Category Archives: Allies

2013 Oct. 18: Collaborations are essential

Posted on October 18, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

   by Lerato Dumse Four days after the opening of the 2013 Carnegie International. An exhibition at the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (USA), which features 35 artists from around the world. Zanele Muholi’s work is part of … Continue reading →

Posted in 2013 Carnegie Fine Prize, Acceptance speeches, Activists, Allies, Archived memories, Archiving Queer Her/Histories in SA, Art Edutainment, Art Is A Human Right, Art is Queer, Art Solidarity, Beauty, Before You, Bekezela Mguni, Black Queer & Gifted, Collaborations, Creating awareness, Experience, Exposure, Expression, Faces & Phases portraits, Female Photographers, From Johannesburg to Pittsburgh, Gender activist, Gender naming, Hope, Human Equity and Art (Heart), Human rights, Intellectualism, Interpretation, Isililo, Know Your SA Queer History, LA'Tasha Mayes, lgbti, Media works, Our lives in the picture, Power of the Voice, Queer visibility, Speaking for ourselves, Visual Power, women of colour for reproductive justice, Writing is a Right, Zanele Muholi is the winner | Tagged | 1 Comment

2013 Oct. 4: I sensed something was wrong

Posted on October 4, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

by Christina Mavuma My visit to the clinic was the worst day, I will never forget. This is one of the problems I never imagined myself experiencing, but unfortunately I came across it. On the 17th of October 2012, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Allies, Anger, Another Approach Is Possible, Archived memories, Body Politics, Creating awareness, Emotional support, Evidence, Exposure, Gender activist, Gender naming, Human rights, Hurt, Knowledge, Prejudice, ReClaim Your Activism, Reflection, Speaking for ourselves, Transgender visibility, Transgender Voices, Transgenderism in Africa, We Are You, We Care | Tagged , , | 6 Comments

2013 Aug. 28: Stabbed lesbian survivor – The Saga continues …

Posted on August 28, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

by Thekwane Bongi Mpisholo Its been two weeks since the stabbing of a 26 year old lesbian from Vosloorus township, yet service providers keep failing the survivor over and over, like one more trauma after another. It begs the question, … Continue reading →

Posted in Allies, Collen Mfazwe, Conference, Emotional support, Lack of Resources, Opinion, Organizations, Saga, Statistics SA, Youth voices | Tagged | 7 Comments

2013 Aug. 12: Sizakele and Salome’s commemoration hit a slump

Posted on August 21, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

by Maureen Majola and Olive Legobye Meadowlands, Soweto. Johannesburg Braving hard rain, Olive Legobye‪ and Inkanyiso productions made their way to the meadowlands police station on Friday the 9th of August 2013. They found a group of +- 30 men … Continue reading →

Posted in Activism, Allies, Another Approach Is Possible, Community Police Forum (CPF), dompas, dompass, Human rights, Johannesburg, Lesbian Love Is Possible in South Africa, Networking, Politics of existence, Politics of geography, Power of the Voice, Prayer, Queer visibility, ReClaim Your Activism, Records and histories, Relationships, Scriptures, South Africa, We Care, We were (t)here, Where & Who is Justice?, Women's power, Writing is a Right | Tagged , | 2 Comments

2013 Aug. 6: Invisibility of black lesbians ‘From safe harbours to Equality’

Posted on August 6, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

by Lesego Tlhwale  Colorful countries flags rose up in the sky with pride as hundreds of people walked in the Wanganitie grounds where the official opening of the World Outgames III in Antwerp, Belgium took place. The anticipated 20,000+ participants … Continue reading →

Posted in accommodation and stipend, Activism, Africa, Allies, Another Approach Is Possible, Antwerp, Archived memories, As we are, Chosen FEW absent, Exposure, Expression, Human rights, Lack of Resources, Queer sports, Sponsorships, Writing is a Right, Youth voices | Tagged | 6 Comments

2013 July 27: African Lesbians and Transgender Facing Belgium

Posted on July 27, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

by Lesego Tlhwale Elegance, good wine, conversation and Deutsch/Flemish opening speech by known Belgian professor, I remembered that this is not a dream but I’m in another country. Yesterday Faces & Phases exhibition opened at the Gallery Verbeeck Van Dyck … Continue reading →

