Category Archives: Readings

Jaw-dropping beauties at the Miss Gay Lesbian Soweto 2013 semi-finals

Posted on November 28, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

Photo Album by Akhona Hailele & Zanele Muholi/ Inkanyiso When:  8th Nov. 2013 Where:  Uncle Tom Hall, Soweto Who:  MCee’d by Yaya & Lebo Organized by Tumi, Penny, Letebele, Fino… Finals to be held on the 7th Dec. 2013   … Continue reading →

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2013 Nov. 11: Researching Resilience

Posted on November 14, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

  A journey of research on Black lesbians in South Africa and finding hope by Bridget Ngcobo In January of 2012 I ventured to Katlehong, a township in Johannesburg to conduct ethnographic research on Black South African lesbian activism, with … Continue reading →

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2013 Nov. 6: Moving On To Only Stay Behind

Posted on November 6, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

    There are amazing particles in life that we miss because we look too hard for all the wrongs of our past We compare two things from two different worlds Because we travel new roads with old shoes We … Continue reading →

Posted in Another Approach Is Possible, Art Is A Human Right, Before You, Black Queer & Gifted, Committed, Crea(c)tive senses, Creating awareness, Creative activist, Creative Writing, Evidence, Experience, Exposure, Hope, Power of the Arts, Power of the Voice, Queer poetics, Queer texts, Questioning, Readings | Tagged | 2 Comments

2013 Oct. 16: I am a beautiful young dyke, a woman lover

Posted on October 16, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

Oyama Mbopa is a freelance artist who specialises in acting, dancing, singing as well as stunt performance.  She was born in the Eastern Cape in November of 1981 and grew up with her mother and three siblings. She is a … Continue reading →

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2013 Aug. 20: Lesbian Activist Survives Stabbing

Posted on August 20, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

Report by Thekwane Bongi Mpisholo 14th Aug. 2013: Johannesburg A black lesbian activist aged 26 was attacked and stabbed by one of the elderly men in her neighbourhood, in her township of Vosloorus. The incident occurred five days after National … Continue reading →

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2013 Aug. 15: The documentation of black LGBTI in South Africa

Posted on August 15, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

Uncomfortable political representations and the public imagination by Jeremiah Sepotokele. The documentation of lives of the black Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Intersex (LGBTI) community remains one of the most socially and politically contested space in South Africa. Documentation is a powerful instrument … Continue reading →

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2013 Aug. 13: Love Transcends and Love Prevails

Posted on August 13, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

Kopano Sibeko Warmly dressed in a fawn jacket that compliments his light skin tone with a beautiful red, white and black Scottish scarf. Jeremiah Sepotokele greets me with so much excitement. I quickly lit up because all that aura was channeled … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Independence, Know Your SA Queer History, Knowledge, Life, Life Stories, Power of the Voice, Profile, Queer Youth, Readings, ReClaim Your Activism, Relationships, Self discovery, Self-worth, South Africa, We Are You, We Care, We Still Can with/out Resources, We were (t)here, Womanhood, Women's power, Writing is a Right, Youth voices | Tagged , | 8 Comments

2013 July 29: Education, Queer Youth, Hate Crimes: So where to from here?

Posted on July 29, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

by Jeremiah Sepotokele* Hate crimes have destroyed many lives and communities in South Africa today. As we reflect on lives that have been affected, the tragic story of the late Duduzile Zozo continues to haunt me. It is no secret … Continue reading →

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2013 July 17: Inkanyiso nominated for the 2013 Visible Award

Posted on July 18, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

by Lesego Tlhwale Inkanyiso Productions has been nominated for the 2013 Visible Awards. The awards are an international production award devoted to art work in the social sphere. These awards aims to produce and sustain socially engaged artistic practices in … Continue reading →

Posted in Baitiri Lumka Seleka; Charmain Carrol; Kopano Sibeko; Maureen Velile Majola; Lesego Tlhwale; Lerato Dumse; Nation Mokoena; Nqobile Zungu; Rene Mathibe; Zanele Muholi, Connections, Contributors, Crea(c)tive senses, Creating awareness, Creative Writing, Evidence, Exposure, Readings, South Africa, Writing is a Right | Tagged , , , , | 4 Comments

2013 July 14: Sistren of Mine

Posted on July 14, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

(For Lesbians in every Ghetto)  by Zwelethemba Twalo Who feels it knows it Who loves it lives it I don’t live to harm or damn Why must I condone or condemn Who am I to judge or drudge Why must … Continue reading →

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