Tag Archives: Women

2015 May 14: “I’m happy living my life the way I am”

Posted on May 15, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

I’m Ziningi Praiseworth Ndovela, a 31year old born in Izingolweni (kwaXolo tribal) and grew up there until I obtained my Senior Certificate, then moved to Durban in Umlazi township. I belong to the lesbian world, the life that some people hate … Continue reading →

Posted in 2002, Acceptance, Affirmation, Another Approach Is Possible, Another woman, Archived memories, Archiving Queer Her/Histories in SA, Articles, Articulation, As we are, Believe, Black lesbian mother speak out, Black Lesbian over 30, Blessings, Calling, Challenges, Committing suicide, Community, Criticism, Dating, Diagnosis, Documentation; Filming; Photography; Community, Documenting our own lives, Documenting realities of the townships, Dream, Dress code, Education, Expression, Family, Feelings, Football, Friends, God, Grade 11, Happy, Heaven, High school, Homosexuality, Human being, Intention, Intimate relationship, Laugh, Lesbianism, Life, Life story, Live, Living, Loved, Loving, Men's wear, Mother, Person, Pregnancy, Proud, Proudly lesbian, Rejection, Respect, Sad, Senior certificate, Son, Studies, traditional healers, Traditional healing, Trousers, Umlazi township, Visions, Woman, Ziningi Praiseworth Ndovela, Zion Church | Tagged beauty, church, Collaborations, Curiosity, Experience, Feelings, human rights, Inkanyiso media, Photographs, Portrait of Ziningi Ndovela by Charmain Carrol, Relationships, Respect, Sexuality, South Africa, We love photography, Women, Women loving women, Words, Writing is a Right | 7 Comments

2015 April 28: New York diaries I – Lion King seen

Posted on May 12, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

Text by Thembela Terra Dick Photos by Muholi On Tuesday morning I woke up knowing that I will go to see the Lion King show at Times Square (TS). First I had to go with Bab’ Muholi to Brooklyn Museum for … Continue reading →

Posted in Activism, Activists Act, Advocacy, Creative activist, creative artist, Creative Writing, Know Your SA Queer History, Knowledge, Longing, Look at me, Networking, Parents, Parents and Friends of LGBTI, Presentation, We Are You, We Care, We love each other, We love photographs, We Love Photography, We Still Can with/out Resources, We were (t)here, When Love is a Human Right, Women; Voices; Writings; Education; Traditions; Struggles; Cultures, Words, Writing is a Right, Writing matters, Zulu is a language, Zulu is a South African language, Zulu tradition, Zulu traditional ceremony | Tagged Action, Activists, Another approach is possible, Articles, artists, Arts, Audience, beauty, Black Lesbian, Black lesbians, Brooklyn Museum, Collaborations, community, Education, Experience, Expression, Faces and Phases, Fashion, Feelings, For the Love of God, Gugwana Dlamini, Homosexuality, human rights, Inkanyiso media, Isibonelo/Evidence, Johannesburg, Life, Lion King, Living..., MaGesh, New York, Participants..., Respect, Sexuality, South Africans abroad, Spiritual activists, The Zungus, Thembela Dick, Thembela Terra Dick, Tourists, VMCI (Durban), Voices, Women, Words, Writing is a Right | 2 Comments

2015 April 26: Proud African Lesbians Weds

Posted on May 2, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

Text by Lerato Dumse Photos by Lindeka Qampi The beauty of African culture, dance, colours and clothing was in full display when Javas and Mashadi Ndlovu hosted their traditional wedding on April 25. The newly weds shared their special day … Continue reading →

