Category Archives: Documentation; Filming; Photography; Community

2013 Feb. 25: Isithembiso

Posted on March 27, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

Sithandwa sentliziyo ingaba ulahleke phi na? Kudala ndicinga ndikhangelana nawe dali wam. Uthe Wakungaphenduli kwincwadi endikubhalele yona Ndaqala ndaqonda konakele. Umphefumlo wam wazulazula. Ndabayindindi ndixakwe u’ba mandithini Lihambile ixesha ndimana ndibhala ndilinde impendulo. Kuthe kwakufika ixesha ngqangqa wam. Ndaqonda u’ba … Continue reading →

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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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2013 March 20: Defining Self: Honoring the Work of…

Posted on March 21, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

by Isis Asare _______________ If I didn’t define myself for myself, I would be crunched into other people’s fantasies for me and eaten alive. ~Audre Lorde The work of Cheryl Dunye and Yvonne Welbon created an unprecedented level of visibility … Continue reading →

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2011 May – GDX – SIPD Exchange Programme

Posted on March 14, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

Video II From our video archives GDX – SIPD Exchange Programme in Kampala, Uganda. Documented by Inkanyiso… (2011)

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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 10: “I love women and they love me”

Posted on March 10, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

I, Phila Mbanjwa, am one of the craziest people I know! I am a young black lesbian woman and pride myself in knowing whom I love and who I want to share my life, soul and body with. Yes I … Continue reading →

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Xana Nyilenda’s birthday

Posted on March 1, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

  http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10200738153675888&set=vb.1223456677&type=2&theater Xana’s birthday @home in P Section Umlazi, Durban captured by Themba Vilakazi.

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2012 Nov. 20: Mourning on commission

Posted on February 26, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

by Christie ‘FossilSoul’ van Zyl © 2012                                                 Even with our roots tracing back to Ubuntu… None of my compassion dares trace back to you; But I felt your spirit wrench in agony as they butchered your soul, for your … Continue reading →

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2013 Feb. 24: Haunted by my past

Posted on February 24, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

Had 2 glasses of wine so excuse me if I sound a bit too much for one read I was raped as a kid and I can only mention it here and now, so when you see me don’t ask … Continue reading →

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