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Behind the Aegis

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3. I posted this in the Sexual Assault Survivors' Group.

Reply to davidn3600 (Original post)

Mon Jun 22, 2015, 12:43 AM

Jun 2015

It is an uncomfortable topic for most people, even SAS. Men are often shamed if they are victims of sexual assault, even boys are blamed if it happens to them. It reinforces a very negative stereotype men are not vulnerable creatures, and if we are, we are weak, and thus, anything which happens is because of our weakness. Gay men get this treatment from mainstream outlets on occasion, because our "weakness" is our sexuality.

There is a part of the article about a study in which men weren't even sure if they could get emergency treatment. I wonder what a survey like that would reveal if done in the US.

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Sweden opens clinic for male rape victims [View all] davidn3600 Jun 2015 OP

How creepy is this? Major Nikon Jun 2015 #1

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I posted this in the Sexual Assault Survivors' Group. Behind the Aegis Jun 2015 #3

This is a good thing mythology Jun 2015 #4