Posted in "Till death do us apart", Black Lesbian Icons in South Africa, Black Lesbian Love, Black Lesbian soccer players in South Africa, Black lesbian weddings, Black Lesbians, Bodies and histories, Bonding, Butch identifying lesbian, Celebration, Collaborations, Collective, LGBTI community | Tagged Activists, African, Another approach is possible, Articles, Being groomed, Black Lesbian professionals, bridemaids, Civil Union, Collaborations, Culture, Dobsonville, exhibition, Experience, Expression, Family, Fashion, Feelings, Friendships, Gender within gender, groom-men, Homosexuality, Human beings, Humour, Inkanyiso media, Javas & Mashadi's wedding, Life, Love, Loving, Participant, Photography, Photos by Lindeka Qampi, Respect, Roodepoort, Sexuality, South Africa, Soweto, Text by Lerato Dumse, Traditional wedding, Visual activism, Visual history, Voices, We are you, We were there, Women, Zulu regalia | 1 Comment

2015 April 6: VMCI Baptism at 2015 Easters in Durban

Posted on April 27, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

Photo Album by Zanele Muholi/ Inkanyiso Previous links 2015 Feb. 16: … 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 2015 Easter Weekend @VMCI, Abazalwane, Baptism, beauty, Black lesbians, Black LGBTI individuals from Durban, Captions, Collaborations, Committed, community, Dedication, Documenting our queer history, Durban, Education, Expression, Family, Fashion, For the Love of God, Friendships, God, Homosexuality and Religion, Human beings, human rights, Inkanyiso media, Life, Living..., Love, Loving, Morning service, Pastor Mazibuko, Pastor Z. Zungu, Pastor Zulu, Pastors, Photographs, Photography, Prayer, Previous links, Queer Children of God, Relationships, Religion, Respect, Scriptures, Sexuality, Sexuality and Religion, Spiritual activists, Visual activism, Visual history, VMCI - Johannesburg, VMCI congregants, VMCI Durban, VMCI Pastors, Voices, Women, Writing is a Right, Zanele Muholi | 5 Comments

2015 April 25: The DBPP exhibition @Photographers Gallery – Part II

Posted on April 25, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

by TPGallery Photographer Related links Brooklyn Museum presents photographer Zanele Muholi’s Isibonelo/Evidence and Exhibitions: Zanele Muholi Isibonelo/Evidence and Pride and prejudice: How Zanele Muholi documents South … 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 Articles, Audience, Black lesbians, Collaborations, community, Education, Experience, Expression, Faces and Phases, Fashion, Friendships, Homosexuality, Human beings, human rights, London, Love, Photography, Relationships, Respect, Sexuality, The Drake, The Photographers Gallery, United Kingdom, Visual activism, Visual history, Voices, We love photographs, Women, Words, Writing is a Right, Zanele Muholi | Leave a comment

2015 March 19: The censored and oppressed recognized

Posted on March 21, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

by Lerato Dumse While many choose to play it safe in life, with comfortable 9-5pm jobs, living in safe neighborhoods, engaging in safe conversations, and staying out of their corrupt government and their associate’s way. There are brave women and … Continue reading →

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2015 Jan.17: My Durban virgin- ity breaks

Posted on January 20, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

by Lebo Mashifane Woz’ eDurban (Come to Durban) Ukuhamba wukubona meaning “To explore is to experience”. The 2014 festive season was quite memorable as opposed to 2013 December holidays. Just like the first climax (orgasm), it was quite a revelation … Continue reading →

Posted in Another Approach Is Possible, Archived memories, Creating awareness, Expression, Power of the Voice, South Africa, Vision, Visual activism, Visual activism is a language, Visual Activist, Visual Arts, Visual democracy, We Are You, We Care, We love each other, We love photographs, We Love Photography, We Still Can with/out Resources, Writing is a Right | Tagged Access, Act, Action, activism, Activists, Articles, artists, Arts, Audience, Beach, beauty, Black lesbians, Collaborations, community, Crowd, Durban, Education, Experience, Family, Feelings, Friendships, From Johannesburg to Durban, Home, Homosexuality, human rights, Inkanyiso media, KwaMashu township, Lebo Mashifane, Life, Living..., Love, Loving, Marimba band, My first time, Population, Relationships, Respect, Scene, Sea, self-entertain, Sexuality, South Africa, Tourism, Travel, Umlazi township, Visual activism, Visual history, Voices, Women, Zanele Muholi | 5 Comments

