Navigating Social Stigma & Coming Out
Develop strategies for discussing your non-monogamous relationships with friends, family, and colleagues. Learn how to handle stigma, find community, and decide when and how to be 'out'.
3 courses
Build a clear conceptual framework for understanding social stigma around non-monogamy — where it comes from, how it operates, and what the research shows about how people navigate disclosure successfully.
Work through disclosure planning, conversation scripts, community-finding strategies, and response preparation — with practical tools for navigating coming out as non-monogamous to family, friends, and colleagues.
Develop the long-term strategies for sustaining an open non-monogamous identity — managing family relationships, protecting yourself in hostile environments, building community, and advocating for recognition.