Zanele Muholi is a visual activist and a photographer getting attention for her latest project which chronicles the lives of black LGBT in South Africa. She especially archives the lives of South African lesbians. Her project sends a bold statement, that LGBT are living their lives in spite of. In spite of particularly physical treats, as South Africa is known for it’s violent treatment of black lesbians. Black lesbians living in especially lower classed areas are vulnerable to corrective rape and violent acts against them. These images are beautiful and I hope to see a more positive representation of our black LGBT community across the globe.
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[…] first encountered the South African photographer Zanele Muholi two winters ago in her native country. I was so shy and in awe of her work that I half-hoped she […]
[…] Zanele Muholi is a visual artist and activist doing some powerful work that documents the lives of LGBTQI folks in her country of birth, South Africa. Brought to you by the Human Rights Watch, the video highlights Muholi’s work and the culture of “curative” rape and hate crimes that’s pervasive in certain townships in South Africa. Watch the video below the learn more about Muholi’s work and the courgeous community she’s trying to build up through her work. […]
[…] are homogeneous. There are many in South Africa fighting for the rights of LGBT South Africans; Zanele Muholi being one of many, using her visual activism to bring awareness. Check out her work, as it […]