The work of South African photographer and activist Zanele Muholi became known two decades ago. Muholi has portrayed the collective of gay, transgender, and Black lesbian people in South Africa and other countries, to rewrite a visual history of these groups that have suffered continuous discrimination and to make known, quoting Muholi, "their existence and resistance". Her work "Lerato Dumse, Syracuse", which challenges the stereotypical pose of traditional portraiture, belongs to the series Faces and Phases, a vast and vibrant visual archive that photographs people at different moments of their lives, in different places and spaces. In the artist's own words: "Faces and Phases commemorates and celebrates the lives of queer Black people I have met in my travels. Some of their stories gave me sleepless nights as I tried to process the struggles they told me about". Muholi maintains a deep commitment to eliminating all forms of discrimination, social injustice, and stigmas associated with queer identity in African society.