2013 June 5: Lesego sharing the work of Inkanyiso at the LGBT conference in...
Lesego gave the best presentation of Inkanyiso’s work to 50 delegates … Panel Social media and LGBT Identities in the 21st century: Access, distribution, new social spaces, limitations. LGBT and Human...
View Article2013 June 5: Don’t Dominate Me…
by Boitumelo “Mimie” Sepotokele Jade & I were sitting and chatting about a day we had and discussed this couple we were hanging with that night, and what we saw did not sit well with us, we both...
View Article2013 June 6: Reviving the spirit of Thokozani
“If not documented, it means it never existed.” As the world is ready for the 2013 World Outgames, Antwerp BELGIUM. On the other hand France is busy with the French-South season which will see a lot...
View Article2013 June 13: Besame Mucho
With an infuriatingly sexy message Lust sweeps my mind Dust rapidly kisses The unformed nipples At my ankles Like sounds of dozens of bearded lips Calling cats Besame Besame Mucho First Her stare will...
View Article2013 June 16: Zishade libalele izitabane
by Londeka Dlamini Zibophe ifindo likasofa silahlane izitabane zesifazane zasendaweni yase Chesterville esifundazweni saKwaZulu Natal ngoMgqibelo. UZininzi Ndlela ubeshadelwa uDelisile Ncengwa...
View Article2013 June 17: Fundraising for Chosen FEW
by Lerato Dumse Imagine being part of a soccer team awarded a partial grant to participate in the 2013 World Out games in Antwerp, Belgium. Now imagine not being able to seize that opportunity due to...
View Article2013 June 9: Baloi Bammino
by Zandile Makhubu It is as cold as Eskimo country in Johannesburg, and the Inkanyiso crew is out and about in Rosebank Mall as we spot a group of vibrant singers and talented dancers. This Youth Day...
View Article2013 June 21: The Princess of Norway pitched just for Muholi
by Maureen Velile Majola As we gathered at the Kunstplass 5 gallery waiting for the Crown Princess of Norway, Mette-Marit to arrive. The Princess made a special trip to the gallery just to meet Zanele...
View Article2013 June 21: Yesterday’s Reality Check
Breakfast dialogue: Reality check: Understanding the lives of sexual minority women in South Africa. - Is lack of knowledge and misunderstandings causing sensationalism and victimhood in the media?...
View Article2013 June 24: @ 25 revisited two months later
by Lerato Dumse To celebrate youth month in post apartheid South Africa, some people wear school uniform on the 16 of June. This is done to commemorate the defiant actions that claimed young lives 37...
View Article2013 June 27: Who I Am
by Bulumko I ‘came out’ as a lesbian to my friends and some family members only a few months ago. Realizing that I was sexually and emotionally attracted to women, in my early teens, was very...
View Article2013 June 23: Beyond Binaries meeting
A REPORT by Siyasanga Joyi & Thekwane Bongi Mpisholo Beyond Binaries was the title given to the group which attended a three day meeting that took place at Wits University from the 20th to the 22nd...
View Article2013 June 30: When Women’s private parts have no Privacy
by Lerato Dumse Women in South Africa face many challenges; however, being a woman in some parts of Makhaza, Khayelitsha must be a nightmare. The issue was first brought to my attention in 2010, when...
View Article2013 July 3: Another fucked up case
A planned murder PG 18SNLV by Andiswa Dlamini Tell me how can I celebrate my Pride? How can I march? How can I celebrate same sex marriages? How can I love? How can I be happy about liberal laws that...
View Article2013 July 4: Statistically speaking
by Lerato Dumse Looking at statistics, it seems like I’m more likely to become a hate/crime victim than get a job. According to the results from the 2011 census, conducted by Statistics South Africa...
View Article2013 July 5: Photos taken after Duduzile Zozo’s memorial
Ihawu members at the forefront of the march held on Thurs, 4th July 2013, streets of Thokoza.Photos by Thekwane Bongi Mpisholo Related links 2013 July 5: Continuous war on black lesbian bodies and 2013...
View Article2013 June 29: Femininity in the lesbian community is stigmatized
by Kopano Sibeko According to the most feminine lesbians, coming out as a lesbian is never easy because, ‘Fem lesbians’ as titled are frequently questioned about their sexuality because of the way they...
View Article2013 July 9: Living in and loving the lesbian boarding house in Hillbrow
by Collen Mfazwe Collen Mfazwe’s portrait by Zanele Muholi (2013/05/18) They say blood is thicker than water but blood doesn’t make a family, love does. I say this because I am living testimony that...
View Article2013 July 9: “A struggling artist”
by Andiswa Dlamini Sitting on a chair, with the spotlight on me, ambient music softly playing in the background, the music stops as soon as I start to speak. Hi. I am an artist And you know you can’t...
View Article2013 July 10: When brutally killed, Dudu was stripped every ounce of her dignity
by Thekwane Bongi Mpisholo Time : 7 am Day : Sunday Date : 30 June 2013 Wind direction : North West Wind speed : 15 knots...
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