Izikhulu zezivakashi zase-Iowa zibhekise impelasonto yezitabane zaminyaka yonke e-Disneyland ukuze zimakethe izwe lase-Hawkeye ngemishado yongqingili, esemthethweni lapho kodwa engekho emthethweni eCalifornia.
“Sifuna abantu bazi ukuthi uma isiShayamthetho saseCalifornia singazimisele ukuthatha isinyathelo sokunikeza imibhangqwana eyizitabane ilungelo lokushada, sicela ucabange ukuza e-Iowa lapho sizokwamukela khona ngezandla ezimhlophe,” uJoe Jennison, umqondisi omkhulu wenhlangano. I-Iowa Cultural Corridor Alliance, itshele i-Orange County Register.
Izikhulu zezokuvakasha zase-Iowa - ezinye izitabane, ezinye hhayi - zimise idokodo kule mpelasonto e-Disney's Grand Californian Hotel, lapho umbuthano waminyaka yonke wemibhangqwana ongqingili nama-lesbians ujabulela izindawo zokungcebeleka ze-Disneyland. Abantu bayamenywa ukusampula ikhekhe lomshado futhi bathwebule izithombe ngaphakathi kohlaka olufundeka kanje: “Usanda Kushada … e-Iowa City.”
UJennison uphethe leli dokodo, futhi watshela i-Orange County Register ukuthi udabuka e-Iowa kodwa wayehlala eCalifornia iminyaka engu-13 ngaphambi kokuba abuyele endaweni yakubo ngo-2003. Emele i-Iowa City-Coralville Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, uthe amahhotela kanye amafemu ezithombe zomshado - namanye amasonto - azimisele ukubhekelela umphakathi wezitabane.
"Bengilokhu ngithola ukuthi i-Iowans ivulekile," kusho uHeinkel etshela iphephandaba. “Kuyamangaza ukuthi (umshado wezitabane) uyinto enkulu lapha.”
I-Iowa ingesinye sezifundazwe ezine ezweni lonke ezivumela imishado yezitabane, ngemuva kokuthi iNkantolo eNkulu yayo yenza lesi sinqumo ekuqaleni kwalo nyaka.
Abamele izikhungo ezintathu zezifunda zezivakashi zesifunda baphume ngendiza izinsuku ezintathu zeGay Days, lapho ababambiqhaza abangama-30,000 bengene edolobheni bezothamela iDisneyland. Izinsuku Zezitabane azixhasiwe noma azidunyazwa yi-Disney.
Abamele i-Iowa bathatha izithombe zamahhala futhi banikezela ngamabhantshi e-tuxedo namaveli omakoti. Baphinde bahambise izincwajana ezithinta i-Iowa City, iCedar Rapids neCoralville, phakathi kwamanye amadolobha.
Batshele i-Orange County Register ukuthi bayazi ukuthi ngeke babhukhe noma yimiphi imishado kule mpelasonto noma banxenxe noma ngubani ukuthi agibele indiza eya e-Iowa ngokushesha. Noma kunjalo, imibhangqwana eminingi yayibathatha ngokunikezwa kwekhekhe nesithombe, nakuba kungebona bonke abaqiniseka ngokushesha ukuthi i-Iowa yayibafanele.
"Kodwa lokho akuphumi embuzweni," kusho uValerie Gonzales, 31, waseWest Covina etshela i-Orange County Register. "ICalifornia kufanele iqhubekele phambili, kodwa kubukeka sengathi i-Iowa ithuthuka kakhulu kunathi."
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- “We want people to know that if the California Legislature is unwilling to take the step to give gay couples the right to marry, then please consider coming to Iowa where we will gladly welcome you with open arms,”.
- Jennison is manning the booth, and told the Orange County Register he is originally from Iowa but lived in California for 13 years before moving back to his home state in 2003.
- They told the Orange County Register they know they won’t likely book any weddings this weekend or persuade anybody to hop on a plane to Iowa immediately.
