Tag Archives: Acceptance

2017 Dec. 15: Ricki & Tony’s best wedding

Posted on December 23, 2017 by inkanyiso2009

Team TT Weds by: Lerato Dumse Days after making her/story in her birth country Botswana, Tshepo Ricki Kgositau walked down the aisle on Friday, December 15, 2017 in Cape Town, South Africa. Ricki reached a new life milestone by marrying the … Continue reading →

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2015 Sept. 11: Ubuntu bam’

Posted on September 12, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

by Noluntu Makalima Who is Noluntu they ask, Noluntu is a universal being who embraces the true spirit of the name “Ubuntu”, meaning the love of all humanity. The name favours the spirit of unity at all times. Noluntu validates … Continue reading →

Posted in Activists Act, Africa, Allies, Archiving Queer Her/Histories in SA, Before You, Challenges, Collectivism, Making history, Recognition, Respected, We Are You, We Care | Tagged Acceptance, Action, activism, Another approach is possible, Article, Articles, “"Faces and Phases 2006-14”, Black Lesbian, Black Lesbian professionals, Born in 1988, Brilliant, Cape Town, Diploma in Sports Management, Existence, Expression Words, Faces and Phases participants, Football skills, For the love of soccer, Former professional soccer player, Friendships, Game, gender queer women, Gugulethu, Healthy, humanity, Humility, Life, Life story, Love, Male dominated field, Noluntu Makalima, Noluntu Sports Development, Northern Suburbs of Johannesburg, Relationships, Sexuality identity, Shape, Speaking for myself, Sport codes, Sports coach, Sports recreation, Trans visibility, Ubuntu, Writing is a Right | 1 Comment

2015 Aug. 28: I have always wanted to enter a pageant

Posted on August 31, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

My name is Malolo Mofokeng also known as Eva. I am a 26 years old drag queen and come from Petrus Steyn in the Free State. I started my schooling in 1996 at Thiboloha School for the Deaf and Blind … Continue reading →

Posted in Another Approach Is Possible, Archived memories, Creating awareness, Expression, Power of the Voice, South Africa, We Are You, We Care, We Still Can with/out Resources, Writing is a Right | Tagged Acceptance, Articles, Artist;, beauty, Braamfontein, community, Deaf beauty queen, Educated, Embrace, Experience, Fashion, Feelings, Fortunate, Free State, Gay, Human beings, Learnership, Life, Malolo Mofokeng, Miss Gay Jozi, Miss Gay Soweto, Miss Gay Vaal, Miss Simply Blue, Pageant, Perception, Positive attitude, QwaQwa, Respect, Role model, Sexual orientation, society, Style, Visual history, Words, Writing is a Right | 2 Comments

2015 Aug. 2: Untitled

Posted on August 6, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

I bring nothing but shame to the family Dear parents, those are your words Community, society and religion clouds your judgment towards me, why do they matter?. Look beyond shame and regret then you’ll see I am a loving, caring … Continue reading →

Posted in Being, Being conscientized, Being heard, being loved, being recognized, being respected., Black Lesbian, Caring, Change, Creating awareness, Exploration, Exposure, Expression, Facing abuse and violation, Facing You, Facts, Faith, Gifted, Give, Hurt, Injustices, Matters, Molestation, On my own, Punishment, Reading, Rejection, Resentment, Sexuality, Society, Solution, Terrified, Texts, Textualizing Our Own Lives, We Are You, We Care, We Still Can with/out Resources, Young talent | Tagged Acceptance, Act, Action, Another approach is possible, Articles, beauty, Black Lesbian, Blood and flesh, community, curse, Experience, Family, Feelings, Friendships, Homosexuality, Human beings, human rights, Inkanyiso media, Life, Mpumalanga, Voices, Words, Writing is a Right | Leave a comment

2015 July 24: LGBT network emerges from Shell

Posted on July 26, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

by Lerato Dumse After spending a year identifying, researching, reaching out, approaching, and convincing senior leaders, Linda Mayekiso succeeded in his plan to see Shell South Africa launch an LGBT network. This event was held on Tuesday, July 21 2015 … Continue reading →

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2015 June 30: “How it felt to be touched and caressed by the one you love”

Posted on July 7, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

by Shirley Ndaba (Hendricks) There I was at the tender age of 10 years, nothing seemed abnormal about me. I loved playing with dolls, I would play children’s games with girlfriends and boyfriends. I never thought I was any different … Continue reading →

