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2015 April 16: My story as a Zimbabwean Transvestite

Posted on April 16, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

My name is Ntokozo R Dube also known as Stacie. I’m a transvestite who stays in Minnebron. I was born 22 years ago in a very small town called Plumtree in Matebeleland South of Zimbabwe. From a very young age … 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 Africans, Articles, Attraction, “stabane”, beauty, Beauty contest, Being, Being groomed, Being informed, Born, Circumcision, Confused, Courage, Daveyton, Decision, Depression, Dream, Education, Experience, Faking sexuality, Family, Feelings, Freedom rights, Friendships, Gay, Gossip, Happy, Heart attack, Homosexuality, Human beings, Inkanyiso media, Lesbian, LGBTI communities, LGBTI rights, Life, Life story, Living..., Matebeleland, Mom's closet, Mzansi, Ntokozo R Dube, Personhood, Phola Park, Photography, Pictured, Pretended, Queen, Queer Africans, Reaction, Relationships, Respect, Sense of loss, Sexual orientation, So many questions, South Africa, Soweto, Stacie, Stilettos, Thokoza, Time, Transvestite, True person, Understanding, Visual history, Weird, Win, Words, Writing is a Right | 10 Comments

2015 April 13: Ode to the Young Black Lesbian

Posted on April 15, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

Dear… Young black lesbian With time your faces will change With time your swag will re-arrange With time your phases will cut frames And in a stint you may look back and even consider yourself lame In time your life … 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 A community of black lesbians in South Africa, Aknowledgement, Another approach is possible, Archives, beauty, Black lesbians, Challenges, Changes, Christie van Zyl, Collaborations, Concept, Education, Experience, Expression, Faces, Feelings, For ‘Faces and Phases 2006 - 2014’, Friendships, Future generations, Homosexuality, Human beings, Johannesburg, Legacy, Life, Living..., Love, Loving, Ode to the Young Black Lesbian, Of Existence and Resistance, Participants..., Photography, Photography is US, Poetry, Publication, Relationships, same-sex loving woman, South Africa, Special poem, THE FREEDOM TO CHOOSE, torch bearer, Visibility, Visual activism, Visual history, Voices, When Faces meet, Words, Writing is a Right, Zanele Muholi | 3 Comments

2015 March 26: Four generations of black lesbians at the Faces and Phases book launch

Posted on April 15, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

Photo Album Photos by Oyi Ndzuzo, SlyPod, Lindeka Qampi, Mannya and Terra Dick. Location: African Gender Institute, University of Cape Town. The panelist of Four generations of … 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 Act, Action, activism, Activists, Another approach is possible, Art, Articles, artists, Arts, Audience, beauty, Black lesbians, Cape Town, Challenges, Change, Christie van Zyl, Collaborations, community, Conversation, Education, Experience, Expression, Faces and Phases (2006-14) book launch, Family, Fashion, Feelings, FreeGender, Friendships, Homosexuality, Human beings, human rights, Inkanyiso media, Jane Bennett, Khayamandi, Khayelitsha, Lerato Dumse, Life, Lindeka Qampi, Malibongwe Swane, Mbekweni, My gratitude, Nyanga, Participants..., Participation, Photographs are US, Photography, Relationships, Respect, Reunited, Sexuality, Siba Nkumbi, South Africa, Stellenbosch, Students, Velisa Jara, Visual activism, Visual history, Voices, We love photography, Words, Writing is a Right, Zanele Muholi | 1 Comment

2015 April 13: Javas approaches new Phase – Marriage

Posted on April 13, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

*** The life story was first published in Faces and Phases (2006-14) book*** People call me Javas. I was born in Soweto but now live in Thokoza. I was born in 1974 on 16 December. I have two brothers and … Continue reading →

Posted in Dress code, Dress sense, South Africa, Soweto, Thoughts, Time, together, Together we can, Translation, Treasure, Trust, Understanding | Tagged beauty, Benefits, Black Lesbian professional, Black Lesbian Wedding;, Born in 1974, Butch and Femme, Butch lesbian, Civil Union Act (2006), community, Educated, Education, Engaged, Faces and Phases participant, Family, Fiance', Former soccer player, Future, Happy, human resources administrator, Joyce 'Javas' Ndlovu, Learning from each other, Love, Marikana, Mine, Miners, Mining company, Prejudice, Progress, queerdom, Relationship, Respect, Respected person, Sexual orientation, South African Constitution, Thokoza, Wedding bells for Javas and Mashadi | 6 Comments

2015 March 4: Four nights before International Women’s Day

Posted on April 13, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

What: ZaVa series in progress. Where: Belleville, Paris Previous link 2014 Nov. 11: The Artivist and the Doctor

Posted in Lesbian couple, Lesbian kiss, Lessons learnt, Life, Life lived, Life partner, Photography, Photography as a therapy, queerness, question of history., Questioning, Sexual Liberation, Support, Support is the system, Visual activism, Visual activism is a language, Visual Activist, Visual democracy, Visual diaries, Visual history is a Right not a luxury, Visual narratives, Visual Power, Visual power by ordinary people, Voice | Tagged 'As we are', beauty, Bonding, Complexities, Conflicts, Family, From Johannesburg to Paris, Intimacy, Living and Learning from each other, Looking, Love, Photo by Valerie Thomas/ Zanele Muholi, Sex, Skin, The Artivist and the Doctor, Together-ness, We love photography | Leave a comment

2015 March 19: The censored and oppressed recognized

Posted on March 21, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

by Lerato Dumse While many choose to play it safe in life, with comfortable 9-5pm jobs, living in safe neighborhoods, engaging in safe conversations, and staying out of their corrupt government and their associate’s way. There are brave women and … Continue reading →

