Category Archives: Relationships

2013 July 19: Muholi’s birthday and wishes

Posted on July 19, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

… the beat goes on and we are growing together bafowethu.

Posted in As we are, Before You, Birthday, Black Lesbians, Collaborations, Collectivism, Crea(c)tive senses, Evidence, Love, Media works, Power of the Voice, ReClaim Your Activism, Records and histories, Relationships, Visual history, Visual history is a Right not a luxury, We Are You, We Care, We Still Can with/out Resources, Women who have sex with Women, Writing is a Right | Tagged | 4 Comments

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 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 →

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2013 July 9: Living in and loving the lesbian boarding house in Hillbrow

Posted on July 9, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

by Collen Mfazwe They say blood is thicker than water but blood doesn’t make a family, love does. I say this because I am living testimony that this statement is true. I want to tell you about my family, not … Continue reading →

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2013 June 29: Femininity in the lesbian community is stigmatized

Posted on July 7, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

by Kopano Sibeko According to the most feminine lesbians, coming out as a lesbian is never easy because, ‘Fem lesbians’ as titled are frequently questioned about their sexuality because of the way they present themselves. It has become rather a … Continue reading →

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2013 July 7: Trouble Soul

Posted on July 7, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

by Maureen Velile Majola drafted on 24.03.2013 Today I was looking at my pictures from my childhood. I realised how much I’ve changed and how I remained the same. I saw a lot of pictures of me that I don’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Creative Writing, Expression, Family support, Hope, Power of the Voice, Records and histories, Relationships, South Africa, Visual history, We Are You, We Care, We Still Can with/out Resources, Writing is a Right | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 7 Comments

2013 June 30: On Amnesty report

Posted on July 4, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

by Lesego Tlhwale Amnesty International on the 25 of June 2013 launched a report highlighting violence, homophobia and laws targeting LGBTI people in Sub Saharan Africa. The new report entitled ‘Making Love a Crime: Criminalisation of Same-Sex conduct in Sub … Continue reading →

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2013 June 27: How I realised my sexuality

Posted on June 29, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

by Lehlogonolo Mela I am a woman who loves women, not because men are not attracted to me, but simply because I am attracted to women. No I am not ugly, in fact I am drop dead gorgeous, nor have … Continue reading →

Posted in Beauty, Before You, Black Lesbians, Complicated Lesbian Relationships, Evidence, Expression, Homosexuality, Hope, Lesbian Love Is Possible in South Africa, Love, Records and histories, Relationships, We Care, We Still Can with/out Resources, Writing is a Right | Tagged | 10 Comments

2013 June 27: Who I Am

Posted on June 27, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

by Bulumko I ‘came out’ as a lesbian to my friends and some family members only a few months ago. Realizing that I was sexually and emotionally attracted to women, in my early teens, was very terrifying but being in … Continue reading →

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2013 June 26: S/he is a Bleeding Man

Posted on June 26, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

by Charmain Carrol How does one cross the line with gender roles in our lesbian relationships? As we discover ourselves or are on the quest of discovering ourselves, we have blurred the lines of where one gender begins and where … Continue reading →

Posted in Another Approach Is Possible, Before You, Gynaecologist, Love, Records and histories, Relationships, South Africa, We Care, We Still Can with/out Resources, Women who have sex with Women, Writing is a Right | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 8 Comments