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2015 Feb. 14: Our love life in progress

Posted on February 16, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

… from ZaVa series (2015/02/25) in Ulm, Germany.

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2015 Feb. 13: Abalisa abane basolwa ngokudlwengula nokukhuthuza

Posted on February 14, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

by Londeka Dlamini Basagcinwe estokisini abasolwa abane malungana necala lokudlwengulwa nokukhuthuzwa kowesifazane oneminyaka engamashumi amathathu nanye (31) wasendaweni ya KwaZakhele esifundazweni sase Eastern Cape. Lelicala liqulwa enkantolo ephakeme kwelinye lamadolobha i-Port Elizabeth kuso lesi sifundazwe. Labalisa abaneminyaka ephakathi kwengamashumi amabili … Continue reading →

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2015 Feb. 10: “I love you my Mom”

Posted on February 13, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

by Thuli Mchunu Firstly, I would like to congratulate the team that made the Faces and Phases 2006-14 photobook come alive. When I laid my hands on the book my eyes were itching to read it, but unfortunately I was socializing with … Continue reading →

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2015 Feb. 10: Another round for Norway

Posted on February 12, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

by Lerato Dumse Lillestrøm, Norway, is how successful South African photographer/artivist, Zanele Muholi, kicks off her traveling schedule for the year 2015. Apart from on-going shows such as her Midsumma exhibition in Australia, titled Visual Activism. Black and White portraits from her lifetime project, Faces … Continue reading →

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2015 Feb. 4: Kiss is a priority when you marry

Posted on February 7, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

The first wedding we documented together. With different members of Inkanyiso crew. … It was that of Pinky and Qondi Zulu (2012 Dec. 22) Location: Seaview, Durban. Related links 2013 June 15: The Durban Lesbian Wedding of the Year … Continue reading →

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2015 Feb. 1: “It felt like I was part of a reality TV show”

Posted on February 5, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

by Katiso Kgope It’s been days since we returned safely to Johannesburg from Durban. I must say it has been a phenomenal experience, one that I will never forget. I’m so grateful that I was selected to be part of … Continue reading →

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2015 Jan. 18: “The millennium” lesbian life wasn’t “simple”

Posted on January 27, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

FACES AND PHASES (2006-14) Review by Nthabiseng Stoffel The title for me brought great expectation and curiosity. I thought the faces will have more stories/phases of what they had to go through as black lesbian women. Paging through the book … Continue reading →

Posted in Another Approach Is Possible, Archived memories, Creating awareness, We Are You, We Care, We Still Can with/out Resources | Tagged "soft-butches" stone/ hard core butches, Abongile Matyila; Queer poetics; East London; South Africa; Youth Voices; Homosexuality; Love; Education; Expression, Being, bisexual women, Black lesbian lives, Black lesbians, Busi Sigasa, Butch lesbian mom, Corrective rape, Crit, Criticism, Education, Experience, Expertise, Expression, Faces and Phases book review, Family, fem, Friendships, gays( cross dressers and all), Hope, LGBTI community in SA, Life, Life stories, Living a Queer Legacy, Nthabiseng Stoffel, Participants..., Portrait, Power, Relationships, Speaking out and against, the millennium” lesbian life, transgender individuals', Visual project, Voices, Words, Writings, Zanele Muholi | 2 Comments

2015 Jan.20: Year 2014 was not all great

Posted on January 27, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

by Shaz “Sicka” Mthunzi Year 2014 A great year has passed, 2014 was a very productive year for me. When it (year) began I wrote down a few goals I wanted to achieve and to my surprise, I achieved them and … Continue reading →

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2015 Jan. 21: A “word porn star’s” heart is captured by some pieces

Posted on January 22, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

Book review by Lonwabo Mlabatheki The first time I read about the book was on the net and that’s when I told myself, this book is a must have. Not knowing it captured photographs of faces I was familiar with and of people … Continue reading →

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2015 Jan.17: My Durban virgin- ity breaks

Posted on January 20, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

by Lebo Mashifane Woz’ eDurban (Come to Durban) Ukuhamba wukubona meaning “To explore is to experience”. The 2014 festive season was quite memorable as opposed to 2013 December holidays. Just like the first climax (orgasm), it was quite a revelation … Continue reading →

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2015 Feb. 14: Our love life in progress

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2015 Feb. 10: Another round for Norway

2015 Feb. 4: Kiss is a priority when you marry

2015 Jan. 18: “The millennium” lesbian life wasn’t “simple”

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