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2015 March 20: Faces and Phases book launch at UCT African Gender Institute

Posted on March 20, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

The Stevenson Exhibition Gallery and the African Gender Institute cordially invite you to the launch of ‘Faces & Phases‘ by Zanele Muholi. Zanele Muholi is a photographer and visual activist who affirms and celebrates the multiplicity of human … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged @FacesandPhases, African Gender Institute, Archive, beauty, Book launch, Centre for African Studies Gallery, Faces & Phases, Featuring mainly Black Lesbians and Trans, LGBT, Love, Multiplicity, Participants..., Photographer, Portraits, Previous book launches, Relationships, University of Cape Town, Visual activist, We love photographs, Zanele Muholi | 5 Comments

2015 March 18: Visualizing Herstories

Posted on March 18, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

… in conversation with Ingrid Pollard Where: UCLAN, United Kingdom (UK). Preston Camera used: iPhone 4S by Christine Eyene. An invitation from Christine Eyene as part of Making Histories slot for FORMAT International Photo Festival. Christine also took the behind … Continue reading →

Posted in Archived memories, Creating awareness, Expression, Power of the Voice, Related links, Relationships, Remembering, We Are You, We Still Can with/out Resources, Writing is a Right | Tagged Academia and Arts, Activists, Another approach is possible, beauty, Black lesbians, Christine Eyene, Collaborations, community, Curator, Education, Experience, Expression, Family, Feelings, From South Africa to the UK, Homosexuality, Human beings, Ingrid Pollard, Inkanyiso media, Interview, Learning on the Go, Lerato Dumse, Life, Living..., Love, Loving, Making Herstories in Preston, Motto, Photography, Relationships, Respect, Sexuality, Sharing experience, Sharing knowledge, UCLAN, UK, Visual activism, Visual history, Voices, We Care, Women Power, Words, Writing is a Right, Zanele Muholi | 2 Comments

2015 March 14: Educational Friday with UCL scholars and allies

Posted on March 14, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

Links related to the participants featuring in the poster above 2013 Sept. 7: I used to be a lesbian and 2013 Aug. 20: Lesbian Activist survives stabbing and 2013 Oct. 4: Cramps were killing me … Continue reading →

Posted in Archived memories, Creating awareness, Expression, Power of the Voice, We Are You, We Care, We Still Can with/out Resources, Writing is a Right | Tagged 20 Years of Democracy in South Africa, Academic knowledge, Act, Action, activism, Activists, Announcement, Another approach is possible, Art, Articles, artists, Arts, Audience, Beautiful Black Lesbians from South Africa, beauty, Black Lesbian lives in South Africa, Black lesbians, Collaborations, Education, Experience, Expression, Faces and Phases participants, Family, Fashion, Feelings, From Johannesburg to London, Guest lecture, Homosexuality, Human beings, If not documented, Inkanyiso media, it means never existed, Life, Living..., London, Love, Loving, My gratitude, Network, Photography, Poster, Recognition, Relationships, Respect, Session organized by Tamar Garb and scholarly team, Sexuality, Sisonke, South Africa, Still doing it together, UCL Art History dept., UK, Visual activism, Visual history, Voices, We love photography, With Lerato Dumse, Words, Writing is a Right | 2 Comments

2015 Feb.27: Announcement – Public Lecture by Zanele Muholi @ UCLAN, London

Posted on February 28, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

Making Histories Visible is pleased to announce a public lecture by award-winning South African photographer Zanele Muholi on Tuesday 17th March at the University of Central Lancashire. An internationally acclaimed visual activist, Muholi co-founded the Forum for Empowerment of … Continue reading →

Posted in Creative activist, creative artist, Give credits where it is due, International Relations, Interpretation, Intervention, Interviews, Intimate, Introduction, Invisibility, Issues, Issues of sexuality, Know Your SA Queer History, Knowledge, Lack of Resources, Language, Learn, Learning, lectures, Legacies of Existence, Legacies of Violence, Lesbian couple, Lesbian Professionals, LGBT community, LGBT rights activist, Life, Life lived, Life Stories, Living, Living by example, Longing, Loss, Love, Love is Queer, Loved, Lovely words, Lovers, Loving, Mainstream media, Mainstream spaces, Media works, Memories, Memory, Political Art, Political space, Politics of existence, Politics of geography, Recognition, recognized, Recognizing the problem, Recording, Records and histories, Reflection, relative, Remembering, Seeing difference | Tagged Action, activism, Activists, Announcement, Another approach is possible, Art, Articles, artists, Arts, Audience, beauty, Black Female Artists speak, Black Lesbian, Black lesbians, Collaborations, community, Education, Experience, Faces and Phases (2006 - 2014), Family, First published in http://eyonart.org/, Forum for queer and visual activist media, Friendships, Guest lectures, hate crimes, Human beings, human rights, Inkanyiso media, LGBTI, Life, Lives, London, Love, Making Histories Visible, media, Muholi, Photography, Respect, Sexuality, Speaking for our Queer Selves, Studied, UCLAN, University of Central Lancashire, Visual history, Writing is a Right, Zanele Muholi | 12 Comments

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Tag Archives: beauty

2015 April 16: My story as a Zimbabwean Transvestite

2015 April 13: Ode to the Young Black Lesbian

2015 March 26: Four generations of black lesbians at the Faces and Phases book launch

2015 April 13: Javas approaches new Phase – Marriage

2015 March 4: Four nights before International Women’s Day

2015 March 19: The censored and oppressed recognized

2015 March 20: Faces and Phases book launch at UCT African Gender Institute

2015 March 14: Educational Friday with UCL scholars and allies

2015 Feb.27: Announcement – Public Lecture by Zanele Muholi @ UCLAN, London

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