Category Archives: Creating awareness

2015 Sept. 1: Mr & Miss LGBTI Daveyton 2015

Posted on September 7, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

by Sicka ‘Sharon’ Mthunzi What a “turn up” as we say when an event is supported by many. People came in all shapes and sizes, from the ladies in their gorgeous dresses to the gentleman with their smart casual wear. … Continue reading →

Posted in Another Approach Is Possible, Archived memories, Creating awareness, Expression, Power of the Voice, Records and histories, Representing, Responsibility, Self recognition, Sexual orientation, Sharing knowledge, Sharing thoughts, Social responsibility, Solution, Somizy Sincwala, South Africa, South African townships, Speaking for ourselves, Supporters, Supportive friends and families, Textualizing Our Own Lives, Thoughts, Time, Together we can, Togetherness, Townships, Transformation, Treasure, We Are You, We Care, We Still Can with/out Resources, Writing is a Right, Youth voices | Tagged Act, Activists, Article by Sicka 'Sharon' Nonkululeko Mthunzi, Attire, Beauty contest, Being Seen, Black lesbians, Collaborations, Community support, Competition, Confidence, Contest, Creating awareness, Creativity, Crowd, Crowning, Daveyton, Designer clothes, Difference, Dj Puggy, Drag performance, Education, Entertainment, Excitement, Expensive clothing, Experience, Exposure, Expression, Fashionistas, Formal wear, Friendships, Gays, hate crimes, Human beings, Impression, Inkanyiso media, Intelligence, Johannesburg, Joy, Judges, King, Lebogang Magaela (Mr lesbian 2013) and Vuyelwa “Vuvu” Mtsweni., Lesiba Mothibe, LGBTI image, Lives, Mr Lesbian Daveyton 2015 King, Music, Networking, Nontuthuzelo Mduba, Organizer, Organizers, Performing activism, Personality, Queerness, Questions and Answers, Refilwe Pitso, Relationships, Respect, Scream, self-esteem, Sexuality, Shortage of black lesbian contestants, Style, Title, Tradition, Transwomen, Two Tone Lounge, Visual activism, Voices, Vuvu Mtsweni, We love photography, Winners, Words, Writing is a Right, Xoli Lewinski | 2 Comments

2015 Aug. 30: Losing and regaining self love

Posted on September 5, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

My life resembles the story line of the famous English book Dr Jackal and Mr Hyde. I was born Wandile Sincwala on the 17th of July 1988. Later in my teen years I was reborn as Somizy (Somgaga) as most people … Continue reading →

Posted in Another Approach Is Possible, Archived memories, Creating awareness, Expression, Power of the Voice, South Africa, Writing is a Right | Tagged Articles, Audience, Ball gowns, Beauty pageant, Beauty queens, Being, Born 17th July 1988 -, Competing, Confidence, contests, Crowned, Cultural Activists, Daveyton township, Diploma in Tourism, Education, Empowerment, Experience, Face, facial incident, Fashion, Feelings, Freedom, friends, Fun, Gay, Hairstylist, Homosexuality, Hospitalized, Human beings, human rights, Impact, Inspiration, Jewellery, Johannesburg, Lesiba Mothibe, LGBTI, Life, Lindeka Qampi, Living..., Love, Matric, Miss Black Pride, Miss Daveyton, Miss Gay Daveyton 2015, Miss Gay Ekurhuleni, Miss Gay Jozi, Miss Gay Queens of Queens., Miss Gay Soweto, Miss Gay Valentine, Miss Mzansi Pride 2014, Organisation, Pageants, Pain, Photographs, Qualification, Rehearsals, Relationships, Somizy Sincwala, Springs College, Standing tall, Student, Style, Support, Surprised, Survived, Time, Uthingo, Visual activism, Visual history, Words | 4 Comments

2015 Aug. 28: I have always wanted to enter a pageant

Posted on August 31, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

My name is Malolo Mofokeng also known as Eva. I am a 26 years old drag queen and come from Petrus Steyn in the Free State. I started my schooling in 1996 at Thiboloha School for the Deaf and Blind … Continue reading →

Posted in Another Approach Is Possible, Archived memories, Creating awareness, Expression, Power of the Voice, South Africa, We Are You, We Care, We Still Can with/out Resources, Writing is a Right | Tagged Acceptance, Articles, Artist;, beauty, Braamfontein, community, Deaf beauty queen, Educated, Embrace, Experience, Fashion, Feelings, Fortunate, Free State, Gay, Human beings, Learnership, Life, Malolo Mofokeng, Miss Gay Jozi, Miss Gay Soweto, Miss Gay Vaal, Miss Simply Blue, Pageant, Perception, Positive attitude, QwaQwa, Respect, Role model, Sexual orientation, society, Style, Visual history, Words, Writing is a Right | 2 Comments

