Qhov no Transgender Journalist ua dab tsi hauv Ukraine? Npog Ib Tsov Rog

Nyob rau lub Ob Hlis 2, US State Department ceeb toom rau Asmeskas hauv Ukraine kom "tawm mus tam sim no" thiab tseem tau tshaj tawm cov lus ceeb toom tawm tsam mus rau qhov ntawd, vim yog "kev hem thawj ntxiv ntawm Russia ua tub rog thiab COVID-19." Cov neeg Lavxias tau tawm tsam peb lub lis piam tom qab, thiab lub Peb Hlis 2, cov neeg sau xov xwm Sarah Ashton-Cirillo ntawm Las Vegas mus rau qhov ntawd.

Nws tau nyob hauv av, npog kev ua tsov rog rau 119 hnub tam sim no, thiab ntseeg tau tias tsuas yog tus poj niam hloov pauv poj niam ua tsov rog hauv Ukraine.

Ashton-Cirillo hais rau kuv hauv xov tooj los ntawm ib chav tsev uas nws tab tom xauj, "Kuv tsis tuaj ntawm no yuav tsum tau npog tsov rog." “Kuv tsis tau muaj kev sib ntaus sib tua ua ntej. Kuv yeej tsis tau raug hluav taws nyob. Qhov no yog kev taug qab kuv phau ntawv neeg tawg rog uas kuv tsis txaus siab rau. Qhov ntawd yog qhov kev mus ncig no yog, cia kuv sau phau ntawv neeg tawg rog uas tsis tau sau zoo rau xyoo 2015. "

Nws sau phau ntawv ntawd hais txog cov teeb meem Syrian neeg tawg rog ua ntej tawm los ua neeg hloov pauv, thiab nws paub, kev mus ncig lub sijhawm no, raws li tus poj niam trans tawm - mus rau thaj tsam tsov rog - yuav yog qhov kev paub sib txawv heev.

"Thaum xub thawj, kuv tsis tau npaj mus rau hauv Ukraine," Ashton-Cirillo hais. "Kuv xav tias kuv yuav nyob hauv tebchaws Poland rau 10 hnub los npog cov neeg tawg rog teebmeem."

"Thiab thaum kuv mus txog qhov ntawd thiab xav, tej zaum kuv yuav mus rau hauv Ukraine," nws hais. "Tab sis kuv muaj teeb meem loj, loj."

Cov teeb meem no yog ib yam uas ntau tus neeg Asmeskas cov neeg hloov pauv tuaj yeem txheeb xyuas nrog, tshwj xeeb yog cov neeg nyob ntawm cov npoo: Nws qhov kev txheeb xyuas tsis sib haum nrog nws nyob li cas, thiab tam sim no nws saib li cas.

“Kuv poj niam txiv neej yog poj niam. Kuv lub npe hloov pauv raug cai hauv Nevada thiab ntawm kuv daim ntawv tsav tsheb. Daim ntawv tsav tsheb zoo. Passport qhia qee yam txawv, ”nws hais rau kuv. "Kuv yeej tsis thab hloov kho kuv phau ntawv hla tebchaws. Yog li, kuv phau ntawv hla tebchaws tseem muaj lub ntsej muag uas tsis zoo li kuv. "

Ib qho ntawm cov poj niam txiv neej uas lees paub txog kev kho mob rau cov poj niam hloov pauv yog FFS: Facial Feminization Surgery. Cov txheej txheem cosmetically muab ib tug ntau feminine tsos rau cov neeg uas nws txiv neej puberty tau txhais lawv cov yam ntxwv raws li unmistakably txiv neej. Ashton-Cirillo muaj FFS, tab sis daim duab ntawm nws daim ntawv hla tebchaws qhia tias nws zoo li cas ua ntej ua haujlwm ntawd.

“Kuv tsis mloog cov neeg paub tias kuv yog trans. Kuv qhov teeb meem yog daim ntawv hla tebchaws qhia qee yam txawv. Tsis muaj lwm txoj hauv kev los muab nws. Kuv twb muaj loj Facial Feminization Surgery. Kuv tsis zoo li tus neeg ntawd. Kuv ntshai shitless hais tias yuav muaj dab tsi tshwm sim yog tias kuv sim mus rau hauv Ukraine txaus ntshai raws li kuv tus kheej tiag tiag, "nws hais.

