Category Archives: Know Your SA Queer History

2013 Nov. 8: Miss Gay & Lesbian Soweto 2013 Semis video

Posted on November 27, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

    Only 8 days more to go before D-day which is the 7th Dec. 2013 Please come support this initiative and check more details on Facebook should you wish to come on board with your skills and moolahs. Twitter … Continue reading →

Posted in Beauty, Beauty pageantry, Before You, Being Scene, Brave, Crea(c)tive senses, Creating awareness, Evidence, Experience, Exposure, Expression, Fashion, Inkanyiso media, Know Your SA Queer History, Politics of existence, Queer Education in SA, Queer visibility, Queer Youth, Recognition, Sponsorships, We Are You, We Care, We Love Photography, We Still Can with/out Resources, We were (t)here | Tagged | 5 Comments

2013 Nov. 25 South Africa: Video on Gender Violence

Posted on November 26, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

According to HRW direct email distributed recently, the work … Highlights Campaign; Documents Award-Winning Photographer’s Work (Johannesburg, November 25, 2013) – Human Rights Watch today released a short film that explores the work of the award-winning South African photographer and … Continue reading →

Posted in "We'll Show You You're a Woman”, Another Approach Is Possible, As we are, Homosexuality, Human Rights Watch, Know Your SA Queer History, Knowledge, Lerato Dumse, Limpopo, Organizations, Our lives in the picture, Thekwane Mpisholo, Tumi Nkopane | Tagged | 11 Comments

2013 Nov. 9: Ayanda & Nhlanhla’s wedding

Posted on November 18, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

  … Seven (7) days later Photos by Lebo Ntladi   It was in 2011 during their vacation in Cape Town when Nhlanhla Moremi made a promised to marry Ayanda Magoloza in 2 years. 2013 came and Moremi finished paying … Continue reading →

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2013 Nov. 8: Great performance at the Ms Gay Soweto 2013 Semi Finals

Posted on November 14, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

Photos by Lebo Ntladi (08.11.2013) Where: Uncle Tom Hall, Soweto. Johanneburg What: Miss Gay Soweto Semi-finals Finals to be held on the 7th Dec. 2013 at Soweto Theatre.   About the photographer   Kelebogile Ntladi was born in Soweto and … Continue reading →

Posted in African Queer Beauty, Art Is A Human Right, Art is Queer, As we are, Beauty, Beauty pageantry, Before You, Empowerment, Entertainment, Gender expression, Homosexuality, Know Your SA Queer History, Our lives in the picture, Performance, performing artist, Photo album, Photo Expressions, Photography, Politics of representation, Portfolio, Power of the Arts, Power of the Voice, Recognition, Records and histories, South Africa, Visual history is a Right not a luxury, Visual Language, Visual Power, We Are You, We Care, We Love Photography, We Still Can with/out Resources, We were (t)here, Women's power, Women's Work | Tagged | 3 Comments

2013 Nov. 7: Meet the Mabe’s, the loving couple

Posted on November 10, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

by Zandile Makhubu They are no strangers to the media world. Kally and Sam Mabe are a legally married lesbian couple, who shot to fame when they got married and publicised their union on various magazines including DRUM and Real … Continue reading →

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2013 Nov. 4: From Market Photo Workshop to Bremen University

Posted on November 4, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

      by Fikile Mazambani   Zanele Muholi’s name has become synonymous with her visual activism which she calls “Visual/ Art activism – an artistic approach to hate crimes” such that one can almost overlook that she is a … Continue reading →

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2013 Oct. 31: CC in conversation with Rene’

Posted on October 31, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

In this Episode 1: CC chats with Rene about her work, art and writing…         Previous on Rene   2013 Feb. 7: Art Is Where the HeART is and 2013 Oct. 10: Marang a Letsatsi exhibit review … Continue reading →

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2013 Oct. 26: Sandton Pride photos

Posted on October 31, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

Photos by Akhona Hailele (26.10.203)   About the photographer Akhona Hailele was born on the 6th of November 1989 in Queenstown, Eastern Cape and later moved to King Williams Town. Hailele then moved to Johannesburg in 2011 to further her … Continue reading →

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2013 Oct. 27: fo(u)nd

Posted on October 27, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

A Public Service Announcement (PSA) to end hate crimes in South Africa. It is an activist/ artist’s direct response to the epidemic of ‘curative rapes’ and murders of black lesbians in SA today. Video archive. Captured with Canon 60D camera … Continue reading →

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2013 Oct. 18: Transition is in your hands

Posted on October 18, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

by Sbu Kheswa This piece is inspired by Njabulo Masuku’s article: Frustrations of a transgender man. Boy, I can really feel your frustration. The challenge is that there are many other transgender people in Njabulo’s shoes. In fact, the wide gap … Continue reading →

Posted in Evidence, Experience, Exposure, Expression, Family, Finances, Friendships, Gender naming, Human rights, Interpretation, Invisibility, Know Your SA Queer History, Knowledge, Lack of Resources, Lessons learnt, Life, Love | Tagged | 4 Comments