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2015 Aug. 13: Cheated out of a goodbye

Posted on August 14, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

by Bathini Dambuza Losing a mother has never been an easy thing for someone to go through. You feel the pain and the heartache almost everyday; especially when things aren’t going the way you want them to. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Another Approach Is Possible, Archived memories, Bathini Dambuza, Community, Creating awareness, Feelings, Lost, Mourning, Power of the Voice, South Africa, Vain, We Are You, We Care, We Still Can with/out Resources, Writing is a Right | Tagged Action, Archived photo, Articles, Bathini Dambuza, community, Condolences, Constitution Hill, Death that claim my mother, Education, Experience, Expression, Family, FEW, Forum for the Empowerment of Women, Forum for the Empowerment of Women (FEW), Friendships, Furious, God, HIV, HIV positive, Home, Human, Human beings, human rights, Human Rights workshop, Life experience, Life story, Love, Loving daughter, Question, Reason, Relationships, Respect, Sexuality, Time, Tradition, Visual history, Voices, Women, Words, Writing is a Right | 8 Comments

2015 Aug. 10: Fulfilling a wish

Posted on August 11, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

Text by Lerato Dumse Photos by Muholi Zanele I think black South Africans (maybe even other races) might agree with me that watching African American church services on TV or in movies makes one wish to attend. Their pastor’s sermons … Continue reading →

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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 July 7: From a broken heart

Posted on August 6, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

by Leptie Phume In life we fall in love more than twice and get hurt twice as much. We tell ourselves that we are better off alone, until that one person comes into the picture. Enters your life and changes your … Continue reading →

Posted in Chance, Dedicated, Emotions, Give, Language, Perception, unfocused | Tagged Act, Action, Another approach is possible, Art, Black Lesbian, Broken heart, Experience, Expression, Feelings, Friendships, Healing, Leptie Phume, Life, Love, Loving, Matter, Relationships, Respect, Sexuality, Time, Unfair, Voices, Women, Words, Writing is a Right, Writing liberates | 1 Comment

2015 Aug. 2: Untitled

Posted on August 6, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

I bring nothing but shame to the family Dear parents, those are your words Community, society and religion clouds your judgment towards me, why do they matter?. Look beyond shame and regret then you’ll see I am a loving, caring … Continue reading →

Posted in Being, Being conscientized, Being heard, being loved, being recognized, being respected., Black Lesbian, Caring, Change, Creating awareness, Exploration, Exposure, Expression, Facing abuse and violation, Facing You, Facts, Faith, Gifted, Give, Hurt, Injustices, Matters, Molestation, On my own, Punishment, Reading, Rejection, Resentment, Sexuality, Society, Solution, Terrified, Texts, Textualizing Our Own Lives, We Are You, We Care, We Still Can with/out Resources, Young talent | Tagged Acceptance, Act, Action, Another approach is possible, Articles, beauty, Black Lesbian, Blood and flesh, community, curse, Experience, Family, Feelings, Friendships, Homosexuality, Human beings, human rights, Inkanyiso media, Life, Mpumalanga, Voices, Words, Writing is a Right | Leave a comment

2015 July 15: Doing the best for my daughter

Posted on August 5, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

I am Thembisa Cordelia Mhlawuli known as Lovey. I was born in Cape Town in Somerset Hospital. My parents are Nomthandazo Patricia known as ‘Pat’ and Welile Christopher Mhlawuli. I am the last-born, my sister’s name is Carol and brother’s is Ezmond. I stayed … Continue reading →

Posted in Another Approach Is Possible, Parents, We are beautiful, We are capable, We Are You, We Care, We Still Can with/out Resources, Women who have sex with Women, Women who love women, Women's power, Women's struggles, Women; Voices; Writings; Education; Traditions; Struggles; Cultures, Worked for us, Writing matters, Writing our own, Xhosa is a South African language, Young female writer | Tagged Accepted, Admiration, Black Lesbian mother, Cape Town, Daughter, Decision, Degrading, Education, Experience, Expression, Family, Fashion, FreeGender, friends, Hate crime survivor, Human being, Isitabane is a derogatory term, Khayelitsha, Late bloomer, LGBTI, Liberated, Life, Life story, Love, North Link College, Out of the Closet, Peace, Relationship, Safety, sense, Sex, Sexuality, Style, Survived, Thembisa Mhlawuli, Work, Writing is a Right | 6 Comments

2015 July 31: Lihle Sokhela’s killer shows no remorse

Posted on August 1, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

Text and photos by Lerato Dumse It was a bittersweet moment when Thabo Molefe (47) was sentenced to a concurrent 22 years for murder and 12 years for raping Lihle Sokhela (28). Sokhela was a black lesbian from Daveyton. There … Continue reading →

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2015 July 24: LGBT network emerges from Shell

Posted on July 26, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

by Lerato Dumse After spending a year identifying, researching, reaching out, approaching, and convincing senior leaders, Linda Mayekiso succeeded in his plan to see Shell South Africa launch an LGBT network. This event was held on Tuesday, July 21 2015 … Continue reading →

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2015 July 2: My return to school

Posted on July 20, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

by Thembela ‘Terra’ Dick My heart was beating so fast, I was nervous and scared. Maybe its because it has been so long since the last time I was a registered student. Since dropping out of school, it has been … Continue reading →

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2015 July 18: Photographs, writing and poetry remain as powerful reminders

Posted on July 20, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

by Lerato Dumse Hearing about someone’s passing forces you to reflect on that person’s life. We remember the role they played and lessons they leave behind. Then we search for reminders that will serve as permanent reminiscing tools. It was … Continue reading →

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