Understanding and Challenging Stigma toward ... - Pact Cambodia

B7
Value Clarification
Step:
1. Rapid survey: Ask participants to go to each flipchart and write down their
opinion about each statement: “Agree (A),” “Disagree (D),” or “Not sure (NS).”
2. Tabulate the results: When participants are finished, record the results for
each question, e.g., 20 Agree, 4 Disagree, 1 not sure.
3. Plenary discussion: Take one statement at a time. Ask one person to read
it and the result. Then ask one person who agrees to explain why they agree, and
one who disagrees to explain why they disagree. Discuss. Then move to the next
statement.
4. Processing: Ask:
What are the attitudes and beliefs behind these opinions?
How do those attitudes and beliefs bring about stigma towards MSM?
5. Summary: Bring the session to a close by summarizing the main points
which participants have made during the exercise. In giving your summary you
may use some of the following points, if they have not already been mentioned by
participants.
Seven of the statements (A, C, F, G, I, K, L) are stereotypes based on lack of
information and/or prejudice against MSM and they result in stigma. We judge
other people based on half knowledge.
Many of these stereotypes (F, G, K) are based on the view that MSM are
immoral because they are having sex which is considered different from
socially “appropriate” or “traditionally” acceptable sex (male to male sex, oral
sex, anal sex).
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