International students call for queer-specific mental support as they hide identities at home

In Canada, Yatharth Sethi is a queer 22-year-old studying computer science who likes to cook with their partner on the weekends. But at home in India, Sethi plays the role of a straight person, looking forward to marriage and having kids."It is extremely hard. Every time I have to visit my home country, there is a major identity crisis and I have to constantly switch between who I am and who I have to pretend to be," said Sethi, not their real name. CBC News has agreed to keep Sethi's identity c

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