2015 Jan.15: Committed Union… 6 months later

Posted on January 17, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

by Vuyisile Shabalala Our journey as a committed couple planning our wedding has come into being. Being engaged to a person like Happy Mchunu makes it easy. She fulfils me and completes my entire existence. Compromises and understanding plays a huge … Continue reading →

Posted in Another Approach Is Possible, Archived memories, Creating awareness, Durban, Expression, Lesbian, Power of the Voice, Queer visibility, Relationships, Relatives, revolution, South Africa, Speaking for ourselves, Strength, Struggling, Style, Supporting each other, Teachings, Texts, Textualizing Our Own Lives, Thankful, Through thick and thin, together, Together we can, Touching, Townships, Understanding, Visibility, Visual Arts, Visual democracy, Visual historical initiative, Visual history is a Right not a luxury, Visual Language, Visual narratives, Visual Power, Visual sense, Visual Voices, Visualizing our lives, Visualizing public spaces, Visuals, Voice, We Are You, We Care, We Still Can with/out Resources, Writing is a Right, Writing matters | Tagged Couple, Experience, Feelings, Gifts, Happy Mchunu, Homosexuality, Human beings, human rights, Inkanyiso media, Living..., lovely couple, Photography, United by Love, Voices, Vuyisile Tshabalala, Women, Words | Leave a comment

2014 Dec.23: Two days before Christmas in Mafikeng

Posted on January 15, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

On this day we hired a car and drove to Mafikeng, North West to introduce the Faces and Phases (2006 -2014) book to some of the participants featuring in it and their friends. We also met new possible participants. The … Continue reading →

Posted in ... with Lerato Dumse, 4 hrs drive from Johannesburg to Mafikeng, Another Approach Is Possible, Background, Being heard, Being Scene, Claiming mainstream spaces, Claiming the public spaces, Community visit, Difference, Different positions, Faces and Phases (2006-2014) introduction, Gay Umbrella, Inkanyiso media, North West, Records and histories, Reflections, Self acceptance, South Africa, Space, Together we can, We Are You, We Care, We love each other, We love photographs, We Love Photography, We Still Can with/out Resources, We were (t)here | Tagged Act, Action, activism, Activists, Articles, Audience, Black lesbians, Collaborations, community, Education, exhibition, Experience, Expression, Family, Feelings, Friendships, Homosexuality, Human beings, human rights, Life, Living..., Loving, Photography, Respect, Sexuality, Visual activism, Visual history, Voices, Women, Words, Zanele Muholi | 1 Comment

2015 Jan. 4: Exploring my femininity as a butch

Posted on January 15, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

by Siba Nkumbi I have always been bad with colors, today isn’t any different. I have decided to wear a dress, my partner’s dress (I do not own any dresses), it’s kind of an orange nice little number. It started … Continue reading →

Posted in Archived memories, Creating awareness, Power of the Voice, We Are You, We Care, We Still Can with/out Resources | Tagged Act, Action, activism, Activists, Another approach is possible, Art, Articles, artists, Arts, Audience, beauty, Better, Black butch wanders, Black Lesbian, Black lesbians, Butch surprise, Butch woman, Cape Town, Collaborations, Coming out again, community, Completion, Contentment, Education, Excited, Experience, Exploration, Expression, Family, Feelings, femininity, Friendships, Homosexuality, Human beings, human rights, Importance of writing, Johannesburg, Life, Living..., Loving, Nice, Own body, Photography, Portrait, Respect, Sexuality, Siba Nkumbi, Smile, society, South Africa, Unity, Visual activism, Visual history, Women, Wondering, Words, Writing is a Right, Writing is pleasurable | 7 Comments

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