Tag Archives: Family

2014 May 24: The special boy

Posted on May 25, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

by Collen Mfazwe Growing up was never easy but it was kind of fun because I did not understand some of the things I was supposed to understand, e.g. why did I have to menstruate every month? Why did … Continue reading →

Posted in Butch identifying lesbian, Contests, Faces & Phases portraits, Fashion, Life Stories, Photography, Politics of existence, Power of the Voice, Queer Youth, Townships, We Are You, We Care, We Love Photography, We Still Can with/out Resources, Writing is a Right, Youth voices | Tagged 2nd Prince Mr Lesbian, Articles, Arts, Attitude, Behaviour, Black Lesbian, Brothers, Collen Mfazwe, Daveyton, Education, Expression, Family, friends, Friendships, Identity crisis, Life, Living..., Love, Mother, Naming, Organisation, Presence, Relationships, Schooling, Speaking Out;, The special boy, Uthingo, Zanele Muholi | 19 Comments

2014 May 10: Unrequited love

Posted on May 24, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

by Bonolo Mokua I could never hold her hand Though I would always get lost in her eyes, I could never hold her hand In fear that everyone would see that I am madly in love with her And … Continue reading →

Posted in Textualizing Our Own Lives, Together we can, Translation, We Are You, When Love is a Human Right, Women who have sex with Women, Women's power, Women's struggles, Writing is a Right | Tagged Another approach is possible, Appreciation, Art, Assurance, Call, Calm, Comfort, Communication strategies, Complicated Lesbian Relationships, Connected souls, Contributors, Crea(c)tive senses, Creative writing, Democracy, Description, details, Endearment, Experience, Expression, Eyes, Family, Fear, Feelings, Hold hands, Hope, Human beings, I can't do it ALONE, Intellectualism, it means never existed, Lesbian Love Is Possible in South Africa, Lesbian Youth, Life, Living..., Love, Love is a human right, Madly in love, Openness, Passion, Pride, Questions, Relationships, Same gender loving, Secrets, Soul, Speaking Out;, Writing is a Right, Young love | 1 Comment

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 Another approach is possible.... Inkanyiso crew, Arts, beauty, Confidence, Expression, Family, Fashion, Gay pageant, Homosexuality, Life, Living..., Photography, Queer, Relationships, Simply Blue, Style, Support, We were there | Leave a 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 1987 - present, Act, America, Another approach is possible, artists, Arts, Boy, Brothers, Butch, Christianity, Europe, Faces and Phases, Family, Gender identities, Kelebogile Ntladi, Lebo, Leondale, Life, Living..., Loving, Market Photo Workshop, masculinity, MFA: Visual Arts, Parents, Photographer, Photography, Relationships, Sexuality, Trans, Uneasy, Visual arts, Writing | 9 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 1985 -, April 2014, Arts, Birth, Black Lesbian professional, Born, Death, Faces and Phases series participants', Family, Family members, Father, Grandparents, Human being, human rights, Hurt, Life, Living..., Loving, Maternal, Mpumalanga, Music, Music arranger, Pain, Proud, Sebenzile Nkosi, Son-in-law, South Africa, South African, South African languages, Teacher, Teaching, Tenor Saxophonist, Witbank, Writing | 4 Comments

2014 May 2: ‘Within our chaos and contradictions…”

Posted on May 8, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

Text by Smanga Shange © Photos by Zanele Muholi (02 May 2014) What: Full Moon Where: Joburg Theatre till 11th May 2014 ‘The best part was the last act, specifically when there was a war between a man and … Continue reading →

Posted in Textualizing Our Own Lives, Translation, Visual democracy, Visual history, Visual history is a Right not a luxury, Visual Language, Visual Power, Visual Voices, Visualizing public spaces, We Are You, We Care, We Love Photography, We love Theatre performances, We Still Can with/out Resources, We were (t)here, Writing is a Right | Tagged Art, artists, Bodies, Cast, Dance, Darkness, Dogs, Family, Full Moon, Gregory Vuyani Maqoma, Health, Joburg Theatre, Johannesburg, Life, Living..., Love, Loving, Lulu Mlangeni, Move, Movements, performance, Relationships, South Africa, Visual arts, Vuyani Dance Company, Women | 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 Act, activism, Actors, artists, Arts, beauty, Characters, Communication, Constructed family, Conversations, Creatives, Expression, Family, Human beings, Inkanyiso media, Life, Living..., Love, media, Producers, Relationships | 1 Comment

2014 March 30: “A woman I’m going to marry”

Posted on April 18, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

by Buli Vimbelela On the 30th of March 2014 a crowd of people gathered in Zola, Soweto to witness Promise Mavundla and Sanele Shabangu’s umqomiswano (engagement), a gathering which many were unsure of, but had piqued their interest nonetheless. There … Continue reading →

Posted in Gender performance, I can't do it ALONE, I was (T)here, Love, Love is a human right, Power of the Arts, Power of the Voice, Relationships, Textualizing Our Own Lives, We Are You, We Care, We Love Photography, We Still Can with/out Resources | Tagged Act, activism, Activists, artists, Arts, Beautiful, Black Lesbian, Buli Vimbelela, Butch, Family, Human beings, Love, Relationships, Support, Umqomiswano (Engagement), Woman | 4 Comments

2014 Feb.8: Mixed emotions at Miss Valentine 2014 in Daveyton

Posted on February 19, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

by Yaya Mavundla February is known to be a month of love around the globe, but in Daveyton on Friday, 7th February 2014 it wasn’t the case. Lesiba Mothibe hosted the annual pageant Miss Valentine at Two Tone Lounge in … Continue reading →

Posted in Black Queer Born Frees in South Africa, LGBT rights activist, South African townships, Sponsorships, Together we can, We Are You, We Care, We Love Photography, We Still Can with/out Resources, We were (t)here, Winners | Tagged 7th Feb. 2014, Action, activism, Another approach is possible, Another form of Activism, Articles, Arts, beauty, Blackness, community, Contest, Cultural Activists, Daveyton township, Energy, Engagements, Family, Gifted, Happiness, Homosexuality, Johannesburg, Lesiba Mothibe, Live, Love, Miss Valentine 2014, Outreach, Pageants, Proud, Questions and Answers, Relationships, South Africa, Visual history, Writing is a Right, Yaya Mavundla | 2 Comments

2014 Jan.11: One month later after your death

Posted on February 6, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

On 2nd Jan.2014, the LGBTI community heard of the sudden passing of Brenda ‘the hustler’ Mvula. A week later, 9th Jan. 2014 a memorial service was held by friends to commemorate her life at Act Church in Midrand. The 11th Jan. … Continue reading →

Posted in Faith, Family support, Feelings, From Johannesburg to Eastern Cape, God's will | Tagged Act, Bereaving, Black Lesbian, Brenda Mvula, Chief, Coffin, Comrades, Daughter taking at the funeral, Eastern Cape, Emotional support, Family, friends, Funeral, Life, Loss, Love, Mother, Mourning, Partner's absence, Pastors, Sickness | 3 Comments

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