Category Archives: Our lives in the picture

2013 July 19: When loving her is so wrong

Posted on July 19, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

I find myself wanting to hold her hand, yearning to show the world that she is mine. But they are watching, I am afraid that they will hurt us for being in love. I stop myself from running into her … Continue reading →

Posted in Complicated Lesbian Relationships, Crea(c)tive senses, Creative Writing, Exposure, Interpretation, Johannesburg, Love, Our lives in the picture, ReClaim Your Activism, Relationships, Visual history is a Right not a luxury, We Are You, We Care, Writing is a Right, Youth voices | Tagged , | 3 Comments

2013 July 16: Mo(u)rning in progress @ 26

Posted on July 17, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

Where: Thokoza township, Johannesburg What: Three (3) days after Duduzile Zozo’s burial When: 16/07/2013 How many: 24 participants excluding taxi drivers. Who: Mostly black lesbians and gays… Camera used:  Canon 6D with zoom lens EF-S 85 mm lens  1:1.8 Previous by/ featuring … Continue reading →

Posted in Black Lesbians, Community, Community Mobilizing, Fear, Johannesburg, Lack of Resources, Lesbian Love Is Possible in South Africa, Life Stories, murdered, Our lives in the picture, Photo album, Poverty, Power of the Voice, Professional black lesbians in South Africa, Rape, Records and histories, SA mainstream media, South Africa, Townships, Victims, Violence, Visual history is a Right not a luxury, Visualizing public spaces, We Are You, We Care, We Still Can with/out Resources, Where & Who is Justice?, Women who have sex with Women, Writing is a Right, Youth voices | Tagged , , , , , , | 5 Comments

2013 July 10: Chaotic memorial service for Duduzile

Posted on July 12, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

Texts by Kopano Sibeko and Lesego Tlhwale Photos by Zanele Muholi Duduzile is a Nguni name which means comfort. It is a pity that instead of the deceased family getting the support and comfort they needed from concerned citizens, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Archived memories, As we are, Collaborations, Collectivism, Evidence, Exposure, Family support, Fear, Forum for the Empowerment of Women (FEW), Inkanyiso media, Lack of Resources, Lesbian Love Is Possible in South Africa, murdered, Our lives in the picture, Poverty, Power of the Voice, Professional black lesbians in South Africa, ReClaim Your Activism, Records and histories, Relationships, South Africa, Victims, Violence, Visual history is a Right not a luxury, Visualizing public spaces, We Are You, We Care, Writing is a Right, Youth voices | Tagged , , , , , | 21 Comments

2013 July 5: Photos taken after Duduzile Zozo’s memorial

Posted on July 6, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

Related links 2013 July 5: Continuous war on black lesbian bodies and 2013 July 3: Another brutal murder of a lesbian and 2013 July 3: Another fucked up case

Posted in Johannesburg, Our lives in the picture, Questioning, Victims, Violence, Visual history, We Are You, We Care, We Still Can with/out Resources, Youth voices | Tagged | 4 Comments

2013 July 3: Another fucked up case

Posted on July 3, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

A planned murder PG 18SNLV by Andiswa Dlamini Tell me how can I celebrate my Pride? How can I march? How can I celebrate same sex marriages? How can I love? How can I be happy about liberal laws that … Continue reading →

Posted in Crea(c)tive senses, Creative Writing, Gender naming, Homosexuality, Inkanyiso media, Johannesburg, murdered, Our lives in the picture, Queer visibility, Questioning, South Africa, We Are You, We Care, We Still Can with/out Resources, Writing is a Right, Youth voices | Tagged , , , , , | 28 Comments

2013 June 30: Durban gays and lesbians say NO to hate crimes in SA

Posted on July 1, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

Text by Londeka Siba Dlamini There was no march around the city on this year’s Durban Gay Pride festival which took place on the 29th June 2013 at the Amphitheatre in Durban North beach. Usually when its a gay pride Lesbians, … Continue reading →

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2013 June 30: When Women’s private parts have no Privacy

Posted on June 30, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

by Lerato Dumse Women in South Africa face many challenges; however, being a woman in some parts of Makhaza, Khayelitsha must be a nightmare. The issue was first brought to my attention in 2010, when residents marched against Khayelitsha open … Continue reading →

Posted in Another Approach Is Possible, As we are, Before You, Community, Creating awareness, Education, Evidence, Expression, Feminism, Health, Johannesburg, Khayelitsha township, Our lives in the picture, Rape, Records and histories, SA mainstream media, Townships, We Care, We Still Can with/out Resources, Writing is a Right, Youth voices | Tagged | 8 Comments

2013 June 29: Aspen Ideas Festival (2013) photos

Posted on June 30, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

Photos by Zanele Muholi Location:  Colorado, USA. … this is not June Handicap but 2013 Aspen Ideas Festival in America. It is the place of beauty, richness, celebrities, good food… so much shared knowledge. Related link here Quotes from speakers and interview … Continue reading →

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2013 June 28: So What Is This?

Posted on June 29, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

by Charmain Carrol When you love someone, but the best option is to stay away… I seem to think of you every second minute of every hour of the day. I keep seeing flashes of you the morning after it … Continue reading →

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2013 June 6: Dangerous is not the Young Black Men in Daveyton

Posted on June 25, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

Portfolio II by Collen Mfazwe This visual project is about some  young black men who resides in Daveyton township where I come from. It is the beginning… I want to share with the viewers that not all black men are … Continue reading →

Posted in Community, Creating awareness, Crime rate, Daveyton, Love, Our lives in the picture, Photo album, Portfolio, Portrait, Poverty, Relationships, Townships, Visual history is a Right not a luxury, We Care, We Still Can with/out Resources | Tagged | 5 Comments