Cholowa cha Mega-Sexual cha Jack Law

Iye mosakayikira ndi mwamuna wodziwika kwambiri wa gay ku Hawaii. Mwini wake wa Hula's Bar & Lei Stand wakhala membala wokangalika m'deralo kwa zaka pafupifupi 42 ndipo ali ndi udindo pa Rainbow Film Festival, komanso kukhala m'modzi mwa olimbikitsa kwambiri chikhalidwe cha gay ku Honolulu. Pokhala ndi dzuŵa lokongola la Diamond Head monga malo owoneka bwino, owoneka bwino kunyumba kwawo ku Kaimuki kumapiri, Law adakhala pansi ndi Weekly kukambirana za gawo lake popanga chikhalidwe cha amuna kapena akazi okhaokha.

Kodi Hula anayamba bwanji?

Ma Hula akhalapo kwa zaka 35. Sindinkadziwa kalikonse za bizinesi yamowa, koma tinatenga nyumba iyi yomwe inali pafupi kugwa, ndikuyika mpanda kuzungulira iyo, mpanda wa latisi ndi bwalo pansi pa mtengo waukulu wotambalala wa banyan, ndikuyamba bar.

Kodi nthawi zonse mumafuna kuyambitsa malo ochitira masewera olimbitsa thupi?

Chinali cholinga chathu kukhala malo ochitira ma gay, koma nthawi zonse tinkafuna kukhala bar yomwe inali yoposa gay. Tidapanga mawu otchedwa "Mega-Sexual." Chilichonse chomwe gehena chikutanthauza - chinali chachikulu kuposa kugonana. Aliyense ankakonda kupita kwa Hula. Ngati wina anali wotchuka anali ku Hula nthawi ina panthawiyi. Anali malo oti muwoneke, kukhala wamisala. Panali AIDS isanayambe, kotero chirichonse chinapita. Anthu anali oyesera kwambiri, kusintha kwa kugonana kunali kokwanira. Unali woti ukhale wogonana amuna kapena akazi okhaokha, koma sunatanthauze kuti ukhale wogonana amuna kapena akazi okhaokha.

Kodi moyo wausiku wa gay wasintha bwanji, zabwino kapena zoyipa?

Ndikunenadi kuti intaneti yasintha kwambiri anthu omwe amapita kukacheza. Kale anthu ankakonda kupita ku Hula kapena Wave kukalumikizana ndipo tsopano pali njira ina yochitira izi ndipo ndi intaneti. Ndipo ndiyenera kunena kuti, gulu la anthu ogonana amuna kapena akazi okhaokha limakonda kwambiri makompyuta kuposa anthu wamba, ndipo amatha kuyimba kompyuta ngati piyano.

Kodi mukuganiza kuti intaneti yadya bizinesi ya gay nightlife?

Ine ndikuganiza izo ndithudi zatero. Waikiki kalelo anali malo oyendera ma gay. Inali gawo la loop: San Francisco, Manhattan, Hollywood… zomwe zasintha pazaka zambiri. Sitili pakati monga momwe tinkakhalira ngati gawo la msika wa gay. Ndife ofunikirabe, koma osati monga momwe tinalili kale.

Chifukwa chiyani?

Makamaka chifukwa mpikisano wa mizinda ina. Mizinda ina kwenikweni yatuluka ndikugulitsa kwenikweni kwa anthu ogonana amuna kapena akazi okhaokha. A Hula, timagulitsa kumtunda komanso m'mabuku a anthu ogonana amuna kapena akazi okhaokha, ndikupangitsa anthu kuganizira za Hawaii ndi Waikiki, koma mizinda ina iyi monga Palm Springs, Key West, Provincetown, Montreal, Vancouver…

Sitikupikisana ndi dola ya gay. Ndinapita ku Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau ndi anthu ena ndipo ndinati muyenera kupezerapo mwayi pa msikawu, ndipo atsutsa lingalirolo kwathunthu. Ndikuganiza kuti akusangalala nazo tsopano kuti zokopa alendo zama gay zatsika. Ayenera kunena mozindikira kuti izi ndi zomwe achita ndipo mpaka pano sanachite. Iwo ayenera kulowa mu masewera. Pali mwambi wakale kuti sungapambane lotale ngati sugula tikiti.

