Category Archives: Another Approach Is Possible

2013 June 29: Aspen Ideas Festival (2013) photos

Photos by Zanele Muholi Location:  Colorado, USA. … this is not June Handicap but 2013 Aspen Ideas Festival in America. It is the place of beauty, richness, celebrities, good food… so much shared knowledge. Related link here Quotes from speakers and interview … Continue reading

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2013 June 23: Beyond Binaries meeting

A REPORT by Siyasanga Joyi & Thekwane Bongi Mpisholo Beyond Binaries was the title given to the group which attended a three day meeting that took place at Wits University from the 20th to the 22nd June. The meeting was … Continue reading

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2013 June 27: Butch & … Menstruation is Art

Date:  3rd Feb. 2013 Location: Michel Bizot, Paris. FRANCE Camera used: Nikon. COOLPIX S100 Exposure time: 1/25 Medium: Menstrual blood on A4 paper and serviette Titled:  Each photo is time titled when the photo was captured. These photos of my … Continue reading

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2013 June 26: S/he is a Bleeding Man

by Charmain Carrol How does one cross the line with gender roles in our lesbian relationships? As we discover ourselves or are on the quest of discovering ourselves, we have blurred the lines of where one gender begins and where … Continue reading

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2013 June 25: The Men In My Life

by Lynne Carrol I never got the pleasure of meeting my grandfather, but I heard a lot about him and through stories. Once characteristic that was starkly vivid was that he was a family man who loved his all his … Continue reading

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2013 June 24: @ 25 revisited two months later

by Lerato Dumse To celebrate youth month in post apartheid South Africa, some people wear school uniform on the 16 of June. This is done to commemorate the defiant actions that claimed young lives 37 years ago who demanded English … Continue reading

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2013 June 21: Yesterday’s Reality Check

Breakfast dialogue: Reality check: Understanding the lives of sexual minority women in South Africa. – Is lack of knowledge and misunderstandings causing sensationalism and victimhood in the media? Each time we are represented by outsiders, we are merely seen as … Continue reading

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2013 June 21: The Princess of Norway pitched just for Muholi

by Maureen Velile Majola As we gathered at the Kunstplass 5 gallery waiting for the Crown Princess of Norway, Mette-Marit to arrive. The Princess made a special trip to the gallery just to meet Zanele Muholi and see the ‘I See Rainbows’ … Continue reading

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2013 June 20 Inkanyiso Sees The Rainbows with Norwegians

by Lesego Tlhwale The Norwegian LGBTI community has been infiltrated by the most progressive queer media and visual activism organisation Inkanyiso Productions. From the  19 – 23 June 2013, Zanele Muholi and Maureen Majola will be representing Inkanyiso in Oslo … Continue reading

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2013 June 9: Baloi Bammino

by Zandile Makhubu  It is as cold as Eskimo country in Johannesburg, and the Inkanyiso crew is out and about in Rosebank Mall as we spot a group of vibrant singers and talented dancers. This Youth Day celebration marks a year … Continue reading

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