Monthly Archives: June 2014

2014 June 11: The invitation letter and the photo from GI

Posted on June 15, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

  Where: @Cine Olido, Sao Paulo, Brazil. The group photo was taken by Valerie Thomas after the premier/ screening of two South African documentaries featuring my work and some friends who are participants in my visual documents. Screened: ‘We Live in … Continue reading →

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2014 June 13: The first young transwoman from Daveyton to win Miss Gay Jozi 2014

Posted on June 13, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

Short profile by Yaya Mavundla   According to Wikipedia, a beauty pageant or beauty contest is a competition that mainly focuses on the physical beauty of its contestants, although such contests also incorporate personality, intelligence, talent, and answers to judges’ questions as judged criteria. The … Continue reading →

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2014 June 11: I am an educator

Posted on June 11, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

by Tsepo Kgatlhane Last week was rough, NO! The past couple of weeks were rather hectic.  So much has been happening in my life. It feels as if I have lived a year in less than 4 months. I am … Continue reading →

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2014 June 10: What fashion is… Not

Posted on June 11, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

I said… Fashion is gendered fashion is racialized fashion is traditional fashion is cultured fashion is multilingual fashion is colored fashion is queer fashion is sexual  Fashion has a language fashion is global fashion is a state of economy fashion … Continue reading →

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2014 June 11: @ Goethe Institut – Sao Paulo, Brazil

Posted on June 11, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

       

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2014 June 11: Official Statement by Transgender and Intersex Africa (TIA)

Posted on June 10, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

Transgender pupil continues to face transphobia within school premises from his peers and without any assistance from the school Transgender and Intersex Africa (TIA) announces with great dismay that a transgender pupil from Pretoria,*Tshepo (not his real name) whose sexual … Continue reading →

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2014 May 30: I was a boy who would one day grow up to be a man

Posted on June 10, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

by Samson ‘Thabo’ Brown   I have never believed that God made mistakes. I have always believed that everything happens for a reason. That reason has always been to fulfill God’s greater purpose for your life. That’s how I view … Continue reading →

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