2020
Founded
Born from conviction: queer Basotho deserve to thrive, not just survive.
Queer WorX is a queer Basotho-led non-profit organisation advancing the rights, well-being and economic inclusion of LGBTIQ+ people in Lesotho. Founded in 2020 and incorporated under the Companies Act 2011 in 2025, we grew from a simple conviction: that LGBTIQ+ people in Lesotho deserve more than survival; they deserve to thrive, economically and socially.
We hold that conviction without setting ourselves apart from anyone else. LGBTIQ+ Basotho are not a question separate from the nation; we are part of its social fabric. Beyond our identities, we are citizens of this country and of this earth, shaped by the same poverty, unemployment and barriers to opportunity that touch every Mosotho's life, and contributors to the same shared future. Our work is therefore intersectional by necessity: it meets queerness where it overlaps with gender, class, disability and geography, and it stands in solidarity with the wider struggle for a just society, rather than in isolation from it.
From a conviction in 2020 to a movement reaching across Lesotho.
Born from conviction: queer Basotho deserve to thrive, not just survive.
Queer Xpressions is born - activism through a creative's lens.
First funding from The Other Foundation powers the Queer Econ baseline study in Mafeteng, Berea and Leribe.
Incorporated as a non-profit company; grants from The Other Foundation, the Marang Fund, and the UNICEF-IOM Youth Power Hub.
100+ trained across the North, South and Central regions; our Board of Directors is constituted.
Queer Econ reaching all ten districts of Lesotho.
To advance an inclusive and economically resilient LGBTIQ+ community in Lesotho by promoting economic and social inclusion, strengthening human capital, and supporting sustainable livelihoods and holistic wellness.
A Lesotho where all LGBTIQ+ individuals achieve their full potential, living with dignity, freedom and economic prosperity, and contributing fully to a vibrant, inclusive nation.
Institutional values · how we govern and hold ourselves
Practice principles — LIGHT-IDEA · how we show up every day