Chikondwerero cha Mafilimu a Honolulu Rainbow chomwe timachita ndi galimoto yabwino kwambiri yofikira kumtunda ndikubwera ku Waikiki ndi Honolulu, chifukwa ichi ndi chochitika china chokhudza gay.

Zodabwitsa ndizakuti, ndikudziwitsa aliyense kuti chaka chino ndi chikondwerero changa chomaliza cha filimu, chaka chatha kukhala Purezidenti wa Honolulu Gay & Lesbian Cultural Foundation, yomwe ndi yopanda phindu yomwe imayika chikondwerero cha kanema. N’chifukwa chiyani ndikuchita zimenezi? Ndichifukwa chakuti ndikumva ngati patatha zaka 20 ndipo ndimangomva ngati ndi nthawi yobweretsa magazi atsopano. Ndikufuna kudzipatsa nthawi yochulukirapo kuti ndiwone zina zomwe ndatsala kuti ndichite.

Kodi mukuganiza kuti a Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau akudziwa za "dola ya gay"?

Chinthu chokhudza msika wa gay ndi anthu omwe amagonana amuna kapena akazi okhaokha ndi ophunzira. Mukayang'ana kuchuluka kwa anthu omwe amagonana amuna kapena akazi okhaokha amakhala ndi zaka ziwiri zaku koleji kapena kupitilira apo. Nthawi zambiri amapeza ndalama zambiri kuposa munthu wamba. Nthaŵi zambiri sakhala ndi ana kotero kuti safunikira kumaika ndalama pambali pa zinthu zimene ana ali nazo. Iwo ali opanda malire ndipo amayenda mochuluka. Msika umasonyeza kuti munthu wamba wamba amatenga maulendo awiri pachaka.

Pamene 9/11 inachitika, aliyense anali kudandaula za kutsika kwa zokopa alendo, koma a Hula adakwera ndipo chifukwa chake chinali chifukwa ndege zinali kutulutsa ndalama zonse zotsika mtengo kuti ziwuluke ku Hawaii. Ndipo ndi zomwe zikuchitika pakali pano, ine ndikhoza kuwonjezera.

Pali maunyolo ena a hotelo omwe akugwira ntchito kwambiri pamsika wa gay. Aqua Hotels and Resorts ikuchita chidwi kwambiri pakutsatsa msika wa gay. Aston pang'ono, ndipo ngakhale, modabwitsa, Outrigger akuchita pang'ono.

Anthu ena amaganiza kuti ngati mumagulitsa msika wa gay, mumakankhira anthu omwe si amuna kapena akazi okhaokha, ndipo chimenecho sichowonadi. Zikanakhala choncho, sipakanakhala anthu osagonana amuna kapena akazi okhaokha kupita ku San Francisco. Gay ndi oongoka - timasakaniza bwino kwambiri. Ndipotu, ambiri a ife tinakula ndi makolo owongoka mtima. Timadziwa kuyanjana.

Kodi gulu la gay ku Hawaii likugwirizana kuti poyerekeza ndi West Hollywood, San Francisco, Provincetown?

Nthawi zonse ndimadabwa ndikapita kumtunda ndipo ndipita ku Iowa, kapena kwinakwake komwe sikumaganiziridwa kuti ndi kopita, ndipo mungadabwe kuti pali ma bar angati a gay. Ndimadabwa nthawi zonse, mzinda waukulu wa Honolulu, kuti tili ndi malo ochepa ogonana amuna kapena akazi okhaokha kuno. Tili ndi Hula's, Angles, Fusion, In-Between ndipo palibe iliyonse yomwe ili yayikulu kwambiri. Mumapita ku ina mwa mizindayi ndipo ali ndi magulu osungiramo zinthu. Sindikumvetsa kwenikweni, koma limanena zambiri za nyengo yathu. Anthu amakonda kuchita zambiri pokonzanso kunja.

