Monthly Archives: February 2013

2013 Feb. 12: Mo(u)rning in the morning

Posted on February 19, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

by Charmain Carrol To pay my last respect to my partner should s/he passes on? Would I be allowed to honour her life the way that any women would to her husband. Yes we are not married, love is not … Continue reading →

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2013 Feb. 15: Quotes

Posted on February 19, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

Extracted from our South African poet, Sindiwe Magona in her poem “Why I Write” from her book Please, Take Photographs: I write to leave footprints To say: I have been Have lived This is who I am Who I was … Continue reading →

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2013 Feb. 16: My own perfect

Posted on February 18, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

by Ntsiki Cassandra Dlamini on Friday, 14 May 2010 at 10:53 · I may not be Picture Perfect but I’ve been given the greatest gifts of life. My beauty may not be what the media expects, but I am my own beauty. … Continue reading →

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2013 Feb. 14: Hello, my name is Zandile, and I am in love with a woman

Posted on February 14, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

Amour I’m on the edge of the bed, I realise I haven’t uttered a word to you, I haven’t said goodnight, nor gave you a kiss. It’s been a long day for me, for you. I begin to unfold the … Continue reading →

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2013 Feb. 14: A love note for you

Posted on February 13, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

by Maureen Velile Majola Today I take a moment to remember the very first time I laid my eyes on you,my soul met yours and we connected in a way I can never explain. It was months back when our … Continue reading →

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2013 Feb. 12: A dildo is not a man; it’s a fantastic toy…

Posted on February 12, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

by Lesego Tlhwale “Lesbians who like to use strap-on dildos, secretly sleeps with man!” This kind of statement I hear frequently in black lesbian spaces, when they talk about sex. So yesterday while we were having a meeting with a group … Continue reading →

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2013 Feb. 11: I almost wished

Posted on February 11, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

by Ntsiki Cassie Dlamini I almost wished I could start all over again. Go back to my first day and draw my first breath. To my early months and attempt my first steps. To my childhood era and make new … Continue reading →

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2013 Feb.10: Yesterday after Creative Thinkers meeting

Posted on February 11, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

We were 11, met to discuss and share our creative works. We were all happy and left the place revived. Watch out this space and see what artivists are doing … L-R: Nqobile, Charmain, Kopano, MaZet, Baitiri, Lesego, Rene, Maureen, … Continue reading →

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2013 Feb. 8: Mo(u)rning the loss …

Posted on February 8, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

In loving memory of Anene Booysen (17) who was brutally murdered in Bredasdorp. As I drove passed Ghandi Square at the Joburg CBD I saw a small group of activists who braved the heavy rain wearing purple t-shirts and other … Continue reading →

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2013 Feb.10: Raped For Who I Am

Posted on February 8, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

A review “Raped for who I am” has to be the most difficult documentary I have ever had to watch in recent times. I have found soothing in my ability to remaining oblivious to the realities that pose a great … Continue reading →

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