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2013 April 2: Of Hyperbole in Activism

Posted on April 1, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

I am the issue you set out to address, But somewhere you lost me, this much you must confess You used to desire, to bring about some change But now you’ll discover that things remain the same.   You’re stuck … Continue reading →

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2013 March 31: I Stand Corrected in Soweto

Posted on March 31, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

by Lesego Tlhwale The long awaited theatre play I Stand Corrected that has been said to showcase the corrective rape pandemic in South Africa opened at the Soweto Theatre on the 28 of March 2013, a day that commemorates the … Continue reading →

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2013 March 30: A response to Definitely Not Gaysbian article

Posted on March 30, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

by Nthabiseng Mokoena On the 1st of March 2013, we at Transgender and Intersex Africa  read a piece on the Inkanyiso website titled “Definitely Not Gaysbian”.The article was interesting as it discussed one of the most “taboo” subject within South African … Continue reading →

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2013 March 8: Ndilele

Posted on March 11, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

by Tambu Glenda Muzenda © 10/6/12 I slept and dreamt, My dreams of a life, A life I loved, the woman, I loved I loved being me, As a little girl I dreamt I dreamt of the love of my … Continue reading →

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6th January 2013: Victory Ministeries Church International (VMCI)

Posted on February 20, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

by Charmain Carrol Durban, KZN. South Africa 1st sermon of the year with Pastor Zenzi Zungu “God does not judge people based on their sexuality but by their work and what they do” – Pastor Z. Zungu of VMCI, Durban. … Continue reading →

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2013 Feb. 15: Quotes

Posted on February 19, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

Extracted from our South African poet, Sindiwe Magona in her poem “Why I Write” from her book Please, Take Photographs: I write to leave footprints To say: I have been Have lived This is who I am Who I was … Continue reading →

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2013 Feb. 16: My own perfect

Posted on February 18, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

by Ntsiki Cassandra Dlamini on Friday, 14 May 2010 at 10:53 · I may not be Picture Perfect but I’ve been given the greatest gifts of life. My beauty may not be what the media expects, but I am my own beauty. … Continue reading →

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2013 Feb. 14: Hello, my name is Zandile, and I am in love with a woman

Posted on February 14, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

Amour I’m on the edge of the bed, I realise I haven’t uttered a word to you, I haven’t said goodnight, nor gave you a kiss. It’s been a long day for me, for you. I begin to unfold the … Continue reading →

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2013 Feb. 14: A love note for you

Posted on February 13, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

by Maureen Velile Majola Today I take a moment to remember the very first time I laid my eyes on you,my soul met yours and we connected in a way I can never explain. It was months back when our … Continue reading →

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2013 Feb.10: Yesterday after Creative Thinkers meeting

Posted on February 11, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

We were 11, met to discuss and share our creative works. We were all happy and left the place revived. Watch out this space and see what artivists are doing … L-R: Nqobile, Charmain, Kopano, MaZet, Baitiri, Lesego, Rene, Maureen, … Continue reading →

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