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
LGBTQ international students say they might find themselves in situations where they need to suppress their authentic selves and adopt a different persona whenever they travel back to their home countries.