Tag Archives: Expression

2014 Jan.21: My Woman

Posted on February 20, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

by Lebohang ‘Leptie’ Phume   I fell in love with someone I’d never met before. All I knew  was she was 1.65m tall, had that dark brown chocolate skin, big beautiful eyes and jaw lines to die for. It was never my … Continue reading →

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2014 Feb. 4: Special Announcement

Posted on February 5, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

    Prepared by Wits Art Museum (WAM) This talkabout is part of ‘Queer and Trans Art-iculations: Collaborative Art for Social Change’ exhibition. Other important dates are: 15 February 12h00 Family TALKABOUT with Leigh Blanckenberg 22 February 12h00 Artist TALKABOUT … Continue reading →

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2014 Jan.29: WAM Photos

Posted on February 4, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

Portfolio #2 by Charmain Carrol Previous by CC. 2013 Dec. 25: Christmas that was and 2013 Dec. 15: Photos from the funeral of the recently murdered lesbian in Ratanda                           … Continue reading →

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2014 Jan. 21: Living an active life

Posted on January 23, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

by Buli Vimbelela As the New Year has dawned on us, for many it is a time to reflect. Just like a few weeks ago we got to reflect back on the great life lost in Tata Nelson Mandela.  This … Continue reading →

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2014 Jan. 6: Confusion

Posted on January 7, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

  Why am I like this? I feel abnormal I feel like I’m different from others Every girl date guys, but I do not feel anything for them I am the only one having these feelings When I see my … Continue reading →

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2013 July 5: Continuous war on black lesbian bodies

Posted on July 5, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

On the 4th July 2013 the black lesbian youth of Ekurhuleni  took charge of their community as they organized an illegal march on the street of Thokoza, to protest against the ongoing trend of lesbian killings in their community. The group of … Continue reading →

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2013 March 17: Paris Is Burning with Candles…

Posted on March 18, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

 photo by Zanele Muholi in Paris (March 17,2013) VEILLEE COMMEMORATIVE Candlelight ceremony When Quand: le 17 Mars 2013 Where Où: Angle av. de la Cascade – Av. Edouard Petit, Paris 19 (Métro Botzaris) When Heure: @ 18h00 Inkanyiso & Les … Continue reading →

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2013 Feb. 12: Mo(u)rning in the morning

Posted on February 19, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

by Charmain Carrol To pay my last respect to my partner should s/he passes on? Would I be allowed to honour her life the way that any women would to her husband. Yes we are not married, love is not … Continue reading →

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2013 Feb. 15: Quotes

Posted on February 19, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

Extracted from our South African poet, Sindiwe Magona in her poem “Why I Write” from her book Please, Take Photographs: I write to leave footprints To say: I have been Have lived This is who I am Who I was … Continue reading →

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2013 Feb. 16: My own perfect

Posted on February 18, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

by Ntsiki Cassandra Dlamini on Friday, 14 May 2010 at 10:53 · I may not be Picture Perfect but I’ve been given the greatest gifts of life. My beauty may not be what the media expects, but I am my own beauty. … Continue reading →

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