2015 Aug. 23: Muholi and Dumse present at Light Work Artist AIR

Posted on August 28, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

Artist talk by current Light Work Artist-in-Residence Zanele Muholi Thursday, August 27th at 7:30pm Light Work / Watson Theater, Robert B. Menschel Media Center A self-described “visual activist,” South African artist Zanele Muholi, has dedicated her work and life … Continue reading →

Posted in Another Approach Is Possible, Artist Talk, Butch Mbokodo, Collective, Collectivism, Creating awareness, Expression, Faces and Phases (2006 - ), Faces and Phases participants, From Johannesburg to Syracuse, Inkanyiso media, Lerato Dumse, Light Work AIR, New York, Photography, Power of the Voice, South Africa, South African visual history, Syracuse, Visual activism, Visual Activist and Journalist, We Are You, We Care, Writing is a Right, Zanele Muholi | Tagged Action, activism, Audience, Black lesbians, Brooklyn Museum - Muholi installation, Feelings, Human beings, human rights, Light Work / Watson Theater, Light work staff, Love, Presentation, Previous talks, Relationships, Robert B. Menschel Media Center, Shane Lavalette, Voices, We love photography, Words | 7 Comments

2015 Aug. 21: Bagwetshiwe abasolwa ngokudlwengula

Posted on August 26, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

by Londeka Dlamini BAVELE enkantolo ephakeme e-Port Elizabeth ngo Lwesine abalisa abane abasolwa ngokudlwengula owasifazane ngenxa yobulili bakhe (Corrective Rape). Owesifazane oneminyaka engamashumi amathathu nanye (31) esiligodlile igama lakhe wadlwengulwa, wahlukunyezwa ngesihluku wabelwa nempahla yakhe zingu 29 ku Masingana (January) … Continue reading →

Posted in Another Approach Is Possible, Archived memories, Black lesbians in South Africa, Bodies and histories, Brutality, Butch identity, Captioned, Creating awareness, Evidence, Expression, Feelings, Female being, Gender Based Violence (GBV)., Gender Equality, Gender expression, Homosexuality, Human Beings, Humiliation, Individuals, Insulted, Invisibility, Power of the Voice, South Africa, Undermined, We Are You, We Care, We Still Can with/out Resources, Writing is a Right | Tagged Article, Corrective rape, Crime, Disappointment, DNA, gender, Hate crime, Judgment, Khuselo Manta (24), Lies, Londeka Dlamini, Male accused, Photography, Photos and texts by Londeka Dlamini, Port Elizabeth, Related links, Sentence, Siyamthanda Ndiza (21) kanye no Siyabonga Mhlangu (21), Sonwabo Ngcete (22), townships, Violated, Violation of human rights, Young black men accused of rape | 1 Comment

2015 Aug. 14: A football match like no other

Posted on August 18, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

Text by Siba Nkumbi Photos by Lindeka Qampi Let me begin this one with a question: Why is it that in the history of South African women’s football, in fact women’s sports, we still have male coaches? Show me a … Continue reading →

Posted in Another Approach Is Possible, Archived memories, Creating awareness, Expression, Power of the Voice, South Africa, We Are You, We Care, We Still Can with/out Resources, Writing is a Right | Tagged A football match like no other, Active, Black Lesbian Soccer players in South Africa, Coaches, Collaborations, community, Discipline, Education, Emergencies, Experience, Expression, Faces and Phases participants, Falcons, Fans, Fashion, Feelings, Female players, Female sports, Fitness, Football, Friendships, frustration, Game, Gender politics, Goalkeeper, Goals, Healthy bodies, History, Human beings, in soccer, Inkanyiso media, Johannesburg, LGBTI society, Loving, Male coaches, Match, Mehlareng, Members, Motion, Names, Nationals, Noluntu Makalima, Official, Opposition, Photos by Lindeka Qampi, Politics of sponsorship, Power, Professional soccer, Recognition, Recreation, Red cards, Relationships, Respect, SAFA, Sasol Women’s League, Scoring, Siba Nkumbi, Soccer kit, South Africa, Spectacular, Sponsors, Sport Activism;, Sports, Stadium, Strategies, Striker, Support, Team, Tembisa, townships, Victory, Visual history, Voices, Women, Women Soccer Players in SA, Women's Soccer Match, Won, Words | 1 Comment

2015 Aug. 16: Civics, Unions and Churches in a stand-off on LGBTI rights

Posted on August 17, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

by Gugu “Donsy Kunene” Madonsela The 11th Southern Africa Civil Society Forum almost ended in a stand-off on Friday, 14 August. The stalemate occured when organising partners differed on the inclusion of a recommendation on, ‘sexual orientation’ in the final communique. … Continue reading →

