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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 Sept. 2: When Faces Meet in Gothenburg, Sweden

Posted on September 7, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

Photo Album by Lerato Dumse & Mary Coble and Ram Ranjan What: Muholi & Dumse’s Artist Talk Where: Stadsbiblioteket (Gothenburg City Library), Sweden. When: @17h30 Presentation focussed on photography as a political and artistic medium in South Africa and was moderated … Continue reading →

Posted in Archived memories, Creating awareness, Power of the Voice, We Are You, We Care, We Still Can with/out Resources | Tagged and Transman, Another approach is possible, Art lovers, Articles, Artist Talk, Audience, Black lesbians, Books, Collaborations, Discussion, Documented, Education, Event, Experience, Expression, Faces and Phases (2006 - 14) book reception at Gothenburg Museum Book Store, Faces and Phases portraits, From Johannesburg to Gothenburg, Gender expression, Gothenburg, Hasselblad Foundation, History, Human beings, human rights, Inkanyiso media, Laughter, Lerato Dumse, Life, Lived, Living..., Loved, Medium, Participants..., Photographs, Politics of representation, Portraiture, Previous lectures, Public, Recognition, Respect, Sexuality, Signing, South Africa, Stadsbiblioteket, Style, Sweden, The Gothenburg Art Museum, Time, videographer, Vile Fanti, Visual activism, Visual history, Visual Power, Voices, We love photography, When Faces meet, Words, Writing is a Right, Zanele Muholi | 9 Comments

2015 Aug. 30: Losing and regaining self love

Posted on September 5, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

My life resembles the story line of the famous English book Dr Jackal and Mr Hyde. I was born Wandile Sincwala on the 17th of July 1988. Later in my teen years I was reborn as Somizy (Somgaga) as most people … Continue reading →

Posted in Another Approach Is Possible, Archived memories, Creating awareness, Expression, Power of the Voice, South Africa, Writing is a Right | Tagged Articles, Audience, Ball gowns, Beauty pageant, Beauty queens, Being, Born 17th July 1988 -, Competing, Confidence, contests, Crowned, Cultural Activists, Daveyton township, Diploma in Tourism, Education, Empowerment, Experience, Face, facial incident, Fashion, Feelings, Freedom, friends, Fun, Gay, Hairstylist, Homosexuality, Hospitalized, Human beings, human rights, Impact, Inspiration, Jewellery, Johannesburg, Lesiba Mothibe, LGBTI, Life, Lindeka Qampi, Living..., Love, Matric, Miss Black Pride, Miss Daveyton, Miss Gay Daveyton 2015, Miss Gay Ekurhuleni, Miss Gay Jozi, Miss Gay Queens of Queens., Miss Gay Soweto, Miss Gay Valentine, Miss Mzansi Pride 2014, Organisation, Pageants, Pain, Photographs, Qualification, Rehearsals, Relationships, Somizy Sincwala, Springs College, Standing tall, Student, Style, Support, Surprised, Survived, Time, Uthingo, Visual activism, Visual history, Words | 4 Comments

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. 19: Time really flies when you are having fun

Posted on August 27, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

by Mlu Msomi & Sekara Mafisa We had big plans for our golden anniversary this year. But time just flew, before we knew it the day had arrived. We had a beautiful garden winter sunset wedding at the Val Verde … Continue reading →

Posted in 1st Year anniversary, Beautiful faces, Before US, Before You, Being, Being conscientized, Being heard, being loved, being recognized, Black Gay Wedding, Celebration, Church, Committed, Confidence, Emotional support, Empowerment, Golden year, Inkanyiso media, Lifetime, Mlu Msomi & Sekara Mafisa, My Name Is Rose, Pastor John Klooper, Photography, Rings, together, Wedding, Zoo lake | Tagged Anniversary messages, Cape Town, Civil Union Act (2006), community, Experience, Expression, Family, Feelings, friends, Homosexuality, human rights, Life, Living..., Love, Relationships, Respect, Visual history, Voices, We love photography, Words, Writing is a Right | Leave a comment

2015 Aug. 16: Civics, Unions and Churches in a stand-off on LGBTI rights

Posted on August 17, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

by Gugu “Donsy Kunene” Madonsela The 11th Southern Africa Civil Society Forum almost ended in a stand-off on Friday, 14 August. The stalemate occured when organising partners differed on the inclusion of a recommendation on, ‘sexual orientation’ in the final communique. … Continue reading →

