Men Making A Difference

Not only is it crucial for men to be involved in the movement, it is also necessary to understand that men can be victimized as well.

Male Survivors of Sexual Assault

• 92,700 men are forcibly raped each year in the United States. (Tjaden, P. and Thoennes, N. Prevalence, Incidence and Consequences of Violence Against Women: Finding from the National Violence Against Women Survey. U.S. Department of Justice, Centers for Disease Control. November, 1998).
• 11% of total sexual assault victims are male, 89% are female. (1999 National Crime Victimization Survey. U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, 2000).
• A greater percentage of juvenile sexual assault victims were male (18%) than were adult sexual assault victims (4%). (Sexual Assault of Young Children as Reported to Law Enforcement: Victim, Incident and Offender Characteristics. U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, 2000).
• Boys are less likely than girls to report sexual abuse because of the fear of retribution, the social stigma against homosexual behavior, the desire to appear self-reliant, and the concern about loss of independence following disclosure. (Holmes, W. and Slap, G. Sexual Abuse of Boys: Definition, Prevalence, Correlates, Sequelae, and Management. The Journal of the American Medical Association, Vol. 280. 1998).