Martina Delle Donne
As the #metoo conversation continues, another group of victims is being recognized: men. A recently published paper in the shows that some men who have experienced sexual violence are hesitant to speak out or seek help.
The lead author of the study is , a visiting researcher in the lab of Victoria Frye, associate medical professor in the Community Health and Social Medicine Department, at the CUNY School of Medicine at T九色视频.
This research aims to fill the gap in the literature and better understand how men, both straight and gay as well as cisgender and transgender, conceptualize, understand, and seek help related to sexual violence. Key findings show that those who both self-identify as men and as members of sexual-orientation minority populations are at higher risk of sexual violence and are less likely to report or seek support services. Like women, these men face barriers. But some of those barriers are unique, including:
- Traditional gender norms that encourage men to be 鈥渟trong鈥 and not show vulnerability
- Stigma associated with both being gay and being a victim of sexual violence (e.g. 鈥測ou asked for it鈥)
It鈥檚 worth noting that the majority of the study participants who experienced violence stated that it was from another man, which is in line with the data reported from the (2011) which show that when men are raped, in 79.3% of the cases the perpetrator is another man.
According to Delle Donne, 鈥淭he goal of this exploratory study is to describe the barriers in order to interrupt stigma, reduce shame, and diminish stereotypes that have left men who experience sexual violence feeling silenced and invalidated. As one of the Silence Breakers, noted, right now it鈥檚 crucial to speak out and advocate for victimized people鈥檚 rights.鈥
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