By Emma Onekekou

I hear you
I hear your questions
I hear your longing for freedom and love
I hear your craving for liberation

I see you
I see you trying to break invisible chains
I see fear slowing you down
I see the fear of being exposed
I see the fear of being punished, the fear of a punishment invented for you

Human, like me,
I hear you, I see you
And if you see and hear me too, come.
You will never be alone again.

I hear you.
I hear your need for affirmation
I hear your need for visibility
I hear your desire for expression.

I see you
I see your actions
Seemingly insignificant
And yet the foundation of something powerful.
I see your gestures,
Under a table, in the darkness of a room.
I see your love,
The one you forbid yourself to live.
I see you, in total denial
In search of a solution

Human, like me
I hear you, I see you
And if you see and hear me too, come.
You will never be alone again.

I hear you
I hear that little voice inside you:
“I accept myself”
“I am normal”
I hear a heart beating with love for a fellow human being.

I see you
I see a skirt making room for pants
I see two people of the same sex holding hands in the street
I see smiles.

Human, like me,
I hear you, I see you
And if you see and hear me too, come.
You will never be alone again.

Through your smile, I hear you, I see you
Through your gestures, I hear you, I see you
Through your expression, I hear you, I see you
Through your words, I hear you, I see you.
Through hate and fear, I hear you, I see you
Through silence, I hear you, I see you
Through anger and rage, I hear you, I see you
Through all of this violence, I hear you, I see you.

Human, like me,
Woman, lesbian, bisexual, trans, queer, non-binary,
I hear you, I see you.
And if you see and hear me too, come.
You will never be alone again.
We are a beautiful and powerful community
Our rainbow flag is a living testimony.