Understanding and Challenging Stigma toward ... - Pact Cambodia

C6
Relations between Men who Have Sex
with Men Long Hair and Short Hair
2. Strategies to strengthen relations: Ask, “What can we do to strengthen
relations between long hair and short hair, so together we can fight for MSM
rights?” Record responses on flipchart.
Example Responses:
The examples below are not the required answers, and you are not expected to read them
out loud. They are included to illustrate the type of responses expected and can help you
identify issues you may want to raise, if they are not raised by participants. However, you
should let each group come up with their own ideas. Remember: there are no right and
wrong answers.
Organize joint activities that allow both groups to learn more about each other
by spending time together and asking questions openly.
Learn to respect the differences within the MSM community.
Get the two groups together to discuss why they stigmatize each other and what
they can do to solve the tension between the two groups.
Change the attitudes of the short hair who are the “stigmatizers.” They need to
recognize that long hair are the most stigmatized and help to fight for the rights
of long hair to be free from discrimination.
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