Ukugijima Kwamsiza Kanjani U-Kaylin Whitney Ukwamukela Ubulili Bakhe

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Ukugijima bekulokhu kuyisifiso sikaKaylin Whitney. Lo msubathi oneminyaka engu-20 ubudala ubephula amarekhodi omhlaba kusukela eneminyaka engu-14 kuphela emidlalweni yentsha yamamitha angu-100 no-200. Lapho eneminyaka engu-17 ubudala, uyeke ukufaneleka kwakhe esikoleni esiphakeme (kanye ne-NCAA) ukuze aguqule umsebenzi, ngokuwina izindondo ezimbili zegolide kumaPan Am Games, futhi njengamanje uphokophele ephusheni lakhe lokuncintisana kuma-Olimpiki.

Impela, unjalo ngempela omuhle emdlalweni wakhe. Kepha uWhitney ubuye asebenze ngokumnikeza ukuzethemba ukuthi abe nguyena-noma ngabe lokho bekungasho ukugqama esixukwini.

"Ngikhule ngiseyingane, ngangihlale ngikhuthele, kodwa i-track bekuwumdlalo wokuqala engake ngawudlala ngokuncintisana. Bekulokhu kuseduze nenhliziyo yami kusukela ngaleso sikhathi ngoba kungakhathaliseki ukuthi kwenzekani empilweni yami, noma emqondweni wami, ukugijima bekuhlala njalo. lapho, "kusho uWhitney Umumo. (Okuhlobene: Ukugijima Kungisize Kanjani Ukunqoba Ukuphazamiseka Kwami Ekudleni)

UWhitney wayazi ukuthi eseyintombazanyana ukuthi ubunikazi bakhe bobulili buhlukile kunabangani bakhe edolobheni lakhe elincane laseFlorida iClaremont, usho kanjalo. Wayazi kusenesikhathi ukuthi akafuni "ukumosha amandla akhe ngokuba into abengeyona," ngakho waphuma emndenini wakhe esemncane, uthi. "Yize kwakukhathaza kakhulu ngokomzwelo futhi kungikhathaza, ngangazi ukuthi umndeni wami nabangane bazongithanda noma kungenzekani, ngakho-ke anginalutho ngaphandle kwezinto ezinhle engingazisho ngesinqumo sami sokuphuma ngisemncane kangaka," usho kanje. (Okuhlobene: Indlela Abathandekayo Bakho Abayigubha Ngayo Ukuziqhenya Kulo nyaka)

Lokho akusho ukuthi izinto bezihlala zihamba kahle ngomkhumbi kuWhitney. Kwakunezikhathi lapho ayelwa khona futhi ezizwa eyedwa - kepha kulapho ukugijima kwangena khona. "Kwakuyilo mbutho ongihlanganisayo nomhlaba," usho kanje. "Kwaba yindawo yami yokuthengisa. Kwakuyindawo eyodwa engangazi ukuthi ngingaba ngu-100% kaKaylin futhi akekho owayezosho lutho ngakho. Njalo lapho ngingena emzileni, ngangazi ukuthi ngangizikhandla ngakho konke, njengawo wonke umuntu okunye-futhi ngingakwenza lokho ngezikhathi ezithile." (Okuhlobene: Ungakukhuphula Kanjani Ukuzethemba Kwakho Ezinyathelweni Ezi-5 Ezilula)

Ukwamukelwa nokwesekwa akutholile ngomphakathi we-track and field kumsize uWhitney ukuthi abone ukuthi akukho ukucwaswa okungathinta ukuzethemba kwakhe noma kumgcine ephansi. "Ngokuhlangenwe nakho kwami, ukuba yi-LGBTQ kwezemidlalo kufana nanoma yini enye," usho kanje. "Futhi ngiyakubona kuba ngcono nakakhulu esikhathini esizayo." (Okuhlobene: Amanye ama-Breweries agubha inyanga yokuziqhenya nge-Glitter Beer)

Ukwabelana ngolwazi lwakhe nomhlaba, uWhitney uthathe isinqumo sokugubha iNyanga Yokuziqhenya ngendlela ekhetheke kakhulu. Lo msubathi oxhaswe yi-Nike- ne-Red Bull unqume ukugijima e-Rainbow Tunnel e-Birmingham, e-Alabama-into eyasho lukhulu kuyena hhayi nje ngokuba nomuntu ozihlanganisa nomphakathi we-LGBTQ kodwa futhi njengomuntu oxube izinhlanga, usho kanje. "Bengicabanga nje ukuthi yindawo enhle kangaka ukuba kule nyanga," esho. "Bekuyindlela yami ukuhlonipha abantu abebelwela, nokuqhubeka nokulwela, ukulingana."

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Yize eneminyaka engama-20 kuphela, uWhitney ungumuntu okumelwe anconywe uma kukhulunywa ngobunikazi bakhe futhi ngokungathandeki naye. Kulabo okungenzeka kube nzima ukwenza okufanayo, uthi: "Kumelwe ube nguwe. Ekugcineni, ukuphila kwakho futhi kufanele wenze noma yini ekwenza ujabule. Uma uthembele kwabanye abantu. imibono noma imicabango ngawe, awusoze waneliseka. "

Uyanezela: "Uma uqala ukuphilela impilo yakho futhi wenza izinto ezikuthokozisayo, yilapho uqala khona ukuphila." Asikwazanga ukuvumelana okwengeziwe.

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