Tag Archives: Recognition

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

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 April 29: Muholi to speak at UC San Diego

  Previous articles   2014 Feb.4: Black Queer Born Frees in South Africa   and   2014 March 18: Sharing South African Queer Knowledge with students in America   and   Photo of the Day from Human Rights and LGBTI in Sub-Saharan … Continue reading

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2014 March 30: Bright future for Mzamo

by Yaya Mavundla “I’m proud of the image Mzamo portrayed on Big Brother, it was time for the general public to confront their misconceptions on Gay men #Salute” – Electro Pop Super Star Toya Delazy Following on from my previous article “Mzansi reacts on … Continue reading

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2014 Jan. 3: Muholi named as one of Foreign Policy’s Global Thinkers of 2013

Muholi has done it again on Foreign Policy’s list this time. In July 2013 was listed amongst City Press’ 100 World Class South Africans In 2013 only, she won the Fine Prize for an emerging artist at the 2013 Carnegie International, … Continue reading

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The other me

by Maureen Velile Majola Sometimes tears are frozen and unknown to me Sometimes fear is all my heart feels yet it’s all I don’t need in me Sometimes I lay awake at night when my mind is wide awake Sometimes nothing … Continue reading

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