Kodi mumanyadira chiyani ndi anthu amdera lanu?

Ndine wonyadira kwambiri anthu. Chikhalidwe cha ku Hawaii nthawi zonse chimavomereza kwambiri; chakhala nthawizonse gawo la chikhalidwe chimenecho. Akhristu asokoneza izi, koma ngati mutalowa mu chikhalidwe cha hula…Ndinali pa Mphotho ya Hoku usiku wina ndipo kunalidi kukhalapo kwa gay, koma sizinali ngati "kukhalapo kwa gay," inali gawo chabe la zomwe zinali kuchitika.

Chomwe sindikunyadira nacho, ndi nkhondo yapakhomo iyi yomwe inali ku Nyumba Yamalamulo. House Bill 444. Ndikuganiza kuti yatulutsa anthu owopsa, owopsa omwe anenadi zinthu zoyipa kwambiri. Ndinamva zinthu zina zonenedwa ndi Oweruza pansi pa Nyumba ya Senate ndi Nyumbayi, akunena zinthu zonyansa kwambiri za anthu ogonana amuna kapena akazi okhaokha zomwe zimandichititsa manyazi - zinthu zomwe ngati mutangotulutsa mawu oti "gay" ndikuyikamo dzina la anthu ochepa m'menemo, iwo amachotsedwa mu maudindo awo. Anthu achipembedzo awa amabwera ndikunyamula Baibulo ndipo amanena zinthu zoyipa izi, zonyansa. Zimenezo sizimandinyadira.

Ndikuganiza kuti Hawaii ndi yomasuka monga momwe timaganizira, ndipo mwinanso kuposa. Ndikuganiza kuti tili patsogolo pa Nyumba Yamalamulo. Kungoti mabungwe achipembedzowa ali ndi ndalama zambiri, ndi ndalama zakunja zomwe ndikhoza kuwonjezera, ndikukonzekera bwino. Iwo anali ndi bukhu lopanda malire ndipo anthu akhoza kuganiza za komwe ndalamazo zinachokera, koma zikadali…Mungathane nazo bwanji? Opanga malamulo onse - ambiri mwa iwo - amangofuna kuti asankhidwenso. Ndipo anthu awa adzachita kampeni yolimbana ndi iwo omwe sapita njira yawo.

Ndiye mungalimbane bwanji nazo?

Victor Hugo adati palibe champhamvu kuposa lingaliro lomwe nthawi yake yafika. Ndipo ili ndi lingaliro lomwe nthawi yake yafika. Amatha kugwiritsa ntchito ndalama zonse zomwe akufuna, ndipo amatha kulinganiza zonse zomwe akufuna, ndipo apambana nkhondo zambiri, koma sangapambane pamayendedwe apamwamba. Kulondola ndi mphamvu ndipo padzakhala nthawi mtsogolo muno, tiyang'ana mmbuyo pa izi ndikuti tikanachita bwanji izi? Ndikuona ngati padzafika nthawi imene anthu a malaya ofiirawa adzachita manyazi ndi zomwe achita. Ndipo ana awo adzachita manyazi kuti anawapangitsa kukhala ndi zizindikiro zimenezo.

Mukayang'ana m'mbuyo, pamene simunalole mafuko kukwatirana? Tili ndi pulezidenti yemwe ndi chotulukapo cha mabanja apakati. N’zochititsa manyazi kuti dziko liyang’ane m’mbuyo pa nthawizo.

