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2014 June 14: The joys of being a music teacher
by Sebenzile Langa (previously known as Nkosi) As hard as it is, it is so worth it. My marimba band performed at this year’s Sasol Bird Fair 2014 and they have been performing at the festival since...
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2014 June 29: Photos from LGBTI Breakfast Discussion
When: 6th June 2014 Where: Hilton Hotel, Sandton, Johannesburg. The US Embassy held a breakfast session with SA LGBTI experts and stakeholders. The session was to engage the U.S...
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2014 July 7: Inkanyiso revived the culture of reading and writing
What started as a hobby and mission to be read and recognized lead to a therapeutic process. Inkanyiso has grown from just a simple blog to a major information hub. I was thinking of how I could...
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2014 July 12: From Soweto to Paris for the love of photography
Teaching photography to young women at Aurora Girls High school with my 3 collaborators/ facilitators: Lindeka Qampi (SA photographer and activist), Linda Mankazana (SA educator and activist) and...
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2014 July 14: National Day in Paris
Eiffel Tower, the most visited site in France. Previous photos of Eiffel Tower 2013 Nov. 4: Confronting the Eiffel Tower with the lens
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2014 July 12: Being treated like a Queen in Durban
by Sfiso ‘Candice’ Nkosi It is Thurs. 26th June 2014, my friend, Precious Maqojana and I left for Durban Pride from Johannesburg Park Station at 22:00. We stopped in Montrose for some refreshments and...
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2014 July 16: Through the eyes of young women photographers
2014 June, 3rd Lindeka Qampi sharing her PhotoXP experience to Valerie Thomas “I am proud of the Aurora visual project. It is a very powerful and strong project, if I were to compare it with previous...
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2014 July 18: Women’s Day lecture at UFS
Featuring the portrait of Siphiwe Mbatha, August House, Johannesburg, 2012 © Zanele Muholi Previous lectures 2014 June 17: Muholi’s Ryerson University (RIC) talk and 2014 April 29:...
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2014 July 19: Paris post cards from Cite Des Arts
Birthday self portraits by Zanele Muholi …@Cite Des Arts in Paris. In commemoration of my late mother, Bester Muholi who gave birth to me and endured the constraints of birthing. more photos...
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2014 July 20: Birthday wishes for Muholi
Photos by Valerie Thomas @ Cite Des Arts in Paris It seems to me, the world has run amok. The recent happenings in the Middle East, the Ukraine, Nigeria, Syria have left me in a deep reflective...
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2014 July 26: The luxury was on another level at the 2014 Design Indaba
Five months later… by Yaya Mavundla How often does a black transwoman from the rural areas get to meet Victoria Beckham in person; have breakfast in the same restaurant with Carlos Santana, fly...
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2014 July 26: “I was born this way and I cannot change the skin that I live in”
My name is Refilwe Pitso but am popularly known as ‘Fifi’. I was born and raised in Daveyton, Benoni in Johannesburg. I was born on the 27th of December 1991 and I was raised by my mother. She is a...
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2014 July 28: Comfort’s coming of age ceremony
Where: Nquthu, KwaZulu Natal. When: 12th July 2014 Umemulo unjengomshado, usuke uwumakoti ushadiswa nabakini, umhlwehlwe usuke umele i-veil. Ube futhi uyafana ne – 21st yesizulu, ngoba uma umuntu...
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2014 July 28: Memories never fade away –‘Foot for Love’
My reflection on our 2012 Paris trip that we, Thokozani Football Club (TFC) had. It all started at the Thokozani football club that I joined voluntarily in 2008, hence I’m proud of myself for making...
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2014 July 26: What I want as a black lesbian youth
My name is Lebogang Mashifane, I’m 25 years old and I live with my mother in Kwa-Thema, east of Gauteng, South Africa. I have recently relocated from Cape Town, South Africa. I hold a Diploma in...
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2014 Aug.1: InterGenerational conversation with current and future stars
by Lerato Dumse Seizing opportunities was the central message shared with more than 15 teenage girls at Aurora Girls High School, in Soweto on 1st August 2014. The girls are part of the Siyafundisana...
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2014 Aug. 8: To be honest I love how I look
My name is Katiso Kgope, and I was born on September 18, in 1995. I was born in Glen Wood hospital, Benoni my parents are Mandla Kgope and the late Mpho Kgope – Monyake. I was given the name of Katiso...
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2014 Aug. 11: PFLAG Workshop hosted by GALA and US Embassy
L-R: Chad, Pam, Jody and Virginia PFLAG attendees – with allies, mothers and their queer children… Jody Huckaby in action… presented work of PFLAG to workshop attendees… A two-day workshop aimed at...
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2014 Aug. 9: “I am not a lesbian by choice”
My name is Sphiwe Sesana Mbatha. I am a very funny person, I love people and I love happy endings. I am a very dedicated when it comes to work, and I’m a fast learner too. I am ambitious and always...
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2014 Aug. 9: A video of 1st Mpumalanga Pride
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRhlqfiiDZA
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