Category Archives: We Care

2013 Dec. 1: Words

Posted on December 5, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

  Words aren’t easy to come out Words have a deeper meaning than we think Never back down when you tell it I found myself with a trick of telling the words Words have a deeper meaning than we think … Continue reading →

Posted in Black Lesbians, Black Lesbians & Allies Against Hate Crimes, Black Queer & Gifted, Books, English, Relationships, Sharing knowledge, Speaking for ourselves, Visual Language, Visual Power, Visualizing public spaces, We Are You, We Care, We Still Can with/out Resources, Women's power, Writing is a Right, Youth voices | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

2013 Dec. 3: A Queer African Reader book

Posted on December 4, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

Dear Friend, If you are interested in reviewing QAR, kindly write to Sokari Ekine: sokari@blacklooks.org Thank you!

Posted in Activism, Activists, Activists Act, African, African Queer Beauty, Allies, Another Approach Is Possible, Archived memories, Art Is A Human Right, As we are, Committed, Community, Cover photo: Thobe Mpulo & Phila Mbanjwa, Creating awareness, LGBTIs in Africa, Our lives in the picture, Photography, Power of the Arts, Power of the Voice, Publications, Questions & Answers, We Are You, We Care, Writing is a Right, Zanele Muholi | Tagged | Leave a comment

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. 8: Miss Gay & Lesbian Soweto 2013 Semis video

Posted on November 27, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

    Only 8 days more to go before D-day which is the 7th Dec. 2013 Please come support this initiative and check more details on Facebook should you wish to come on board with your skills and moolahs. Twitter … Continue reading →

Posted in Beauty, Beauty pageantry, Before You, Being Scene, Brave, Crea(c)tive senses, Creating awareness, Evidence, Experience, Exposure, Expression, Fashion, Inkanyiso media, Know Your SA Queer History, Politics of existence, Queer Education in SA, Queer visibility, Queer Youth, Recognition, Sponsorships, We Are You, We Care, We Love Photography, We Still Can with/out Resources, We were (t)here | Tagged | 5 Comments

2013 Nov. 10: I can never forget

Posted on November 27, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

by Maureen Velile Majola   That night you made me stay up so you can pour out your heart When you reminded me of all my mistakes When the age gap played it significant role again The reminder The constant … Continue reading →

Posted in Active Black Lesbian Artists in South Africa (ABASA), Activism, Anger, Art Activism in South Africa, Art Edutainment, Art Is A Human Right, As we are, Beauty, Before You, Bitch, Insults, Life, Life Stories, Love, Love is a human right, Memory, Power of the Arts, Power of the Voice, Queer poetics, Questioning, Relationships, Silence, South Africa, Speaking for ourselves, Textualizing Our Own Lives, Undermined, We Are You, We Care, Women who have sex with Women, Women's power, Women; Voices; Writings; Education; Traditions; Struggles; Cultures, Writing is a Right, Youth voices | Tagged | 1 Comment

2013 Nov. 19: Love is a beautiful thing

Posted on November 24, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

  When you’re in love nothing else really matters. Just you and the person you’re in love with. I’m in love with a wonderful soul, a wonderful woman. I have been in love before, but never like this. Could it … Continue reading →

Posted in Another Approach Is Possible, Feelings, Homosexuality, Knowledge, Lesbian Love Is Possible in South Africa, Life, Life Stories, Love is a human right, Power of the Voice, Queer visibility, Recognition, We Are You, We Care, Womanhood | Tagged | 10 Comments

2013 Nov. 9: Ayanda & Nhlanhla’s wedding

Posted on November 18, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

  … Seven (7) days later Photos by Lebo Ntladi   It was in 2011 during their vacation in Cape Town when Nhlanhla Moremi made a promised to marry Ayanda Magoloza in 2 years. 2013 came and Moremi finished paying … Continue reading →

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2013 Nov. 15: ‘It gets better’ with Feather Awards

Posted on November 16, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

by Lerato Dumse Wearing our Sunday best, with bags filled with cameras, recorders, notebooks, tripods and equipment batteries fully charged, we left home ready to work. The destination was Kyalami Theatre on the Track, where the 5th Annual Feather awards … 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 →

Posted in "We'll Show You You're a Woman”, Academic, Another Approach Is Possible, Before You, Black lesbian activism, Black Lesbian Graduate, Body, Creating awareness, Curative rapes, Faces & Phases portraits, Identity, Katlehong, Natalspruit, Readings, Relationships, Sharing knowledge, South African townships, Thokoza, Visualizing public spaces, We Care, Women's power, Women's Work, Writing is a Right | Tagged | 4 Comments

2013 Nov. 8: Great performance at the Ms Gay Soweto 2013 Semi Finals

Posted on November 14, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

Photos by Lebo Ntladi (08.11.2013) Where: Uncle Tom Hall, Soweto. Johanneburg What: Miss Gay Soweto Semi-finals Finals to be held on the 7th Dec. 2013 at Soweto Theatre.   About the photographer   Kelebogile Ntladi was born in Soweto and … Continue reading →

Posted in African Queer Beauty, Art Is A Human Right, Art is Queer, As we are, Beauty, Beauty pageantry, Before You, Empowerment, Entertainment, Gender expression, Homosexuality, Know Your SA Queer History, Our lives in the picture, Performance, performing artist, Photo album, Photo Expressions, Photography, Politics of representation, Portfolio, Power of the Arts, Power of the Voice, Recognition, Records and histories, South Africa, Visual history is a Right not a luxury, Visual Language, Visual Power, We Are You, We Care, We Love Photography, We Still Can with/out Resources, We were (t)here, Women's power, Women's Work | Tagged | 3 Comments