Category Archives: Black Lesbians

2013 February 28: I am not a Victim but a Victor…

Posted on March 25, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

by Lungile Dladla They call February the month of love, I call it the month of change… In February 2010, I was walking with Mathapelo (one who prays) along Swazi street. It was around 7pm, a few hours after my … 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 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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2012 March 2013: The Fact Remains…

Posted on March 12, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

I’m not looking for sympathy or feeling sorry things happened this way Nothing anyone can say will change anything because The fact remains… I am now counted in the statistics because The fact remains… Don’t tell me I should have … Continue reading →

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2013 March 8: Affirmation – I Am A Lesbian

Posted on March 11, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

Well my work involves me interacting with lots and lots of people in different ways, be it by phone, by mail and face to face. I interact with males and females in different age groups and in different Levels of … Continue reading →

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2013 March 8: Public Event announcement

Posted on March 8, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

Inkanyiso, in association with the Goethe Institute, presents @ 25, an event to commemorate the lives of Buhle Msibi (1981 – 2006) and Busi Sigasa (1981 – 2007), black lesbian cultural activists, who both passed away at the tender age of … Continue reading →

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2013 Feb. 25: Documentary Review : Raped for Who I Am

Posted on March 4, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

Rape for who I am-1 Year: (2006) Duration: 27 mins Director: Lovinsa Kavuma Main characters: Bathini Dambuza, Buhle Msibi, Kebarileng Sebetoane, Mary Louw and Zanele Muholi
 The title itself is disturbing, it sends a sharp, shivering pain through our spinal … Continue reading →

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2013 Mar. 3: 7 Years on… the struggles continues

Posted on March 3, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

by Ntsiki Cassie Dlamini In memory of Zoliswa Nkonyana (19), who was stoned to death in Khayelitsha in 2006. _____________________ Your piercing stares uncloth me Whilst your nasty comments dehumanize and humiliate me Your laughs behind my back drove me, … Continue reading →

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