Category Archives: Abantu

2013 March 30: The photo that I like…

Posted on March 30, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

This is one of the memorable photos that I like most, taken at the Miss Sappho by Brendelie Mitchell. The beauty contest was hosted by Sistahs Kopanang, the defunct black lesbian organization that we were part of steered by Naomi … Continue reading →

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2013 March 28: Against the rising tide

Posted on March 29, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

BORN IN A BODILY PRISON Hated without reason Living on a mission To love with full conviction This body is my affliction Hence I make that decision To enter this transition And bring my soul to living As I emerge … Continue reading →

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2013 March 28: Failed justice

Posted on March 29, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

by Lerato Dumse A commemoration was held on Wednesday 27 March 2013 in Thokoza township, east of Johannesburg to remember the life of Nokuthula Radebe. In 2011 March 28 Nokuthula became one of many hate crime victims reported that year … Continue reading →

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2013 March 28: Feather Awards (re)viewed

Posted on March 29, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

by Lerato Dumse 19.03.2013 I was preparing to go to bed when I realized that the SABC1 was broadcasting the feather awards. I decided to stay up and watch. It was very exciting to see the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, … Continue reading →

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2013 March 24: Recognition of LGBTI Activist should be a culture

Posted on March 25, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

by Lesego Tlhwale On the 21st March 2013 Zanele Muholi, visual activist and founder of Inkanyiso production was honoured for her extraordinary work of capturing the lives of black lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex individuals in South Africa. Muholi … Continue reading →

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2012 March 20: There’s a strawberry garden between your legs

Posted on March 21, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

Man drools over it like he can see it He has visuals of it in his head There’s something between your legs That makes him believe he can have that beautiful strawberry You’ve nurtured it so well and kept it … Continue reading →

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2013 March 19: The monster

Posted on March 19, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

by Nunu Sigasa Spears and guns are vanity, Herbs and tablets falls short Blood soldiers die before you strike Your silence teeth are fatal You bite lite a poisonous snake You kill like a slow poison Cause you are a … Continue reading →

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2013 March 12: Trans(parent) interview

Posted on March 16, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

with Ricki Kgositau for RealDEAL – Izinto Zamampela talkshow produced by Inkanyiso at the 2011 GenderDynamix Trans Health & Advocacy conference, Cape Town. From Inkanyiso archives

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2013 March 14: Please don’t…

Posted on March 15, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

You almost met my dark side that night That night you pushed me to the edge of the mountain I told you to stop pushing Or I’ll do something bad to you You’ve never met my dark evil side I … Continue reading →

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2011 May – GDX – SIPD Exchange Programme

Posted on March 14, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

Video II From our video archives GDX – SIPD Exchange Programme in Kampala, Uganda. Documented by Inkanyiso… (2011)

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