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(Male rape is serious, and is more common than we ever may start to imagine. Overwhelming this problem is and yet underwhelming is the attention brought to the victims by certain agencies who understand that a weaker male is an easier controled target for manipulation. Now is the time to be healed, to start seeking those who can address that which millions of us have gone through. You are not alone, we are here with you, we are working on it, and you'll know what to do soon. Seek a therapist, firstly, and one who is female, preferably, and who has experience counseling female rape victims and trauma. We need to be heard, every one of us, now. Our healing is more important than our sadness.) | ||
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Men, young men and young male children undergo rape-related ] by rape and sexual assault as female victims do. Many males who were survivors of male rape choose to suffer in silence rather than risk reporting the crime. These victims consider the shame of disclosure and their likely ] by peers, as worse than the crime itself; a form of ] ] similar to the double-bind blame that male-female rape victims often face. ] by fathers or incestuous rape of male children by adult men or by older and/or physically larger males in responsible roles is an especially traumatic form of sexual crime against males that has gained widespread national attention in the ] due to the recent ]. Male-male rape often does deep damage to or destroys the survivor's image of himself as a man which may cause him to feel helpless and alone among other men. | ||
| When a male is raped (by a male or female) the involuntary ] response of ] or ] cannot be taken to imply that the act was welcomed by the victim. A capable assailant, male or female, can induce these involuntary physical responses in the majority of males with force and/or with deception. Likewise, in ] or incestuous male-male rape, 'voluntary' initiation, 'voluntary' participation, and involuntary enjoyment by the victim, do not imply that the sexual assault is consensual, less loathsome, or less traumatic to the victim. Many people mistake these involuntary physiological effects, falsely, as indications of consent, when in fact the male rape victims have no more control over his involuntary physiological responses than do female rape victims. | When a male is raped (by a male or female) the involuntary ] response of ] or ] cannot be taken to imply that the act was welcomed by the victim. A capable assailant, male or female, can induce these involuntary physical responses in the majority of males with force and/or with deception. Likewise, in ] or incestuous male-male rape, 'voluntary' initiation, 'voluntary' participation, and involuntary enjoyment by the victim, do not imply that the sexual assault is consensual, less loathsome, or less traumatic to the victim. Many people mistake these involuntary physiological effects, falsely, as indications of consent, when in fact the male rape victims have no more control over his involuntary physiological responses than do female rape victims. | ||
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Male sexual assault and rape may involve forcible rape committed by other males or by females as well as statutory rape of minors by adult females.
Rape of males by males
(Male rape is serious, and is more common than we ever may start to imagine. Overwhelming this problem is and yet underwhelming is the attention brought to the victims by certain agencies who understand that a weaker male is an easier controled target for manipulation. Now is the time to be healed, to start seeking those who can address that which millions of us have gone through. You are not alone, we are here with you, we are working on it, and you'll know what to do soon. Seek a therapist, firstly, and one who is female, preferably, and who has experience counseling female rape victims and trauma. We need to be heard, every one of us, now. Our healing is more important than our sadness.)
Men, young men and young male children undergo rape-related trauma by rape and sexual assault as female victims do. Many males who were survivors of male rape choose to suffer in silence rather than risk reporting the crime. These victims consider the shame of disclosure and their likely shunning by peers, as worse than the crime itself; a form of double-bind shame similar to the double-bind blame that male-female rape victims often face. Incest by fathers or incestuous rape of male children by adult men or by older and/or physically larger males in responsible roles is an especially traumatic form of sexual crime against males that has gained widespread national attention in the United States due to the recent Roman Catholic sex abuse cases. Male-male rape often does deep damage to or destroys the survivor's image of himself as a man which may cause him to feel helpless and alone among other men.
When a male is raped (by a male or female) the involuntary physiological response of erection or ejaculation cannot be taken to imply that the act was welcomed by the victim. A capable assailant, male or female, can induce these involuntary physical responses in the majority of males with force and/or with deception. Likewise, in incest or incestuous male-male rape, 'voluntary' initiation, 'voluntary' participation, and involuntary enjoyment by the victim, do not imply that the sexual assault is consensual, less loathsome, or less traumatic to the victim. Many people mistake these involuntary physiological effects, falsely, as indications of consent, when in fact the male rape victims have no more control over his involuntary physiological responses than do female rape victims.
Male-on-male rape does not imply homosexuality. People often view the male aggressor as a homosexual, and may think of the recipient as having homosexual tendencies too, especially if he shows signs of sexual stimulation during the experience. Research indicates that the most common form of male-male rape is group rape by other males who rape males who are considered less than 'real' men or latent homosexuals; therefore it is a mistake to perceive the rapists as homosexuals in these cases too. A male rape victim will often experience involuntary erection when forcibly penetrated by rapists of either gender but that does not mean that he is homosexual or that he enjoys the rape. To falsely label a male rape victim 'homosexual' just because his rapist was male can cause the rape victim double-bind shame in cultures where discrimination against homosexuals is rampant.
Rape of males by females
Women also can commit an act of rape with force or deception to make a man (or adolescent) engage in a non-consensual penetrative sexual act.
Statutory rape of males by females
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According to Court TV's Crime Library, women commit about 10% of all child sexual abuse offences and their offenses often involve their own child or children, which also constitutes incest.
Many reported cases are viewed by the offender as "consensual" and are statutory rape - several widely publicized cases in the United States involved school teachers raping their teenage male students under their consent - however, under current Federal United States law, children under the age of consent do not have the right to give free and willing consent, and it is believed to be an abuse of authority for a teacher to use their position to have sex with a student. A recent example of this is that of Debra Lafave of Greco Middle School and her teenage student. The controversial case questioned the view that women do not cause harm when they engage in sex acts with children.
References
Further reading
- Anderson, Peter and Struckman-Johnson, Cindy, Sexually Aggressive Women: Current Perspectives and Controversies, Guilford, 1998.
Male survivors
- Dorais, Michel, Don't Tell: The Sexual Abuse of Boys, McGill-Queen Univ Press, 2002.
- Mezey, Gillian, and King, Michael, Male Victims of Sexual Assault, Oxford, 2000.