwan da suka fi so na halayen LGBTQ na fim, wanda ya ƙunshi ma'anoni, fahimta, da kuma amfani a aikace.
Tambayoyi na Matakin Farko
1 Menene ma'anar "sheer outrageousness" a wannan mahallin?
Yana nufin halayen da ba su da kunya, masu ban sha'awa, ko masu ban mamaki. Suna karya dokokin zamantakewa ba don girgiza ba amma don bayyana ainihin kansu da ƙarfin gwiwa da farin ciki.
2 Me yasa marubuta ke mai da hankali kan halayen LGBTQ na fim?
Domin waɗannan halayen sau da yawa suna fuskantar gwagwarmaya da nasara na musamman. Marubuta suna ganin su masu wadata don bincike—suna nuna yadda ainihi, soyayya, da juriya ke bayyana a kan allo, musamman lokacin da halayen suka ƙi ra'ayoyin da aka saba.
3 Za ku iya ba da misali na hali na LGBTQ mai "sheer outrageous"?
Misali na yau da kullun shine Dr. Frank-N-Furter daga The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Shi masanin kimiyya ne mai son sanya tufafin mata wanda yake mai ban sha'awa, mai sha'awa, kuma ba shi da kunya—cikakken haɗin camp da tawaye.
4 Shin wannan game da halayen ban dariya ko masu surutu ne kawai?
A'a. "Outrageous" na iya nufin halayen da suke da kansu a hankali. Misali, Carol daga fim ɗin Carol tana da "outrageous" a lokacinta—mace mai arziki a shekarun 1950 wacce ta yi kasada da komai don dangantakar jinsi ɗaya.
Tambayoyi na Matsakaici
5 Me yasa marubuta ke cewa waɗannan halayen suna da mahimmanci ga wakilcin LGBTQ?
Domin suna nuna cewa zama 'yan luwadi ba kawai game da wahala ba ne. Waɗannan halayen suna murna da farin ciki, camp, da tawaye. Suna tunatar da masu kallo cewa mutanen LGBTQ na iya zama masu ƙarfi, ban dariya, kuma ba su da kunya—ba kawai halayen bala'i ba.
6 Wadanne matsaloli na yau da kullun marubuta ke nuna game da waɗannan halayen?
Wani lokaci halayen "outrageous" na iya zama masu girma ɗaya. Marubuta sau da yawa suna sukar lokacin da ake amfani da ban sha'awa na hali don dariya ba tare da ba su zurfi ko labari na gaske ba.
7 Ta yaya waɗannan halayen ke taimaka wa masu kallo madaidaiciya?
Suna rushe ra'ayoyin da aka saba ta hanyar nuna cewa mutanen LGBTQ suna da rikitarwa. Hali kamar Priscilla, Queen of the Desert yana koyar da cewa drag da bayyana jinsi na iya zama duka fasaha da rayuwa.
8 Menene misali na zamani na hali mai "sheer outrageous"?
