Table 5. Cis-Heterosexism and Community Connectedness Treatment Strategies.

Task	Suggested DBT skills or principles
Checking safety	Check the Facts (ER)
	Pros and Cons (DT)
	Problem Solving (ER)
Managing worries and expectations of rejection and stigma experiences	Check the Facts (ER)
	Self-Validation (WMP)
	Opposite Action (ER)
	Problem Solving (ER)
	Reality Acceptance (DT)
	Cope Ahead (ER)
	Mindfulness of Others (IE)
Managing indirect or direct stigma by others, and associated distress	Check the Facts (ER)
	Recovering from Invalidation (WMP)
	Self-Validation (WMP)
	Self-Soothe (DT)
	Opposite Action (ER)
	Objective Effectiveness (DEARMAN; IE)
	Self-Respect Effectiveness (FAST; IE)
	Cope Ahead (ER)
	Reality Acceptance (DT)
	Ending Destructive Relationships (IE)
	Distraction with Wise Mind ACCEPTS (DT)
	Improve the Moment (DT)
	TIPP (DT)
Coming out to others	Pros and Cons (DT)
	States of Mind (CM)
	Objective Effectiveness (DEARMAN; IE)
	Self-Respect Effectiveness (FAST; IE)
	Relationship Effectiveness (GIVE; IE)
Connecting with and feeling accepted by others	Finding and Getting People to Like You (IE)
	Ending Destructive Relationships (IE)
	Relationship Effectiveness (GIVE; IE)
	Building Positive Experiences (ER)
	Participate (CM)
	Opposite Action (ER)
	Reality Acceptance (DT)
Advocating for Social Change	Wise Mind Values (ER)
	Participate (CM)
	Effectiveness (CM)
	Build Mastery (ER)
	Objective Effectiveness (DEARMAN; IE)
	Self-Respect Effectiveness (FAST; IE)

Note. Tasks and suggestions informed by participant feedback and previous research (Cohen et al., 2021; Skerven et al., 2019). Tasks and skills/principles are not in any particular order. Skillset indicators: CM = Core Mindfulness; WMP = Walking the Middle path; ER = Emotion Regulation; DT = Distress Tolerance; IE = Interpersonal Effectiveness.