Category Archives: Activism

2012 May 14: Expelled from school due to mother s sexuality???

by Lynne Carrol I’m sitting here and looking at my exam timetable, stressing on my study schedule. So I can’t imagine in this hectic time being expelled at school just because my mother is a lesbian. A young boy from … Continue reading

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2013 May 20: Faith for Destiny Living

When things go wrong as they sometimes will, when the road you’re trudging seems all up hill, when the funds are low and the debts are high, and you want to smile, but you have to sigh. When care is … Continue reading

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2013 May 11: My last hour

Photo album @ Limpopo Pride (after march at the cricket club).  Polokwane. by Zanele Muholi (2013.05.11)  

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2013 May 16: Don’t touch ME!

by Maureen Velile Majola A statement many feminine lesbians have heard. A lot of butch lesbians don’t wanna be touched and we find that they get judged and called all sorts of names because of this. I’ve heard feminine lesbians … Continue reading

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2013 May 11: Actually, absolutely, definitely NO!

by Kopano Sibeko Those were the words expressed by one of the beauty queens failing to answer the question at the first ever Miss Gay Limpopo hosted by Limpopo Proudly Out LGBTI group on the 10th May 2013 at Blue … Continue reading

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2013 May 3: I resent you

by Andiswa Dlamini Previous by Andy 2013 Feb. 10: Parts

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2013 April 30: this summer

… received via email on Jun 26, 2011 at 5:28 PM Please click on the sound button above to listen to the whole poem __________________________________ this summer i want to fuck hard, i want the fridge in the kitchen shaking, … Continue reading

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2013 March 17: Candlelight ceremony video

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xypzjc_hommage-aux-lesbiennes-noires-sud-africaines_news#.UX487GB296V … Paris, France. Inkanyiso would like to thank Julie Garcia, Feminist WebTV for this video. Related links Paris is burning with candles

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2013 April 19: An Intraview

This video forms part of Inkanyiso online TV

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