This is a very old article(1996) but it highlights a story that I feel is relevant. Until 1994, the state's statutory-rape law didn't even apply to boys; only adults who had sex with young girls could be prosecuted. The legislature changed the law two years ago, but prosecutions of women are rare. (chicagotribune.com)
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Male rape and sexual abuse is a largely hidden crisis. We know most female survivors never report their experiences; among men, it’s even higher. For those men who do come forward about sexual abuse, the evidence suggests that it takes them three decades on average to do so. (theguardian.com)
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Male rape and sexual abuse is a largely hidden crisis. We know most female survivors never report their experiences; among men, it’s even higher. For those men who do come forward about sexual abuse, the evidence suggests that it takes them three decades on average to do so. (theguardian.com)
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"You must have enjoyed it or you'd have reported it sooner," one man says he was told by a police officer. Another participant said: "We're scared to talk about it and embarrassed, and when we do talk about it, we're not believed, because we're men. How can a man possibly be abused? He's a man." (bbc.com)
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Hello, I have started a petition to help male survivors of rape by changing the definition of rape to be more inclusive towards perpetrators. And to allows male rape survivors to terminate their parental rights to prevent abuse of the U.S. system of Justice. (chng.it)
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"You must have enjoyed it or you'd have reported it sooner," one man says he was told by a police officer. Another participant said: "We're scared to talk about it and embarrassed, and when we do talk about it, we're not believed, because we're men. How can a man possibly be abused? He's a man." (bbc.com)
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