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2013 June 30: Durban gays and lesbians say NO to hate crimes in SA
Thembeka Mtshali @ 2013 Durban Gay Pride.© Mthoko Lembethe Text by Londeka Siba Dlamini There was no march around the city on this year’s Durban Gay Pride festival which took place on the 29th June...
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2013 July 3: Another brutal murder of a lesbian
by Lesego Tlhwale As the LGBTI community in South Africa on the 1st July 2013, we were woken up by news of the brutal murder of one of our own; Duduzile Zozo, a 26 year old lesbian from Thokoza, East...
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2013 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...
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2013 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...
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2013 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...
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2013 July 7: Trouble Soul
by Maureen Velile Majola drafted on 24.03.2013 Today I was looking at my pictures from my childhood. I realised how much I’ve changed and how I remained the same. I saw a lot of pictures of me that I...
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2013 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...
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2013 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...
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2013 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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2013 July 10: Chaotic memorial service for Duduzile
Duduzile Zozo’s mother seated on the far right with a stripe shawl on her shoulders Texts by Kopano Sibeko and Lesego Tlhwale Photos by Zanele Muholi Duduzile is a Nguni name which means comfort. It is...
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2013 July 13: Picturing Duduzile Zozo’s funeral
Photos by Collen Mfazwe Where: Church Hall & Kromvleiplaas cemetery, Thokoza township, Johannesburg What: Duduzile Zozo’s funeral When: 13/07/2013 How many: More than 500 people attended. Who:...
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2013 July 14: Sistren of Mine
(For Lesbians in every Ghetto) by Zwelethemba Twalo Who feels it knows it Who loves it lives it I don’t live to harm or damn Why must I condone or condemn Who am I to judge or drudge Why must you...
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2013 July 15: The virus has become a silent relative
by Kopano Sibeko “It’s amazing how the death of someone can also be a blessing” shares Thembela ‘Terra’ Dick. She walks me on a tale of how her sister, Thembi Ngubane’s memorial service was the day her...
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2013 July 16: Mo(u)rning in progress @ 26
© Zanele Muholi2013 Where: Thokoza township, Johannesburg What: Three (3) days after Duduzile Zozo’s burial When: 16/07/2013 How many: 24 participants excluding taxi drivers. Who: Mostly black...
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2013 July 19: When loving her is so wrong
I find myself wanting to hold her hand, yearning to show the world that she is mine. But they are watching, I am afraid that they will hurt us for being in love. I stop myself from running into her and...
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2013 July 19: Muholi’s birthday and wishes
Photo by Sibonelo Muholi (19.07.2013) … the beat goes on and we are growing together bafowethu.
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2013 July 20: Lesbian samaritans reaches out to the Zozo family
Photos by Zanele Muholi (16.07.2013) taken with Samsung S3 cellphone which belongs to Andile. It is a exactly a week since we buried Duduzile Zozo in Thokoza. Two young black lesbian couple, Andile...
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2013 July 27: African Lesbians and Transgender Facing Belgium
Faces & Phases mounted on the wall by Lesego Tlhwale Elegance, good wine, conversation and Deutsch/Flemish opening speech by known Belgian professor, I remembered that this is not a dream but I’m...
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2013 July 29: Education, Queer Youth, Hate Crimes: So where to from here?
by Jeremiah Sepotokele* Hate crimes have destroyed many lives and communities in South Africa today. As we reflect on lives that have been affected, the tragic story of the late Duduzile Zozo continues...
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2013 July 30: Photo of the Day
Inkanyiso journalists abroad prior to the 2013 World Outgames and Human Rights conference, Kopano Sibeko & Lesego Tlhwale in Antwerp, Belgium on the way to the local Central Station. Photos by...
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