Category Archives: We Are You

2016 Oct. 20: Time wasted is never regained

Posted on October 20, 2016 by inkanyiso2009

  “Sheshisa isikhathi siya hamba” those words were spoken by our parents when we were preparing to go to school. Those words never mattered to us when we were young because we didn’t know what was at stake. We took … Continue reading →

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2016 Aug. 20 When Faces Meet in Joburg

Posted on August 20, 2016 by inkanyiso2009

… we do what we do best. Photos by Zanele Muholi Camera used: Canon 6d with 85mm lens on tripod How the photo was taken: 10 sec self timed… What’s the occasion: Faces and Phases photo shoot Who’s in the … Continue reading →

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2016 Aug. 3: Erection elections

Posted on August 15, 2016 by inkanyiso2009

Text and photos by Lebo Mashifane I was awoken by a phone call from my grandmother asking me if I am going to cast my vote. Indifferent with the elections, I answered “yes” just to make my old Lady happy. … Continue reading →

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2016 Aug. 9: Look back and go forward

Posted on August 9, 2016 by inkanyiso2009

by Mbali Zulu Look back and go forward. Looking at the picture of the group I am forced to look back and go forward. What is it that I am looking back at? What is it that I am going … Continue reading →

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2016 July 28: See Me…

Posted on August 4, 2016 by inkanyiso2009

Text by Lindiwe Dhlamini Photos by Luyanda Mthembu Often in the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, Asexual, Queer + (LGBTIAQ+) community we have a tendency not to acknowledge one another. We tend to invisibilize one another without thinking twice about … Continue reading →

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2016 June 26: All black everything at the Black Queer Social JOZI

Posted on June 30, 2016 by inkanyiso2009

Text by Rene Mathibe Photos by Ndileka Lujabe & Xolile Magubane Black Queers in Johannesburg were excited to hear that Queers on Smash was organizing a Black Queer social to be held at King Kong in Troyeville, Johannesburg on June 25th … Continue reading →

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2016 June 11: United Queer Nations

Posted on June 26, 2016 by inkanyiso2009

by Lerato Dumse “My name is Lindeka Qampi, I was born in 1969 and I’m a mother of four kids; I will start with my background.” These were the soft-spoken words used by Qampi when she opened the photography-training (PhotoXP) … Continue reading →

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2016 June 10: Contains Explicit content for good knowledge Aluta Continua

Posted on June 14, 2016 by inkanyiso2009

by Tinashe Wakapila I always imagined the liberation of coming out when I was in the closet. The times I came out I felt a burden lift off my chest and weight off my shoulders. That feeling lasted only for a … Continue reading →

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2016 May 31: When I make love to you

Posted on June 7, 2016 by inkanyiso2009

by Shirley Ndaba I want to crawl inside your mind and make your imagination run wild, I want to lay you down, connect to your body, listen and understand it’s language. I want to reach to the depth of your … Continue reading →

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2016 June 2: Reflections galore at Pietermaritzburg F&P book launch

Posted on June 3, 2016 by inkanyiso2009

By Lerato Dumse Between signing books and figuring out the Johannesburg vs Pietermaritzburg (PMB) versions of IsiZulu, Faces and Phases (F&P) participants and attendants caught on like a house on fire during the latest F&P book launch. This is despite … Continue reading →

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