Ib zaug hauv tebchaws Poland, Ashton-Cirillo ntsib nrog lwm tus neeg sau xov xwm hais txog kev kub ntxhov ntawm cov neeg tawg rog thiab tau nthuav tawm lub sijhawm.

"Kuv nyob ntawd nrog ob peb tus neeg sau xov xwm thiab lawv zoo li, 'Tuaj, yog koj tsis tuaj tam sim no, koj puas yuav mus ntawm koj tus kheej tiag?' Thiab kuv nyuam qhuav ntsib cov neeg no. Kuv tau nyob hauv tebchaws Poland, tej zaum 12 teev, ”nws hais. "Muaj lub tsheb ciav hlau tawm nrog cov tswv cuab ntawm Ukraine cov tub rog, cov khoom siv rov qab los, thiab peb tus neeg sau xov xwm no tau mus. Kuv hais tias, 'Koj paub dab tsi, kuv yuav nrog koj mus.'”

Lub sijhawm ntawm qhov tseeb rau Ashton-Cirillo tau tshwm sim ntawm lub tsheb ciav hlau, tom qab hla ciam teb ntawm Poland mus rau Ukraine. Tus nqi ntawm nws qhov kev lees paub: Nws txaus siab ua kom poob ntsej muag.

"Kev nyab xeeb los ntawm kev kuaj ciam teb, thiab koj tuaj yeem qhia tam sim ntawd lub xeev ntawm qhov siab, koj paub, peb tab tom ua tsov rog. Lawv saib kuv phau ntawv hla tebchaws. Lawv saib kuv, thiab lawv saib qee qhov kuv sau. Thiab lawv saib qee qhov ntawm kuv cov xov xwm, vim koj paub, Kuv tau nyob hauv xov xwm ntau yam rau ntau yam sib txawv. Lawv ua kom kuv tshem kuv cov plaub hau. Lawv nyob nruab nrab ntawm kev cob qhia txhua tus. Thiab ces lawv saib kuv ntxiv. Thiab ces lawv txais tos kuv mus rau Ukraine, thiab kuv hais tias, 'Dawb shit.' Qhov ntawd tsim nyog rau qhov kev txaj muag. Vim kuv ntseeg tsis tau tias lawv tso kuv mus. "

Thiab ib zaug nyob rau hauv, Ashton-Cirillo tsis yig los qhia nws cov social media followers thiab nyeem ntawm nws lub website raws li qhov chaw xov xwm, LGBTQNation, dab tsi nws pom thawj-tes.

“Au kuv tus Tswv, kuv mus nrog cov txiv neej coj txawv txawv, tsav tsheb hla lub tebchaws thaum ua rog, qhov twg kuv tsis hais lus, kuv tsis paub leej twg tsuas yog tus kws kho mob no xwb. Thiab peb rub mus rau hauv thaj chaw ua tsov rog, thiab peb nres 20 mais sab nraum lub nroog Kharkiv, "Ashton-Cirillo hais. "Peb nyob hauv lub Jeep Cherokee dawb no, pw hauv ib txoj kev, thaum muaj cov foob pob hluav taws thiab cov hluav taws kub hnyiab thiab cov phom loj loj saum taub hau. Thiab kuv zoo li, 'Yog tias qhov no yog li cas kuv tawm mus, qhov no yuav ua rau Hemingway thiab Gil Horn thiab Orwell txaus siab.' Tag kis sawv ntxov, kuv sawv thiab paub tias kuv tsis tuag tom qab pw hauv tsheb hauv ib txoj kev rov qab. Thiab nyob ntawm no? Wow, Kuv tau nyob rau pem hauv ntej ntawm kev ua tsov ua rog. "

Ashton-Cirillo sau txog hmo ntawd hauv nws thawj tsab xov xwm rau LGBTQ lub vev xaib, rov qab rau lub Peb Hlis 17, thiab suav nrog tweet uas nws tshaj tawm, "Kuv nyob hauv nws rau lub sijhawm ntev."

Yuav kom ua tau li ntawd, nws xav tau ib yam dab tsi uas nws tsuas tuaj yeem tau txais hauv Ukraine: Media credentials.

