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2013 June 4: My Only Man

Posted on June 4, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

by Maureen Velile Majola “In South Africa a woman is more likely to be raped than learn how to read” text borrowed from 1in9 campaign struggle t-shirt worn by one of the mourners at Noxolo Nogwaza’s funeral in 2011. Many … Continue reading →

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2013 May 20: Faith for Destiny Living

Posted on May 29, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

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 17: One sided fight against Homophobia and Transphobia

Posted on May 18, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

by Lerato Dumse The International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHOT) was hosted by Iranti-Org and commemorated in Johannesburg with a flashmob dance in the middle of Carlton Centre’s food court. It is the same vicinity where a black lesbian, … Continue reading →

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2013 May 10: Akhona’s Miss Gay Limpopo 2013 album

Posted on May 17, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

by Akhona Hailele The question we left with was: Where were the black lesbian contestants at the Miss Gay Limpopo 2013 to create what is ‘supposed’ to be a gender balance. Related article 2013 May 11: Actually, absolutely, definitely NO!

Posted in Akhona Hailele, Articles, As we are, Beauty, Beauty pageantry, Before You, Community Mobilizing, Crea(c)tive senses, Education, Exposure, Expression, Family, Gender naming, Gratitude, Homosexuality, Inkanyiso crew, Interpretation, Kopano Sibeko, Limpopo Proudly Out LGBTI, Limpopo province, Networking, Organizations, Portrait, South Africa, Visual history, Visual history is a Right not a luxury, Visualizing public spaces, We Care, We Still Can with/out Resources | 3 Comments

2013 May 11: Actually, absolutely, definitely NO!

Posted on May 15, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

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 12: Happy Mother’s Day is NOT for everyone

Posted on May 14, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

by Clear Peaceful Mind Today I went to the Randburg Kwai21Marathon. I’m not much of an athlete, definitely not a runner, jogger or walker. I just start a race of my own trotting behind everyone else and praying I make … Continue reading →

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2013 May 6: Archiving Noxolo Nogwaza’s funeral

Posted on May 6, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

… this documentary was produced in 2011 when we buried Noxolo Nogwaza in KwaThema, Ekurhuleni, Johannesburg. She was a 24 year old mother of two children who were then orphaned by hate crime related incident. It is in different languages: … Continue reading →

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2013 April 3: Time keeps moving

Posted on April 29, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

by Siya Mcuta I keep having these flashes Flashes of her smile when I entered her ward I walked over to her Still I was not sure if it was her As her body was so small and frail in … Continue reading →

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2013 April 28: Bleak freedom for black lesbians in South Africa

Posted on April 28, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

by Lesego Tlhwale While many South Africans gathered at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, South Africa to commemorate nineteen years of freedom, the LGBTI community in Ekurhuleni gathered in Daveyton to bury Patricia ‘Pat’ Mashigo whose lifeless body was found … Continue reading →

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2013 April 21: Living a legacy is always better than leaving a legacy

Posted on April 27, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

by Kopano Sibeko Greeted with an everlasting smile by a body that doesn’t seem to age, Phumla Rose Masuku welcomes us to her home. Present is Phumla’s life partner Nombulelo ‘Bulie’ Vimbelela. For a person in her mid 30s Masuku expresses … Continue reading →

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