Understanding and Challenging Stigma toward ... - Pact Cambodia

Naming Stigma
toward MSM
Location Feature Question
Top Effects How does this affect the person stigmatized?
(e.g., isolation)
Middle Forms What do people do when they stigmatize?
(e.g., name calling)
Bottom Causes Why do people stigmatize MSM?
(e.g., lack of knowledge)
Steps:
Problem Tree: In pairs, participants write points on cards and tape them on a wall
diagram to make a “problem tree,” showing types of stigma (main trunk), effects
(branches), and causes (roots). Then points are reviewed and more analysis is done
on the causes.
1. Card-Storming (Pairs): Divide into pairs. Hand out cards and markers.
Ask pairs to write points on cards corresponding to effects, types of stigma, and
causes, one point per card – and then go and tape their cards at the appropriate
level of the diagram.
2. Clustering: Ask a few pairs to come up to the wall and organize the cards
for each category. Eliminate repetition and put similar points together. Then ask
these participants to present the cards they have organized.
3. Debriefing (Plenary): Review one level at a time and clarify any points
which are unclear. Then look at the links between the different levels. For example
identify one form of stigma (e.g., shaming and blaming) and show its root
causes (e.g., moral judgments) and some of its effects (e.g., shame, feeling
excluded).
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