Category Archives: Words

2016 Oct. 11: When you fail I fail too…

Posted on October 12, 2016 by inkanyiso2009

You are a blessing to me since the day I conceived Since the day I open my two legs to catch you So you might not fall down or get cold You Stretch my belly to make yourself a ground to … Continue reading →

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2015 June 7: For I love a Femme woman

Posted on July 5, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

I love and adore your femininity Take me I’m yours for Eternity The way you seduce me, the Intensity The way you sway those hips and rock those heels, the sexiness in it A love I can’t avoid its inevitable My … Continue reading →

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2015 June 10: ”Forgiving is costly”

Posted on July 4, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

by Nosipo Solundwana My laughter has turned into a frown, I can’t bare thinking about my life before and now. A lot has changed, I gave up my life to be here and thought I would be happy, but all … Continue reading →

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2015 June 27: My best Oslo Pride

Posted on June 27, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

by Zanele Muholi Where:  Oslo, Norway Camera used:  Canon 6d with 85mm and 50mm lenses For what: VACEP initiative                                           … Continue reading →

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2015 June 13: For my family with love

Posted on June 24, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

Self portraits taken for my grandchildren to note that I exist… Location: 200 South Street Inn Charlottesville, Virginia, US. During the Look3 foto festival I took this photo in my hotel room as I wondered how to approach my conversation … Continue reading →

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2015 June 19: I use my body to express myself and break norms

Posted on June 23, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

I am Tshepo Seoketsi Mooketsi,  a first year Communication Sciences and Anthropology student at a South African University. I am an LGBTIQ Activist and a Trans feminist who hails from Schweizer Reneke a small rural town in the North West Province … Continue reading →

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2015 April 13: Inscribing the cloth

Posted on June 18, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

 Text by Lerato Dumse Photos by Renee Mussai Friends, allies, LGBT community members, artists, and activists filled up the London home of Renee Mussai for a Monday (13 April) evening get together, and to inscribe lesbian hate crime related text. Despite … Continue reading →

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2015 June 15: Yithi Laba (We are Pioneers)

Posted on June 17, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

by Amogelang Senokwane What a weekend to remember. The experience was amazing. I prayed and hoped that it would not turn into a mini pride and thank God it was not. Instead it was a weekend filled with reconnecting with … Continue reading →

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2015 May 15: Rest in Peace, Mama

Posted on June 16, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

Letter to my late mother Mother –  the 1st Lady in my life, Nelly Matee “Lala” Makalela Mama, its been hard. 3 months ago when I laid you to rest Mama, I remembered all you have ever said to me. … Continue reading →

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2015 June 1: “Thank you Mother”

Posted on June 12, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

“As I’m growing a year old older just want to thank her for the past 23 years I have and for being alive!” To be a mother is not an easy task Yet you do it proudly everyday no matter … Continue reading →

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