Category Archives: Queer visibility

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 May 11: Actually, absolutely, definitely NO!

Posted on May 15, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

by Kopano Sibeko Those were the words expressed by one of the beauty queens failing to answer the question at the first ever Miss Gay Limpopo hosted by Limpopo Proudly Out LGBTI group on the 10th May 2013 at Blue … Continue reading →

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2013 May 6: Archiving Noxolo Nogwaza’s funeral

Posted on May 6, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

… this documentary was produced in 2011 when we buried Noxolo Nogwaza in KwaThema, Ekurhuleni, Johannesburg. She was a 24 year old mother of two children who were then orphaned by hate crime related incident. It is in different languages: … Continue reading →

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2013 March 30: The photo that I like…

Posted on March 30, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

This is one of the memorable photos that I like most, taken at the Miss Sappho by Brendelie Mitchell. The beauty contest was hosted by Sistahs Kopanang, the defunct black lesbian organization that we were part of steered by Naomi … Continue reading →

Posted in Abantu, Activism, Archived memories, Art Activism in South Africa, Art Solidarity, Arts, Before You, Black Lesbians, Creating awareness, Documentation; Filming; Photography; Community, Exposure, Life Stories, Organizations, Queer visibility, South Africa, Visual history, Women; Voices; Writings; Education; Traditions; Struggles; Cultures, Zanele Muholi | Tagged | 5 Comments

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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