Lesotho, Sept. 24 -- Unlocking Love has launched a new booklet, Coming Home to Yourself, aimed at supporting the mental health and wellbeing of LGBTIQ people while encouraging families, friends and service providers to create more inclusive and supportive environments.

Speaking at the launch, Unlocking Love Founder and Executive Director Irene Nchepe said the organisation developed the resource as part of its broader work to create spaces for dialogue, support mental health and wellbeing, engage young people and advocate for LGBTIQ rights.

Nchepe said mental health challenges affecting LGBTIQ people cannot be separated from the way society responds to them, noting that stigma, discrimination, rejection, isolation and fear of being misu...