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@FindNewWords

Change, one word at a time. An initiative to find new words for the South African LGBTIQQAP+ community.

 Johannesburg, South Africa
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Joined August 2017
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letlhogonolo@mx_mokgoroane20 Feb 2019
Read this article by @Zion_SD where he articulates the importance of @FindNewWords thisisafrica.me/find-new-wor…
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En las 11 lenguas oficiales que se hablan en Sudáfrica es difícil encontrar una sola palabra respetuosa para referirse a la comunidad LGTB+. La campaña #FindNewWords quiere encontrar términos que no sean ofensivos ni humillantes. 🏳️‍🌈playgroundmag.net/cultura/fi…
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Wrote something for Into on the @FindNewWords campaign. Peep over here:
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letlhogonolo@mx_mokgoroane21 Oct 2018
Replying to @bevditsie
@bevditsie and I wore our @FindNewWords t-shirt. I spoke about how instrumental Bev was in LGBT rights, histories and in creating Black queer possibilities. Thank you @SNmemorial for the space. #SNML2018 #FindNewWords
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@SNML18 with @Mr_Mokgoroane and @MaThoko_Postbox and @SistaSeeker. ❤️
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South Africans Encouraged to #FindNewWords ethicalmarketingnews.com/sou… @FindNewWords
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media update@mediaupdate15 Oct 2018
The #FindNewWords initiative encourages South Africans to find positive words to replace derogatory ones used in the LGBTQQIAP+ communities. @ComingOutDay #LGBTQ mediaupdate.co.za/publicity/…
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Pinksixty@Pinksixty_News12 Oct 2018
A campaign to replace anti-LGBT words in the 11 official languages of #SouthAfrica with positive alternatives has tested with a #homophobic slur in a spoof #TVad. The #FindNewWords initiative, said from over 10 million viewers.
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letlhogonolo@mx_mokgoroane11 Oct 2018
Words mean things. Words make people fall in love. Words incite violence. Words turn non-believers into believers, the lost into fanatics’ — @FindNewWords #FindNewWords
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letlhogonolo@mx_mokgoroane11 Oct 2018
‘So it is better to speak remembering we were never meant to survive.’ — Audre Lorde #FindNewWords
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@MarkLives12 Oct 2018
#CampaignRadar: South Africans encouraged to #FindNewWords marklives.com/radar/campaign… 🌈@FindNewWords #LGBTQ
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Mambaonline@Mambaonline12 Oct 2018
A homophobic fake washing powder ad was screened on SABC this week as a test to see how South Africans would respond to the use of the word “istabane” – and we failed miserably. mambaonline.com/2018/10/12/h… @FindNewWords
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Khanyi Mpumlwana and Nobantu Sibeko started the Find New Words organisation with the aim of creating non derogatory terms for queer people in African languages. bit.ly/2P2DG7v

A queer quandary: What to call kin – The Mail & Guardian

Aunt, grandfather, mother, sister, brother. Nonbinary people take on the search for their own familial terms

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Mambaonline@Mambaonline29 Jun 2018
Changing society, one word at a time. An exciting new initiative is creating new LGBTIQ+ identifying words and phrases in South Africa’s indigenous languages that are positive and affirming. mambaonline.com/2018/06/29/f… @FindNewWords #pride
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@ajplus25 Jun 2018
South Africa's Equality Court ruled that you can’t use religion to justify anti-gay hate speech.
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The World Health Organization has announced that identifying as transgender will no longer be classified as a mental illness in the new International Classification for Diseases (ICD). bit.ly/2I4c51j
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Learning about @FindNewWords and the awesome work they are doing!!! Quite exciting!!! #Feathers10
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Replying to @FindNewWords
@FindNewWords was freaking dope!!! What an experience.
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Yesterday at @FindNewWords sharing about @WeTheBraveSA, @YoungHeroesSA & @H4Mtop2btm. Hey @SirShezi I see u.
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Ole@BadvocateO12 May 2018
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@FindNewWords is important. I'm deep in thought. And I heard a word or 2 that resonated so deeply with me, I want to use it already. I felt represented, acknowledged and my existence validate by those words
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[New Word Alert] This group decided on “Sekgele sa Mookodi” for #queer. Derived from the word ‘umbrella’ and ‘rainbow’ (as in the rainbow queer flag) #FindNewWords ☂️🌈
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