Category Archives: South Africa

2013 Aug. 22: Am exactly where I’m supposed to be

Posted on August 23, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

by Amogelang Senokwane My name is Amogelang Precious Senokwane, the only daughter of the late Dimakatso Senokoane and Ralebese Ruiter. I was born on the 3rd March, 1987 at Hoopstad Hospital in Free State (FS). I was raised in Hertzogville … Continue reading →

Posted in 1987 -, Another Approach Is Possible, As we are, Beauty, Before You, Cape Town, Commitment, Connections, Creating awareness, Education, Empowerment, Expression, Faces & Phases portraits, Family, Free State, Homosexuality, Know Your SA Queer History, Knowledge, Loss of parents, My partner, Our lives in the picture, Power of the Voice, Soccer, South Africa, Speaking for ourselves, Tomboy, Visual history is a Right not a luxury, We Are You, We Care, We Still Can with/out Resources, Women's power, Writing is a Right | Tagged | 21 Comments

2013 Aug. 22: Photo of the Day

Posted on August 22, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

Location: Paris, France. 2013 My gratitude to my dearest friend Laurence Prat for giving me an opportunity to feature in her Warriors’ series. Collaborations are a way to go so we’ll all reach some common goals and also to better realize our visual … Continue reading →

Posted in Before You, Crea(c)tive senses, Creating awareness, Democracy, Documentation; Filming; Photography; Community, Domestic Work, Domestic Workers, Empowerment, Female Photographers, France, French-South Connections, Socio-economic, South Africa, Together we can, Visual history is a Right not a luxury, We Are You, We Care, We Still Can with/out Resources, We were (t)here, Womanhood, Women's power, Women's Work | Tagged , | 2 Comments

2013 Aug. 22: I Spoke to My Heart…

Posted on August 22, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

I spoke to my heart told him of the imaginable tales of sadness and frustration… Emphasised that his desires are fictious nonsense that will never reach the ears of God… Whispered that he shall seek and hopelessly will never find … Continue reading →

Posted in Another Approach Is Possible, Art is Queer, As we are, Before You, Creative Writing, Expression, Family, Reflection, Relationships, South Africa, We Are You, Writing is a Right | Tagged | 2 Comments

2013 Aug. 12: Sizakele and Salome’s commemoration hit a slump

Posted on August 21, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

by Maureen Majola and Olive Legobye Meadowlands, Soweto. Johannesburg Braving hard rain, Olive Legobye‪ and Inkanyiso productions made their way to the meadowlands police station on Friday the 9th of August 2013. They found a group of +- 30 men … Continue reading →

Posted in Activism, Allies, Another Approach Is Possible, Community Police Forum (CPF), dompas, dompass, Human rights, Johannesburg, Lesbian Love Is Possible in South Africa, Networking, Politics of existence, Politics of geography, Power of the Voice, Prayer, Queer visibility, ReClaim Your Activism, Records and histories, Relationships, Scriptures, South Africa, We Care, We were (t)here, Where & Who is Justice?, Women's power, Writing is a Right | Tagged , | 2 Comments

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 →

Posted in Africa, Anger, Another Approach Is Possible, Archived memories, Archiving Queer Her/Histories in SA, As we are, Before You, Betrayal, Black Lesbians & Allies Against Hate Crimes, Comment, Community, Community Mobilizing, Complicated Lesbian Relationships, Creating awareness, Evidence, Expression, Family support, Gender naming, Hate Crimes, Homosexuality, Human body, Human rights, Inkanyiso media, Johannesburg People’s PRIDE (JHBPP), Know Your SA Queer History, Lack of Resources, Legal, Life Stories, Love, Public spaces, Readings, ReClaim Your Activism, Relationships, South Africa, South Africa's Freedom Day, Violence, Visual history is a Right not a luxury, Visualizing public spaces, We Are You, Women's power, Writing is a Right, Youth voices | Tagged | 6 Comments

Queer spots pointed for our first Johannesburg People’s Pride

Posted on August 20, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

by Lesego Tlhwale “JHBPP must be commended for taking the initiative to reclaim the Pride and taking it back to its original stance that of conscience and knowing who and what we are as people. Dope launch on Saturday”, this … Continue reading →

Posted in and Queerness, Another Approach Is Possible, Before You, black LGBTIQA, Community, Community Mobilizing, Connections, COSATU House, Creating awareness, Cultural activists, Democracy, Homosexuality, Human rights, Inkanyiso media, Johannesburg People’s PRIDE (JHBPP), Know Your SA Queer History, Lesego Tlhwale, Nqobile Zungu, Photography, Power of the Voice, ReClaim Your Activism, Records and histories, Simon Nkoli Corner, South Africa, Speaking for ourselves, Textualizing Our Own Lives, Together we can, Visual history is a Right not a luxury, Visualizing public spaces, We Are You, We Care, We Still Can with/out Resources, We were (t)here, Writing is a Right, Youth voices | 5 Comments

2013 Aug. 18: Konke enikwenzayo kwenzeni ngothando

Posted on August 18, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

by Londeka Siba Dlamini   Siyithimba leNkanyiso sibusiseke kakhulu namhlanje kuyi Sonto sihlanganyele nebandla iVictory Ministries eseThekwini phansi kobuholi buka Pastor Zinzi Zungu. Lelibandla kwabanye libukeka njengento engabusisekile ngoba lemukela izitabane kodwa wembuleka amehlo uma uzinika ithuba lokuhlanganyela nazo, ubone … Continue reading →

Posted in Archived memories, Archiving Queer Her/Histories in SA, Community, Contributors, Creating awareness, Durban, God Fearing people, Londeka Siba Dlamini, Politics of representation, Power of the Voice, Prayer, Praying, Queer God fearing community, Religion, Reports, revolution, Scriptures, South Africa, Textualizing Our Own Lives, Visualizing public spaces, We Are You, We Care, We Still Can with/out Resources, We were (t)here, Women's power, Women; Voices; Writings; Education; Traditions; Struggles; Cultures, Writing is a Right, Youth voices | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

2013 Aug. 17: I bleed

Posted on August 17, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

I bleed! Yes I said it, I bleed! Every month without fail blood spills from my vagina for 3 – 4 days. It doesn’t gush out as if I have been stabbed; it trickles out of me at unscheduled intervals, … Continue reading →

Posted in Community, Love, Panty liners, Queer Youth, Reflection, Relationships, South Africa, Women who have sex with Women, Youth voices | Tagged | Leave a comment

2013 July 16: Members of the LGBTI pour out their hearts

Posted on August 13, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

It is three days after Duduzile Zozo’s funeral exactly a month ago when South Africa celebrated Youth day and seven years nine days since the brutal murder of Salome Masooa and Sizakele Sigasa who were brutally murdered in July 2007, … Continue reading →

Posted in As we are, Before You, Characters, Community Mobilizing, Evidence, Exposure, Friendships, Gender naming, Hate crime film, Ihawu members, Mourning, Nomaswazi Nkosi, Organizations, Politics of representation, Power of the Voice, Praying, Queer visibility, Queer Youth, Queercide, ReClaim Your Activism, Records and histories, Relationships, Reviews, South Africa, Uthingo members, Visual history, Visual history is a Right not a luxury, Visualizing public spaces, We Are You, We Care, We Still Can with/out Resources, Writing is a Right, Youth voices | Tagged | Leave a comment

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