Tag Archives: South Africa

2014 March 20: Black lesbian denied Schengen visa by German Embassy

Posted on March 25, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

      “For reasons unknown” Lungile Dladla, a South African lesbian, activist and participant in the world acclaimed Faces and Phases portraiture series by 2013 Prince Claus Laureate, Zanele Muholi, has been denied a visa to travel to Berlin, … Continue reading →

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2014 March 21: Whose Democratic rule?

Posted on March 23, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

by Thozie Mathe South Africa passed its first democratic Constitution in 1996, ending a 50-year regime of institutionalized discrimination known as apartheid, and 300 years of legal discrimination. The new laws, in contrast, institutionalized the principles of non-discrimination in the … Continue reading →

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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 →

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2014 Feb.5: “No one can live without love”

Posted on February 10, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

by Betesta Segale   My name is Betesta Segale. I am a 31 years old trans man. I am a LGTBI activist, a writer and a communicator. I have always found it easy to interact and be open with people. … Continue reading →

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2014 Feb. 5: Love Conquers All

Posted on February 8, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

by Amogelang Senokwane Growing up, we were always told that charity begins at home.  What you were taught at home is what we exhibit to the outside world.  The church is of God and it is supposed to teach the … Continue reading →

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2014 Feb.4: Black Queer Born Frees in South Africa

Posted on February 4, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

Announcement Featuring Kekeletso Khena in Faces & Phases (2006 – present) What: Academic talk Where: Williamstown College, Mass. US

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2014 Jan.20: “Walking Corpse”

Posted on February 2, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

Marred & dictated to, by none that created I. Jailed into faculties that were insisted upon, way before my existence. Pathways of Myself, pre-determined by structures that had lesser understandings of the complexities of human. Born and raised into the … Continue reading →

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2014 Jan. 29: South Africa’s New Mo(u)rning

Posted on February 1, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

   by Bridget Ngcobo What does it mean to be living in post apartheid South Africa? Does it mean, as the name of the generation alludes that we are (re)born free? Are our eyes open to the colors and sounds … Continue reading →

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2014 Jan.9: “Enforcing my existence!”

Posted on January 31, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

Edited by Fikile Mazambani AneIe Khaba is a young black woman, born in Heidelburg on the 30th of May 1992 and was raised in Springs, Kwa-Thema. She lived with her parents and would spend time at her grandmothers’ as well until 2012 when … Continue reading →

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2014 Jan. 10: Fighting on arrival

Posted on January 22, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

  by Donna A M Smith   Johannesburg, April 17, 2013 Forum for the Empowerment of Women (FEW), the black lesbian organisation I co-founded with my former partner, Zanele Muholi, in 2002, celebrated its 10th Anniversary last year. I was … Continue reading →

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