The anonymous aspect of AA is to give those there the freedom to speak without fear of being outed by others. Their anonymity is protected by the others.
Outing yourself is a personal choice and not a violation of the program. For some, it may be a necessary part of their journey.
I have friends who shared their story with me, an outsider to the program, because they wanted to.
Actually “outing yourself” is somewhat of a neccessity when “making amends” to those you have harmed by your alcoholism.
Besides most people know when someone is an alcoholic.
“Our public relations policy is based on attraction rather than promotion; we need always maintain personal anonymity at the level of press, radio and films’’. Tradition Eleven, A.A. program.