Hawaii sizili choncho. Ndakhala ku Honolulu pafupifupi zaka 42 ndipo sindinapeze chilichonse koma zambiri aloha. Ndipo ndakhala munthu wodziwika bwino wa gay ku Honolulu chifukwa cholumikizana ndi a Hula. Sindinakhalepo ndi tsankho lamtundu uliwonse kuchokera kwa wina aliyense, kaya ndekha kapena kudzera mu bizinesi yanga. Kuchokera ku Liquor Commission, Dipatimenti ya Moto, Dipatimenti ya Zaumoyo, munthu amene amapereka mowa ... Palibe. Ndicho chenicheni. Anthu awa omwe amabwera m'mphepete, si zenizeni.

M'zaka 42, kodi mwawona kusintha kwakukulu kulikonse m'deralo?

Pamene AIDS inagunda, zimenezo zinali zodabwitsa kwambiri. Panali nthawi yomwe ndinkapita kumaliro mwezi umodzi. Anthu ankagwirizana kwambiri kalelo, koma vuto la Edzi litachitika, ukhoza kulekanitsa. Anthu anachita mantha. Iwo sankadziwa nkomwe chinayambitsa izo. Simumadziwa ngati munthu amene amakutulutsani thukuta pabwalo lovina, mukadapeza kuchokera kwa iye.

Nanga bwanji tsopano?

Achinyamata, adakulira mu nthawi ya Will & Grace. Ndili mwana, sindinamvepo za munthu wogonana ndi amuna kapena akazi okhaokha, komanso ndinawawona pa TV. Chifukwa chake ndikuganiza kuti ndicho chinthu chachikulu, anthu amangodziwa kuti zili bwino. Sichinthu chachikulu kukhala gay ndipo sichinthu chachikulu ndi anzawo kukhala gay. Sikusalidwanso, makamaka kuno komwe aliyense ndi wochepa.

Mukapita kuzilumba zakunja, ndizochepa pang'ono kuposa ife. Ndife okondana kwambiri ku Honolulu. Ndife mzinda waukulu, anthu amakankhidwira limodzi ndipo tiyenera kukhalira limodzi. Kutengera pachilumbachi, sizili zaulere komanso zotseguka. Ndikudziwa anthu ambiri omwe amabwera kuchokera kuzilumba zakunja, amapita ku hotelo, kungokhala okha komanso kukhala gay pagulu. Bwerani ku Honolulu ndikukhala gay!

Kodi mukuphonya The Wave?

Ndimasowa The Wave kwambiri ngati kasitomala kuposa mwiniwake. The Wave anali ochepa. Nthawi zonse muyenera kusungitsa magulu ndi ma DJ. Ndipo The Wave anali malo otetezeka ndithu. Ndinawauza antchito anga mobwerezabwereza, cholinga chathu chinali kupanga malo otetezeka kuti anthu azisangalala. Koma panali zinthu zomwe zidaphulika pama foni atatu am'mawa omwe ndimalandila zomwe zidapangitsa kuti tsitsi langa liyime. Kuti sindikuphonya.

Ndiroleni ndinene motere, Loweruka ndi Lamlungu tidzakhala ndi omenyera makomo asanu ndi awiri kapena asanu ndi atatu ku The Wave ndipo ndidawatcha chida changa cha nyukiliya. Ndinkafuna kuti aliyense adziwe kuti ndinali nawo, koma sindinkafuna kuwagwiritsa ntchito. Ndi a Hula, tili ndi Lionnel.

Kodi mumatani posangalala?

Ndimakonda kusambira m’nyanja, ndimakonda kukwera mapiri. Ndimakonda kuyenda. Ndimakonda kuwerenga, kupita kumalo owonetsera.

Kodi mumapita kumalo ena kupatula a Hula?

