Colour Me Foundation

On the 17th of May 2026, we gathered for the IDAHOBIT Dialogue hosted by Colour Me Foundation — not just to commemorate a day, but to confront painful truths that many still choose to ignore.

The conversations were deep. Emotional. Heavy. Honest.🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

We heard stories of q***r people in rural areas and small towns still living in fear — fear of being attacked, rejected, humiliated, silenced, and abandoned simply for existing. We listened to the lived realities of trans women facing brutal violence and le***an women constantly navigating hate, discrimination, and corrective violence in communities that should protect them.

What made this dialogue different was the truth in the room. No filters. No sugarcoating. Just people speaking from wounds that are still fresh. 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

We were honoured to have ADV.Oarabile Gaoraelwe from the North West Human Rights Commission joining us as Keynote Speaker, reminding us that human rights cannot only exist in cities and policies while rural q***r lives continue to be erased in silence.🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

These conversations reminded us that visibility without safety is not freedom. Representation without protection is not justice.🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

There is still so much work to do.

But in that virtual room, q***r people from villages, townships, and small towns chose courage over silence. And that matters.🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️✊🏾