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- From: mscarce@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Michael Scarce)
- Subject: RE: Man Rapes Man
- Message-ID: <1993Jan7.222625.9710@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
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- Organization: The Ohio State University
- Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1993 22:26:25 GMT
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- I'm not sure if my last message made it through or not, so bear with me if this
- is a repeat.
-
- There was a request for information about any male rape cases going to court. I
- responded in mentioning a 'gay male acquaintance rape'.
-
- The alleged rapist is a self-identified GAY man.
- The alleged survivor is a self-identified GAY man.
- The two men met in a GAY bar, went home together, and one allegedly raped the
- other.
-
- I was merely attempting to be specific about this case. It IS important to
- distinguish what kind of rape we are talking about. Rape within the gay
- community can be very different than heterosexual rape or lesbian rape, just as
- there are differences between stranger and acquaintance rapes, individual or
- gang rape, adult rape or incest/molestation, etc, etc......
-
- There has been a lot of misinformation on this newsgroup about the rape of men
- over the last few days, let's begin to get our facts right.
-
- Statements like "The sex of the abuser and victim are completely irrelevant to
- the rape" does incredible damage to rape survivors. Many people still believe
- that it is impossible for men to be raped at all, and many female-specific rape
- laws make the rape of men perfectly legal by definition.
- There are differences between male and female survivors' rape experiences and
- the issues which affect their recovery, just as cultural-specific rape
- education and prevention in our communities is needed to address the demands of
- our diverse populations.
-
- Sorry for any misunderstanding, let's continue to explore this issue together.
-
- Michael Scarce
-