Posted in Another Approach Is Possible, Archived memories, Creating awareness, Discipline, Discomfort, Expression, Photo Expressions, Power of the Voice, South Africa, We Are You, We Still Can with/out Resources, Writing is a Right | Tagged Acceptance, Advise, Articles, beauty, Being, Being loved, Black Lesbian, butches/studs/tomboys, Care, Caressed, Complications, Consentration, Depression, Description, Discovery, Education, Experience, Faces and Phases participant, Family, Feelings, FEW, Freedom, Friendships, Hair, Homosexuality, Human beings, Journey, Kiss, LGBTI community, Life story, Lifestyle, Love, Neighbourhood, Patience, Photography, Proud lesbian, Reflection, Relationship, Self discovery, Sex, Sexuality, Shirley Ndaba (Hendricks), South African Young Woman, Time, Touch, Visual activism, Visual history, Words, Work, Zanele Muholi | 4 Comments

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 →

Posted in Allies, Appreciation, Archived memories, Art is Queer, As we are, Before You, Colour, Confidence, Conform, Denigrate, Emotional support, Expression, Friendships, Human being, Injustices, LGBTIQ Activist, Life story, Living, Loving, Loving photographs, Manners, Myself, North West, Oppression, Perfect body, Platform, Political statement, Race, Reflections, Relationships, Societal, South Africa, Trans feminist, Unique, Words | Tagged Acceptance, Act, Action, activism, Activists, AfricTrans, Another approach is possible, Articles, Audience, beauty, Body, Collaborations, Denigrate, details, Embrace, Experience, Feelings, Gender Identity, Loving, Negative attitudes, Reality, Self-caring, Trans beauty, Transphobia, Transwoman, Tshepo Seoketsi Mooketsi | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Activists Act, African Caribbean Family, Allies, Archived memories, Archiving Queer Her/Histories in SA, Art Edutainment, Art Solidarity, Arts, As we are, Before You, being loved, being recognized, being respected., Canvas, Collectivism, Emotional support, Faces and Phases project, Family, Good food, Great conversation, London is history, Making a mark, We believe in Arts, We love photographers, Words, Zanele Muholi | Tagged Acceptance, Act, Action, activism, Activists, Another approach is possible, Article, artists, beauty, Black lesbians, Collaborations, Collaborators, Connections, Curators and artists, Friendships, Inscription, Laughter, Lerato Dumse, Lifetime project, London, Networking, Ourselves, Relationships, Visibility, Writing is a Right | Leave a comment

2015 May 19: “I wasn’t comfortable with the one before”

Posted on June 17, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

I am Nondi Nomkhita Ntombehlanga Mamntambo Vokwana born Nondi Cungwa on the 30th October 1981. I’m what they would call a bastard child, my parents Zikisa Vokwana and Xoliswa Cungwa were both in High School when they had me. My mother was in grade 11 … Continue reading →

Posted in Another Approach Is Possible, Archived memories, Creating awareness, Expression, Power of the Voice, South Africa, We Are You, We Care, We Still Can with/out Resources, Writing is a Right | Tagged Acceptance, activism, Activities, Articles, Attacked, Audience, beauty, Black Lesbian, Black Lesbian professionals, Black lesbians, Blessed, Collaborations, Comfort, CPUT, Crush, Death, Dreams, Dropped out, Early Childhood Development (ECD), Eastern Cape, Education, Experience, Expression, Extended family members, Faces and Phases participant, Facilitator, Family, Fashion, Feelings, Friendships, God, Home, Honest, Independent, IsiXhosa is a South African language, Kayamandi, Knowledge, Life, Life story, Love, Loved, Loving, Memory, Nondi Vokwana, Parents, Personal Journey, Photography, Port Elizabeth, Priority, Relationships, Relative, Respect, Rumours, Schools, Self, Sexuality, South Africa, Stellenbosch, Survived, Survivor, Time, Tonwship, Translator, Visual activism, Visual history, Voices, We love photography, Women, Words, Writing is a Right | 2 Comments

2015 June 15: Being given the opportunity to study photography

Posted on June 16, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

My name is Mamello Motaung, I started my career in photography at the Market Photo Workshop (MPW), on the 4th of March 2015. Zanele Muholi introduced me to MPW. The first week of my schooling was hectic. I didn’t know … Continue reading →

Posted in Art Edutainment, Art is Queer, As we are, Before You, Black Lesbians, Camera, Confidence, Edited by Lerato Dumse, From Daveyton township with love, Knowledge, Muholi Internship & Mentorship Programme, Passion, Writing is a Right | Tagged Acceptance, Action, Activists, Another approach is possible, Archive, Article, beauty, Being, Black Lesbian photographers, Black lesbians, Blackness, Body, Camera work, Career, Collaborations, Culture, Democracy, Edited by Lerato Dumse, Faces and Phases, Inkanyiso media, Johannesburg, Judge, Knowledge, Learn, Life story, Live, Love, Loving, Mamello 'Meme' Motaung, Market Photo Workshop, Opportunity, Participants..., Photography, Relationships, Visual history, We love photographs, We love photography, Zanele Muholi | 1 Comment

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