Posted in Accountability, Africa, Another Approach Is Possible, Apex Alliance Partner, Archived memories, Article, by Gugu “Donsy Kunene” Madonsela, Churches, Civics, Creating awareness, Debate, Delegates, Derogative, Disagreement, Discrimination, Expression, Forum, Heads of State, Human rights, Leaders, LGBTI community, LGBTI issues, Members, Power of the Voice, Resolution, SADC, Sexual orientation, South Africa, Southern Africa, Southern African Development Community, Support, Unions, We Are You, We Care, We Still Can with/out Resources, Writing is a Right | Tagged Act, Action, activism, Activists, Articles, Black lesbians, Collaborations, Communique, Consensus, Disagreement, Divorce, Education, Exclusion, Experience, Family, Feelings, Friendships, Gender issues, General Secretary Boichoko Dithlake, Homosexuality, Human beings, Isabella Matambanadzo, Labour, Life, Negotiation, Opportunity, Persecution, Recognition, Respected, SADC-CNGO, SATUCC, Stigma, Trade unions, Words, Workers as family members | 1 Comment

2015 Aug. 9: Tangled pubic hair

Posted on August 11, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

Your piece of soft pubic hair is tangled with mine. I saw it as I showered. The blocking white shower surface makes it transparent that we exist here as one. I see my black curly stubborn-ness, so annoying We just … Continue reading →

Posted in Another Approach Is Possible, Archived memories, Creating awareness, Expression, From South Africa to Mayotte Island, Love, Lovers, Mayotte Island, Power of the Voice, Relationship, Since 2012, Voice, We Are You, We Care, Writing is a Right, ZaVa, ZuFre | Tagged Action, activism, Activists, Articles, beauty, Being safe, Black body, Black Lesbian, Celebrating love., Collaborations, Connectedness, Education, Experience, Expression, Feelings, Homosexuality, Human beings, Life, Love is beautiful, No shame on being queer, On vacation, Photos by Valerie Thomas, Texts and visuals, The beach, Visual history, Water, We love photography, Words, Zanele Muholi | Leave a comment

2015 Aug. 10: A true definition of reality

Posted on August 10, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

by Siba Nkumbi Chubby Vogue Divas, using confidence as their weapon of mass destruction! 59 Years later after the march of women to the union buildings, chubby vogue divas were marching in style and class to eliminate discrimination against plus … Continue reading →

Posted in Archived memories, Confidence, Constitution Hill, Creating awareness, Expression, Lindeka Qampi, Power of the Voice, Questioning, South Africa, We Are You, We Care, We Still Can with/out Resources | Tagged Act, Action, Amazing, Another approach is possible, Audience, Authored by Siba Nkumbi, Beautiful, Black Female Photographers in SA, Black Lesbian professionals, Captioned, Celebrating Women's month, Change, Charmain Carrol, Chubby, Chubby Vogue Divas, Complishment, Con Hill, Divas, exhibition, Experience, Family, Fashion, Fatty, Fit, friends, Friendships, Full figured women, Full-figured, Human beings, Inkanyiso media, Is'dudla, Johannesburg, Life, Love, Loving, Mainstream space, Mood, Perception, Personality, Photography, Pictures, Pride, Relationships, Shape, Space, Spectators, Statement, Support, Visual history, Visual project, Voices, We love photography, Words, Writing is a Right | 1 Comment

2015 Aug. 9: Balancing culture and activism

Posted on August 9, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

by Jacqui Mseleku-Ngwane In my line of work I have seen so much abuse and injustice that happens in the name of culture. I am a dynamic Zulu woman, raised in a cosmopolitan household so different from normal Zulu households. … Continue reading →

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2015 Aug. 7: Double Despair

Posted on August 8, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

by Siba Nkumbi She never thought rape would still be an issue at her age, or in the year 2015. However, it seems like the human species has allowed it to be an everyday thing. Sadly, she found out the … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: Life

2015 Sept. 11: Ubuntu bam’

2015 Sept. 2: When Faces Meet in Gothenburg, Sweden

2015 Aug. 30: Losing and regaining self love

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

2015 Aug. 19: Time really flies when you are having fun

2015 Aug. 16: Civics, Unions and Churches in a stand-off on LGBTI rights

2015 Aug. 9: Tangled pubic hair

2015 Aug. 10: A true definition of reality

2015 Aug. 7: Double Despair

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