Tag Archives: Arts

2014 May 18: Behind the beautiful face you see is a lesbian who is torn into a million pieces

Posted on May 18, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

by Lebo Leptie Phume   Sitting in this taxi my eyes fill with tears from thinking about where I come from. Things were easy for me while my grandmother and my mother were alive, I never had to hustle because I got … Continue reading →

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2014 May 17: Unforgettable IDAHO speech

Posted on May 18, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

by Tsepo Kgatlhane written in May 2013 The world of past centuries has not been kind to people who are different from them.  From reasons of religious background to political affiliation, it seems like it may be instinctive for humans … Continue reading →

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2014 May 17: Our Miss Gay Jozi 2014

Posted on May 17, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

Miss Tee Menu wins Miss Gay Jozi 2014. She is from Daveyton… More photos and articles to be included sooner. Photo by Smanga Shange/ Inkanyiso.

Posted in Beauty pageantry, Beauty queens, Before You, Blackness, Body, Crowned, Flowers, Miss Gay Jozi 2014 | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

2014 May 11: Limpopo Pride photos

Posted on May 15, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

by Collen Mfazwe (2014 May 10, Limpopo)       More photos to be added later…   Previous photos from Limpopo Pride 2013   2013 May 11:  My last hour                    

Posted in Networking, Pride March, Privilege, Proud lesbian, Queens | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

2014 May 7: I don’t like being identified in terms and definitions

Posted on May 13, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

by Lebo Ntladi   My name is Kelebogile Ntladi, but I prefer to be called Lebo. I am a photographer and visual artist and I was born in Mofolo North, in Soweto in 1987. I live with both my parents, … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, African, Boi, Hobbies, Queer music, Self employed, Transphobia | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 9 Comments

2014 May 13: “Making love to it”

Posted on May 13, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

by Lebohang ‘Leptie’ Phume   Based on the 12th April 2014 photo shoot experience in Parktown, Johannesburg I have never imagined myself behind the camera, instructing or photographing. But that perception changed few weeks ago when I found myself watching … Continue reading →

Posted in Beauty queens, Creating awareness, Textualizing Our Own Lives, Visual Language, Visual Power, We Are You, We Care, We Love Photography, Zanele Muholi | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

2014 May 7: Voices of Some Black Queer Born Frees

Posted on May 10, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

by Maureen Velile Majola   I was born in 1990 and am considered one of  “Mandela’s grandchildren” – a generation of children born at or after the fall of apartheid.  We are also known as the ‘born frees’.  The minute … Continue reading →

Posted in Details, Disappointment, Documentation; Filming; Photography; Community, Empowerment, Evidence, Exposure, Expression | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

2014 April 30: Good spirit dampened by my grandfather’s death

Posted on May 9, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

by Sebenzile Nkosi   I have been in good spirits the whole day I can’t wait to get home, it feels like forever and it feels good I can’t wait to see them. I have not been home since October … Continue reading →

Posted in 'We live in fear' by Zanele Muholi & HRW, Another Approach Is Possible, Archived memories, Archiving Queer Her/Histories in SA, Portfolio, Portrait, Power of the Arts, Power of the Voice, Professional black lesbians in South Africa, Professionals, Profile | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

2014 May 7: Voting for the first time today

Posted on May 7, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

by Sebenzile Nkosi   I’ve been up since 4:34 am in Johannesburg, South Africa. I know I’m a bit over excited that I will be voting for the first time today.  Although I was old enough to vote in the past two … Continue reading →

Posted in 2014 Elections in South Africa, Another Approach Is Possible, Black Lesbian, Corruption, Education, Homosexual, Hope, Johannesburg, Sebenzile Nkosi, Teacher | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

2014 May 3: Inkanyiso crew is a family

Posted on May 6, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

L-R: Collen Mfazwe, Charmain Carrol, Lynne Carrol, Miss T. Menu, Akhona Hailele, Smanga Shange, Zandile Makhubu and Maureen Velile Majola   ‘We Exist’ What: Self timed photo Camera used:  Canon 6D with 50mm, 1:4 lens More group photos to be … Continue reading →

Posted in Another Approach Is Possible, Archived memories, Art Edutainment, Art Is A Human Right, Description, Empowerment, Experience, Exposure, Family support, Feelings, Female Photographers, History, Hope, I can't do it ALONE, Independence | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment