Monthly Archives: November 2013

2013 Nov. 11: Researching Resilience

Posted on November 14, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

  A journey of research on Black lesbians in South Africa and finding hope by Bridget Ngcobo In January of 2012 I ventured to Katlehong, a township in Johannesburg to conduct ethnographic research on Black South African lesbian activism, with … Continue reading →

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2013 Nov. 8: Great performance at the Ms Gay Soweto 2013 Semi Finals

Posted on November 14, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

Photos by Lebo Ntladi (08.11.2013) Where: Uncle Tom Hall, Soweto. Johanneburg What: Miss Gay Soweto Semi-finals Finals to be held on the 7th Dec. 2013 at Soweto Theatre.   About the photographer   Kelebogile Ntladi was born in Soweto and … Continue reading →

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2013 Nov. 12: God, the lesbian, the sin

Posted on November 12, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

  Oh why is it that I feel I have sinned I have lusted over her, with hips so wide. There’s nowhere for me to hide What sin is this? What scale will it be measured by God? The lesbian … Continue reading →

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2013 Nov. 11: Nocturne: Beheaded

Posted on November 11, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

…for Thapelo Makutle   All throat now…..already brighter than the stars. I could hold you in my song. Sotto voce, tremble against me: a breeze slips in, cools my blood to garnet…..bed stained with stones, cold and finally useless………..I Orpheo,…..I … Continue reading →

Posted in Allies, Anger, Another Approach Is Possible, Archived memories, As we are, Black Queer & Gifted, Body, Creating awareness, Queer poetics, Textualizing Our Own Lives, Together we can, We Are You, We Care, We were (t)here | Tagged | Leave a comment

2013 Nov. 7: Meet the Mabe’s, the loving couple

Posted on November 10, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

by Zandile Makhubu They are no strangers to the media world. Kally and Sam Mabe are a legally married lesbian couple, who shot to fame when they got married and publicised their union on various magazines including DRUM and Real … Continue reading →

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2013 Nov. 4: My Father’s Son

Posted on November 6, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

by S’bu Kheswa Pointing at me “UBusi ka S’gara – this is Busi, S’gara’s daughter” said Sis Fiki, one of the aunties in my neighbourhood. This is some thirty years ago, I don’t even know what they were talking about … Continue reading →

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2013 Nov. 4: Confronting the Eiffel Tower with the lens

Posted on November 6, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

Eiffel Tower in Paris is the tourists’ attraction. For most visitors who come to the City of Love this structure is a must to see. For the love of photography we captured these from Val’s apartment in Belleville. The photos … Continue reading →

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2013 Nov. 6: Moving On To Only Stay Behind

Posted on November 6, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

    There are amazing particles in life that we miss because we look too hard for all the wrongs of our past We compare two things from two different worlds Because we travel new roads with old shoes We … Continue reading →

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2013 Nov. 4: From Market Photo Workshop to Bremen University

Posted on November 4, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

      by Fikile Mazambani   Zanele Muholi’s name has become synonymous with her visual activism which she calls “Visual/ Art activism – an artistic approach to hate crimes” such that one can almost overlook that she is a … Continue reading →

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2013 Nov. 3: Everything so close yet so far apart

Posted on November 4, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

by Xana Nyilenda 2013/09/20: I shut my eyes for what felt like a brief moment in passing. I woke up to realize I had passed out on the bed for a good three hours. It sounds like enough resting time … Continue reading →

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