Posted in Accountability, Africa, Another Approach Is Possible, Apex Alliance Partner, Archived memories, Article, by Gugu “Donsy Kunene” Madonsela, Churches, Civics, Creating awareness, Debate, Delegates, Derogative, Disagreement, Discrimination, Expression, Forum, Heads of State, Human rights, Leaders, LGBTI community, LGBTI issues, Members, Power of the Voice, Resolution, SADC, Sexual orientation, South Africa, Southern Africa, Southern African Development Community, Support, Unions, We Are You, We Care, We Still Can with/out Resources, Writing is a Right | Tagged Act, Action, activism, Activists, Articles, Black lesbians, Collaborations, Communique, Consensus, Disagreement, Divorce, Education, Exclusion, Experience, Family, Feelings, Friendships, Gender issues, General Secretary Boichoko Dithlake, Homosexuality, Human beings, Isabella Matambanadzo, Labour, Life, Negotiation, Opportunity, Persecution, Recognition, Respected, SADC-CNGO, SATUCC, Stigma, Trade unions, Words, Workers as family members | 1 Comment

2015 Aug. 8: Celebrated my late sister’s life

Posted on August 17, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

by Boitumelo ‘Tumi’ Nkopane At 16:45pm on the 4th of June 2015 I met with Ayanda “Kiss” Masina at Tsakane taxi rank. We were meeting as participants of Faces and Phases/Yithi Laba Intergenerational Conference, held at Constitution Hill (Con Hill) from the 5 … Continue reading →

Posted in Another Approach Is Possible, Archived memories, Creating awareness, Expression, History, Power of the Voice, South Africa, We Are You, We Care, We Still Can with/out Resources, Writing is a Right | Tagged 2015 Yithi Laba conference, Act, Action, Activists, Articles, artists, Black lesbians, Boitumelo 'Tumi' Nkopane, Celebrated my late sister’s life, Challenges and experiences, Collaborations, community, Con Hill, Education, Experience, Expression, Faces and Phases participants, Family, Fashion, Feelings, Friendships, Gauteng, Guest house, Homosexuality, human rights, Introductions, Johannesburg, Meals, Relationships, Respect, Sexuality, Sharing information, Sister, Special moments, Various townships, Visual activism, Voices, We love photography | 2 Comments

2015 Aug. 13: Cheated out of a goodbye

Posted on August 14, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

by Bathini Dambuza Losing a mother has never been an easy thing for someone to go through. You feel the pain and the heartache almost everyday; especially when things aren’t going the way you want them to. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Another Approach Is Possible, Archived memories, Bathini Dambuza, Community, Creating awareness, Feelings, Lost, Mourning, Power of the Voice, South Africa, Vain, We Are You, We Care, We Still Can with/out Resources, Writing is a Right | Tagged Action, Archived photo, Articles, Bathini Dambuza, community, Condolences, Constitution Hill, Death that claim my mother, Education, Experience, Expression, Family, FEW, Forum for the Empowerment of Women, Forum for the Empowerment of Women (FEW), Friendships, Furious, God, HIV, HIV positive, Home, Human, Human beings, human rights, Human Rights workshop, Life experience, Life story, Love, Loving daughter, Question, Reason, Relationships, Respect, Sexuality, Time, Tradition, Visual history, Voices, Women, Words, Writing is a Right | 8 Comments

2015 Aug. 11: Awed by Syracuse

Posted on August 13, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

Day 6: @ Light Work AIR by Muholi Good morning Lerato Dumse I woke up at 4h11. I’m working already. It is another day now. Jet lag is taking its own toll on me. Am thinking about what we’ve done since … Continue reading →

Posted in Archived memories, Creating awareness, Creative space, Expression, Freestyle writing, Life, Life Stories, Muholi travel diaries, Power of the Voice, Public space, Readings, South Africa, Success, Support, Supportive friends and families, Travel-logue, Treasure, We Are You, We Care, We Still Can with/out Resources, Work matters, Writing is a Right, Zanele Muholi for Light Work AIR 2015 | Tagged Distance, Inkanyiso media, Lerato Dumse, Park, Production, Remembered, Sign post, Syracuse, Zanele Muholi | Leave a comment

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Category Archives: Creating awareness

2015 Aug. 30: Losing and regaining self love

2015 Aug. 28: I have always wanted to enter a pageant

2015 Aug. 23: Muholi and Dumse present at Light Work Artist AIR

2015 Aug. 14: A football match like no other

2015 Aug. 16: Civics, Unions and Churches in a stand-off on LGBTI rights

2015 Aug. 13: Cheated out of a goodbye

2015 Aug. 11: Awed by Syracuse

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