Posted in Activism, Africa, African Queer Beauty, Allies, Another Approach Is Possible, Before You, Black Lesbians, Collaborations, Community, Contributors, Creating awareness, Education, Evidence, Exposure, Homosexuality, Inkanyiso crew, Know Your SA Queer History, Media works, Our lives in the picture, Participants, Queer visibility, Reviews, Transgender visibility, Visual history, Visual history is a Right not a luxury, Visualizing public spaces, We Are You, We Still Can with/out Resources, Writing is a Right | Tagged | 8 Comments

2013 June 22: “Queer Art and Activism”

Posted on June 22, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

Skeive dager, Litteraturhuset 22.06.13 A presentation by Ellen Mortensen First of all, I want to thank the organizers of this seminar on “Queer Art and Activism”, FOKUS, SAIH, LLH and – Kunstplass 5, and especially Vibeke Hermanrud, for the invitation … Continue reading →

Posted in Allies, Archived memories, Art Solidarity, As we are, Before You, bifile og transpersoner/ The Norwegian LGBT (LLH), Collaborations, Community, Creating awareness, Education, Exposure, Forum for Women Development (FOKUS), Gender naming, Gender performance, Give credits where it is due, Homosexuality, Inkanyiso media, Institution, Intellectualism, Interpretation, Lack of Resources, Love, Media works, New Task Team, Norwegian Student and Academics International Assistance Fund (SAIH), Our lives in the picture, Power of the Voice, Readings, Records and histories, South Africa, Visual history is a Right not a luxury, We Care, We Still Can with/out Resources, Women who have sex with Women, Writing is a Right | Tagged , | 3 Comments

2013 June 17: Fundraising for Chosen FEW

Posted on June 17, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

by Lerato Dumse Imagine being part of a soccer team awarded a partial grant to participate in the 2013 World Out games in Antwerp, Belgium. Now imagine not being able to seize that opportunity due to lack of funds. This … Continue reading →

Posted in Activism, Allies, Black lesbian soccer star, Friendships, Gender naming, Interpretation, Lack of Resources, Networking, Organizations, Our lives in the picture, Poverty, Power of the Voice, ReClaim Your Activism, Reports, revolution, Sponsorships, Townships, Visual history is a Right not a luxury, Visualizing public spaces, We Care, We Still Can with/out Resources, Writing is a Right, Youth voices | Tagged , , | 5 Comments

2013 June 4: emotional confusion of a break-up

Posted on June 7, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

 I walk with my head down because I don’t want anyone’s eyes to meet my sadness Your name still echoes in my thoughts You are still my first sight before I introduce my eyes to a new day I wish … Continue reading →

Posted in Allies, Another Approach Is Possible, Archived memories, Art Solidarity, Arts, As we are, Before You, Collectivism, Community, Complicated Lesbian Relationships, Connections, Contributors, Crea(c)tive senses, Creating awareness, Creative Writing, Inner feelings, Interpretation, Lesbian Love Is Possible in South Africa, Our lives in the picture, Portrait, Power of the Voice, Professional black lesbians in South Africa, Readings, ReClaim Your Activism, Records and histories, Relationships, We Care, We Still Can with/out Resources | Tagged | 9 Comments

2013 June 2: Inkanyiso presents at LGBT & Human Rights: New Challenges, Next Steps conference

Posted on June 5, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

by Lesego Tlhwale On the 1 June 2013 while the Inkanyiso crew went to Alexandra to celebrate one of our members (Zandile Makhubu) 21st birthday party, I had to board a 10 hour long flight to Munich, then a four … Continue reading →

Posted in Activism, Allies, Another Approach Is Possible, Archived memories, As we are, Black Lesbians, Collaborations, Collectivism, Institution, Intellectualism, Interights, Interpretation, Lack of Resources, Love, Media works, Organizations, Our lives in the picture, Power of the Voice, Presentations, Readings, ReClaim Your Activism, Records and histories, Reports, revolution, South Africa | Tagged | 3 Comments