{"id":34119,"date":"2016-02-16T22:30:50","date_gmt":"2016-02-17T03:30:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/limitless-project-nolizwe\/"},"modified":"2016-02-16T22:30:50","modified_gmt":"2016-02-17T03:30:50","slug":"limitless-project-nolizwe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/limitless-project-nolizwe\/","title":{"rendered":"Limit(less) Project: Nolizwe"},"content":{"rendered":"

Limit(less) Project: Nolizwe<\/b><\/p>\n

mowunna<\/a> posted a photo:<\/p>\n

\"Limit(less)<\/a><\/p>\n

Nolizwe: Queer South African American<\/b><\/p>\n

Q. How would you describe your style?<\/b><\/p>\n

“I couldn’t tell you that I had a style. Defining this has always been a bit of a struggle as all of the images I saw growing up were either of white or skinny people. As a result, I just assumed I didn’t have the right body to name or even define a particular look as my personal style. <\/p>\n

\nRight now, my style is about comfort. I’ve been able to find creative means of feeling held and loved in my attire. It’s hella beautiful to look at yourself in the mirror and smile back.”<\/i>
\n– Nolizwe (Queer South African American, They\/Them She\/Her, IG: @xhosaboi FB: @wayoftheliz)<\/p>\n

Donate to support the project:<\/b> HERE<\/a><\/p>\n

About Limit(less)<\/b>
\nLimit(less) is a photography project by Mikael Owunna (@owning-my-truth) documenting the fashion and style of LGBTQ African Immigrants (1st and 2nd generation) in diaspora. As LGBTQ Africans, we are constantly told that being LGBTQ is somehow “un-African,” and this rhetoric is a regular part of homophobic and transphobic discourse in African communities. This line of thinking, however, is patently false and exists an artifact of colonization of the African continent. Identities which would now be categorized as “LGBTQ” have always existed, and being LGBTQ does not make us “less” African.<\/p>\n

Limit(less) explores how LGBTQ African immigrants navigate their identities and find ways to overcome the supposed “tension” between their LGBTQ and African identities through their fashion and style. The project seeks to visually deconstruct the colonial binary that has been set up between LGBTQ and African identities, which erases the lives and experiences of LGBTQ Africans. ‪#‎LimitlessAfricans‬<\/p>\n

Donate to support the project:<\/b> HERE<\/a><\/p>\n

Website:
limitlessafricans.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Facebook Page:
facebook.com\/limitlessafricans<\/a><\/p>\n

Tumblr:
limitlessafricans.tumblr.com<\/a><\/p>\n

\n\"Limit(less)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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