Osati kwenikweni. Ndikapanda kugwira ntchito, ndimaona kuti sindikufuna kupita kumalo ochitira masewera ausiku. Ku Kona kuli malo ena ogulitsira ma gay, ndipo ndimapita ku Kona pafupipafupi. Imatchedwa Chigoba ndipo imayendetsedwa ndi abwenzi ena. Ndikukubetcha kuti ndapitako ku Kona mwina maulendo 50, koma sindinapiteko ku The Mask chifukwa sindimamva ngati ndikupita ku bar.

Kodi mukuwona aliyense tsopano?

Ayi. Ndakhala wosakwatiwa kwa nthawi ndithu, koma ndili ndi anzanga apamtima. Mwezi wotsatira, ndikupita ku gay cruise, ulendo wa Atlantis, ndikuchoka ku Copenhagen ndikupita ku Germany, Estonia, St. Petersburg, Stockholm ndikubwerera ku Copenhagen. Mnzanga wakale adzakhala mnzanga wapanyumba. Tili ndi mgwirizano. Amapeza 90 peresenti ya malo osungira, ndimapeza 10 peresenti.

Kodi mumawonera American Idol?

Eya.

Mukuganiza bwanji za Adam Lambert?

Ndikuganiza kuti ndi waluso kwambiri. Ndikuganiza kuti akanapambana.

Simukukonda Kris Allen?

Sikuti sindimakonda Kris Allen, ndikuganiza kuti onse ndi aluso kwambiri.

Iye [Adam Lambert] samakuwa kwambiri kwa inu?

Ayi…Iye ndi gay, sichoncho?

Ndiye ndi chiyani chomwe chikubwera kwa Hula?

Tili ndi chikondwerero chathu chazaka 35 pa Julayi 9. Mutuwu umatchedwa "Hula = Dance = Hula's." Ma Hula ndi okhudza kuvina ndipo tidzakhala ndi oimba ambiri am'deralo ndi magulu ovina momwe tingathere limodzi tsiku limodzi ndipo tidzakhala ndi nambala yovina pambuyo pa nambala yovina.

Kodi mukufuna kupitiriza kuchita izi mpaka liti?

Chabwino, ndilibe china choti ndichite. Malingana ngati ine ndingakhoze kuchita izo, ine ndikuganiza. Ndi chikondwerero cha kanema ndikufuna kusiya cholowa, ngakhale sindikuchitanso. Ndikukhulupirira kuti Hula akupitilizabe kukhala cholowa changa.

Ine ngakhale toyed ndi lingaliro kugulitsa izo kangapo koma lingaliro la…Ine kwenikweni ndi danga kuti Hula ali kotero ine ndinamva kuti, Gee, ine sindikufuna kuti wina aliyense akhale mwini malo. Izi zitha kumveka ngati zodzikuza, koma sindikuganiza kuti aliyense atha kuyendetsa Hula's Bar & Lei Stand ngati gulu lomwe lili bwino kuposa momwe ndingathere. Choncho ndinasiya maganizo amenewo mwamsanga. Zakhazikitsidwa pakali pano kuti ndili ndi antchito otsogolera abwino komanso ogwira ntchito zopititsa patsogolo omwe ndikuganiza kuti adzatha kupitiriza kuchita zomwe akuchita popanda ine kukhala ndi zala zanga mumphika uliwonse ndi pie.

Pali chinthu chimodzi chokhudza kukalamba. Simumazindikira kuti mukukalamba, makamaka mukamacheza ndi achinyamata nthawi zonse. Umo ndi momwe ziriri. Ndimadziona ngati mnzawo ndiyeno amati, "Ma Beatles ndi Ndani?" ndipo ndili ngati, chiyani? Ndipo chifukwa cha bizinesi yabwino, ndi bwino kuti musakhale pafupi pamene mukukalamba chifukwa simukufuna kuti anthu aziganiza kuti a Hula amakhala ndi anthu okalamba. Ngakhale ndiyenera kunena, aliyense amalandiridwa nthawi zonse. Chiwerengero chathu ndi 21 mpaka fumbi