Comments on: Five Years of Zanele Muholi's Photos of LGBT Lives in Africa Stolen From Her Apartment http://www.autostraddle.com/five-years-of-zanele-muholis-photos-of-lgbt-lives-in-africa-stolen-from-her-apartment-138283/ The World's Most Popular Independently-Owned Website for Lesbian, Bisexual and Queer Women Sun, 19 May 2013 14:28:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Dena http://www.autostraddle.com/five-years-of-zanele-muholis-photos-of-lgbt-lives-in-africa-stolen-from-her-apartment-138283/#comment-201561 Dena Sat, 19 May 2012 05:40:32 +0000 http://www.autostraddle.com/?p=138283#comment-201561 South Africa has the unique distinction of having a quite LGB friendly government (I’m not very knowledgable on their stance regarding trans* issues) but a less than welcoming population. There is unfortunately quite a gap between the two.

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]]> By: Kazoot http://www.autostraddle.com/five-years-of-zanele-muholis-photos-of-lgbt-lives-in-africa-stolen-from-her-apartment-138283/#comment-201120 Kazoot Thu, 17 May 2012 18:16:41 +0000 http://www.autostraddle.com/?p=138283#comment-201120 Sadly, the sexual orientation rights clause in the South African Constitution is under threat. So, if you are in SA, here are the details of nationwide protests this weekend http://oblogdeeoblogda.wordpress.com/2012/05/16/south-african-lgbti-coalition-organizes-nartionwide-marches-to-protect-the-constitution/

The fact that Zanele’s work got stolen must be a huge personal tragedy and we’ve all lost something truly incredible. This really does not look like an ordinary burglary at all. When I read it on Facebook I expected this story to be all over the newspapers, but nothing, only a small article in the Cape Times more than a week later.

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]]> By: boxeadora http://www.autostraddle.com/five-years-of-zanele-muholis-photos-of-lgbt-lives-in-africa-stolen-from-her-apartment-138283/#comment-201099 boxeadora Thu, 17 May 2012 16:53:27 +0000 http://www.autostraddle.com/?p=138283#comment-201099 Given that South Africa recognizes same-sex marriages, it is all the stranger that this robbery gets little press attention there. This crime is unfortunate. I have my laptop programmed for daily automatic internet back-ups @ mozy.com

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]]> By: DemiArianna http://www.autostraddle.com/five-years-of-zanele-muholis-photos-of-lgbt-lives-in-africa-stolen-from-her-apartment-138283/#comment-201095 DemiArianna Thu, 17 May 2012 16:17:27 +0000 http://www.autostraddle.com/?p=138283#comment-201095 Great, as if stories like these aren’t stolen/hushed enough.

This really really sucks.

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]]> By: bookbound http://www.autostraddle.com/five-years-of-zanele-muholis-photos-of-lgbt-lives-in-africa-stolen-from-her-apartment-138283/#comment-201058 bookbound Thu, 17 May 2012 13:37:03 +0000 http://www.autostraddle.com/?p=138283#comment-201058 what made me feel even sicker/angrier to hear about this: it might not have been a random burglary. Her partner’s valuables and other belongings weren’t taken, just all the photo equipment and hard drives. http://www.divamag.co.uk/category/news/media-ignore-theft-of-photographer’s-work-documenting-black-lesbian-live.aspx

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]]> By: Randahl http://www.autostraddle.com/five-years-of-zanele-muholis-photos-of-lgbt-lives-in-africa-stolen-from-her-apartment-138283/#comment-201057 Randahl Thu, 17 May 2012 13:36:05 +0000 http://www.autostraddle.com/?p=138283#comment-201057 It is heart breaking, but an eye for an eye makes the whole world blind…

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]]> By: Capri http://www.autostraddle.com/five-years-of-zanele-muholis-photos-of-lgbt-lives-in-africa-stolen-from-her-apartment-138283/#comment-201034 Capri Thu, 17 May 2012 09:09:09 +0000 http://www.autostraddle.com/?p=138283#comment-201034 Here: http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/105167?c=home

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]]> By: Sierra http://www.autostraddle.com/five-years-of-zanele-muholis-photos-of-lgbt-lives-in-africa-stolen-from-her-apartment-138283/#comment-200998 Sierra Thu, 17 May 2012 05:33:36 +0000 http://www.autostraddle.com/?p=138283#comment-200998 This breaks my heart just reading about it.

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]]> By: Carmen http://www.autostraddle.com/five-years-of-zanele-muholis-photos-of-lgbt-lives-in-africa-stolen-from-her-apartment-138283/#comment-200975 Carmen Thu, 17 May 2012 04:24:17 +0000 http://www.autostraddle.com/?p=138283#comment-200975 i’m upset

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]]> By: lyricmelody http://www.autostraddle.com/five-years-of-zanele-muholis-photos-of-lgbt-lives-in-africa-stolen-from-her-apartment-138283/#comment-200965 lyricmelody Thu, 17 May 2012 03:53:40 +0000 http://www.autostraddle.com/?p=138283#comment-200965 wow, this is horrifying. i hope they somehow recover her work. i also hope they find out who targeted her so that they can be punished in some way.

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]]> By: Donate http://www.autostraddle.com/five-years-of-zanele-muholis-photos-of-lgbt-lives-in-africa-stolen-from-her-apartment-138283/#comment-200911 Donate Thu, 17 May 2012 01:19:50 +0000 http://www.autostraddle.com/?p=138283#comment-200911 Donated to her indiegogo campaign…hopefully every bit counts

http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/105167?a=620256

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]]> By: Marian http://www.autostraddle.com/five-years-of-zanele-muholis-photos-of-lgbt-lives-in-africa-stolen-from-her-apartment-138283/#comment-200896 Marian Thu, 17 May 2012 00:53:28 +0000 http://www.autostraddle.com/?p=138283#comment-200896 This is so sad! I admit I had never heard of her before, but her work sounds unlike most things out there and extremely important. I really hope the content is recovered. I also hope mainstream media picks up on this, if they don’t it’ll be (unsurprisingly) disappinting.

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