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2014 May 17: Our Miss Gay Jozi 2014
Miss Tee Menu wins Miss Gay Jozi 2014. She is from Daveyton… More photos and articles to be included sooner. Photo by Smanga Shange/ Inkanyiso.
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2014 May 26: I found myself at 22
My name is Abongile Matyila. Abongile is a Xhosa name which means to be grateful. My uncle gave me that name. I’m a 22 year old Bachelor of Arts (BA) student studying at the University of Fort Hare,...
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2014 May 27: Miss Gay Jozi 2014 photos
The winner of the 2014 Miss Gay Jozi is the 19 year old Miss Tee Menu from Daveyton. Photos by Smanga Shange Related article 2014 May 18 : Glitter, drama & perfection at Miss Gay Jozi 2014...
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2014 June 10: What fashion is… Not
I said… Fashion is gendered fashion is racialized fashion is traditional fashion is cultured fashion is multilingual fashion is colored fashion is queer fashion is sexual Fashion has a language...
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2014 June 26: When photography is our religion
All Photos by Lerato Maduna © 27/11/2012 What: Faces and Phases exhibition opening When: 2 Years ago (27th November 2012) Where: Goethe-Institut Südafrika, 119 Jan Smuts Ave, Parkwood....
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2014 Oct. 31: Faces and Phases (2006 – 2014) book launch
Featuring in the series is Lebo ‘Leptie’ Phume (2013) and (2014) portraits. Faces and Phases (2006-14) by Zanele Muholi Book Launch Friday, November 7, 2014 Time: 7-9 pm Market Photo Workshop Entrance...
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2014 Nov. 16: The best private gay wedding photos
by Lindeka Qampi What: Gay Wedding When: 7th Aug. 2014 Where: Johannesburg, South Africa 1. Decoration: Kim Cordier was Décor person who was responsible in making the entire venue glitz in crystals,...
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2014 Nov. 24: Our Photographs have been taken
by Junie Sihlangu I’ve always been a fan of Zanele Muholi’s work and it was such an honour to get to review her book Faces and Phases 2006–14. I honestly thought it would be just a bunch of photos, as...
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2015 Feb. 1: “It felt like I was part of a reality TV show”
by Katiso Kgope It’s been days since we returned safely to Johannesburg from Durban. I must say it has been a phenomenal experience, one that I will never forget. I’m so grateful that I was selected to...
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2015 Feb. 11: Preliminary program for Zanele Muholi
11-26 February 2015 Lillestrøm/Oslo, NORWAY Akershus Art Center Adress: Storgata 4, Lillestrøm Msa Muholi covered his mouth with a yellow cloth trying to block the chilling wind outside the Art on...
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2015 June 28: Beauties from Faces celebrating their Phases
Where: Durban, South Africa Faces and Phases participants, Phila Mbanjwa and Tinashe Wakapila, a selfie taken by Phila somewhere in Durban (28.06.2015) Being a woman is more to it than being a pretty...
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2015 Jan. 3: Current situation
It is late at night when my mind begins wondering to places I made a concise decision to ignore. The thought lingers over me like a dark cloud above my head and suddenly I am cold with sadness. I...
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2015 June 29: The day my journey started
I am Thando Nkonzwana, originally from Cape Town. I would love to tell you about my recent journey. Everything is a new chapter to me, the traveling and meeting new faces. The 18th of June 2015 was my...
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2015 July 15: Doing the best for my daughter
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,...
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2015 Aug. 28: I have always wanted to enter a pageant
My name is Malolo Mofokeng also known as Eva. I am a 26 years old drag queen and come from Petrus Steyn in the Free State. I started my schooling in 1996 at Thiboloha School for the Deaf and Blind in...
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2015 Aug. 30: Losing and regaining self love
My life resembles the story line of the famous English book Dr Jackal and Mr Hyde. I was born Wandile Sincwala on the 17th of July 1988. Later in my teen years I was reborn as Somizy (Somgaga) as most...
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2015 Sept. 1: Mr & Miss LGBTI Daveyton 2015
by Sicka ‘Sharon’ Mthunzi What a “turn up” as we say when an event is supported by many. People came in all shapes and sizes, from the ladies in their gorgeous dresses to the gentleman with their smart...
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2015 Sept. 2: When Faces Meet in Gothenburg, Sweden
Photo Album by Lerato Dumse & Mary Coble and Ram Ranjan What: Muholi & Dumse’s Artist Talk Where: Stadsbiblioteket (Gothenburg City Library), Sweden. When: @17h30 Presentation focussed on...
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2015 Sept. 12: ‘2015, the year of breaking my silence’
by Christie van Zyl This year was my first time attending Mbokodo awards ‘Celebrating Women in the Arts’. Ang’zange nga kuzwa ukubumbana kwabantu besifazane kanje. (I have never experienced a...
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2016 April 18: “I have never seen so many Queer people under one roof…”
by Thembisa Cordelia Mhlawuli We are all born with greatness within, of course greatness is determined by the grace of your services to others. Humanity stands to be the one greatness within, which...
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