"Kuv tau hais tias tib txoj kev uas kuv tuaj yeem npog kev ua tsov rog yog los ntawm kev thov rau Ukrainian Army daim ntawv pov thawj. Thiab kuv tau hais tias lawv tau noj nyob qhov twg los ntawm lub lis piam mus rau lub hlis kom tau, nyob rau hauv cov hnub thaum ntxov ntawm kev ua tsov ua rog. Qhov no yog yim hnub tom qab tsov rog pib. Yog li ntawd, kuv muab sau ua ke ib tug ntev heev dossier rau kuv tus kheej rau cov tub rog Ukrainian saib mus rau hauv, nrog rau qhov tseeb, pom tseeb, ntawm trans, kuv lub npe qub, raws li peb hais txog nws, kuv lub npe tuag, kuv lub npe tam sim no, kuv lub npe tam sim no raug cai. , tag nrho kuv cov ntaub ntawv raug cai, "said Ashton-Cirillo.

Ua rau nws xav tsis thoob, nws tau hu xov tooj tsuas yog ob hnub tom qab.

“Ib tug ntawm tsoomfwv xav ntsib nrog kuv, tsuas yog kom paub txog qhov kuv tau ua. Peb zaum, 10 feeb tham hauv khw kas fes, thiab nws tig mus rau ib teev. Qhov ntawd yog hnub Tuesday. Txog hnub Friday, kuv muaj kuv daim ntawv pov thawj. Kuv tau txais lawv hauv plaub thiab ib nrab hnub, hauv kuv lub npe, politic.cov lus qhia, uas yog kuv lub vev xaib. "

Lwm yam yog nyob ntawm nws daim ntawv pov thawj, uas rau Ashton-Cirillo yog ib qho zoo, tab sis rau feem ntau cov neeg trans, nws yuav raug pom tias yog kev thuam: Nws lub npe yug, lossis ntau tus hu nws, nws "lub npe tuag." Kuv nug nws tias, qhov zoo li cas?

"Zoo heev luam," nws piav qhia. “Yog li no, yog tias lawv yuav tsum tso tseg kuv, kuv tuaj yeem qhia kuv daim ntawv tsav tsheb lossis daim ntawv hla tebchaws. Tsoom fwv ua li ntawd rau kuv. Nws tsis yog ua rau kuv txaj muag, nws yog ib qho kev txawj ntse, daim ntawv txoj kev, qhov loj. Nws hais tias 'Sarah Ashton Cirilo,' muaj kuv daim duab. politic.cov lus qhia. Nws yog ib qho ntawm qhov tseeb tshaj plaws. Tam sim ntawd, tag nrho lub tebchaws, suav nrog kev ua tsov rog tau qhib rau kuv. "

Nrog kev tsov rog txuas ntxiv yam tsis muaj qhov kawg ntawm qhov pom, thaum twg nws yuav rov los tsev? Ashton-Cirillo hais tias nws tsis paub meej. Tab sis thaum nws ua, nws paub tias muaj ntau zaj dab neeg los qhia.

"Kuv tau ntsib nrog cov thawj coj loj heev, kuv tau ntsib nrog cov nom tswv siab, kuv tau pom tej yam uas, tej zaum kuv tsis tuaj yeem sau txog 80% ntawm qhov kuv tau pom, txog thaum kuv tawm hauv Ukraine. Hais tias, kuv kuj xav tau los npog lub neej zoo tib yam no, kuv yuav tsum tau npog cov neeg nyob hauv subways. Kuv xav tau los npog cov neeg uas sawv hauv cov kab kua zaub, uas tau poob lawv lub tsev, uas tau raug tsim txom los ntawm kev ua tsov ua rog. Kuv siv sijhawm feem ntau ntawm kuv cov hnub thaij duab pov thawj ntawm kev ua phem ua tsov ua rog tam sim no, thiab dhau los ntawm Lavxias teb sab lus tsis tseeb, hais txog kev ua tsov rog, sim xyuas seb qhov twg yog qhov tshwm sim tiag tiag thiab dab tsi tsis tshwm sim. "

Ib qho ntawm Ashton-Cirillo's tweets los ntawm lub hli no qhia nws txoj kev kawm yuav ua li cas tua phom M-16.

Qhov ntawd tej zaum yuav yog ib qho txuj ci tsim nyog rau tus neeg sau xov xwm no, vim tias tag kis no, nws tau tshaj tawm tias kev ua tsov rog tau tshwm sim.

Ua raws Sarah Ashton-Cirillo ntawm Twitter los ntawm txhaj ntawm no.