Men who are gay or bisexual—or thought to be—and transgenr women- are more vulnerable to sexual vlence and gay rape Syria than heterosexual men and boys.
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ABED GAY MEN DON'T SEE THEY ARE VICTIMS - STUDY
The 77-page report, “‘They Treated Us Monstro Ways’: Sexual Vlence Agast Men, Boys, and Transgenr Women the Syrian Conflict,” found that men and boys have been vulnerable to sexual vlence the Syrian nflict sce began. People Human Rights Watch terviewed said that gay and bisexual men, transgenr women, and nonbary people were subject to creased vlence based on their actual or perceived sexual orientatn or genr inty. Transgenr women are often perceived as gay men Syria and are targeted for the same reasons. * gay rape victims *
Moreover, the ways which society both hypersexualiz LGBTQ people and stigmatiz our relatnships n lead to timate partner vlence that stems om ternalized homophobia and shame. 44 percent of lbians and 61 percent of bisexual women experience rape, physil vlence, or stalkg by an timate partner, pared to 35 percent of straight women26 percent of gay men and 37 percent of bisexual men experience rape, physil vlence, or stalkg by an timate partner, pared to 29 percent of straight men46 percent of bisexual women have been raped, pared to 17 percent of straight women and 13 percent of lbians22 percent of bisexual women have been raped by an timate partner, pared to 9 percent of straight women40 percent of gay men and 47 percent of bisexual men have experienced sexual vlence other than rape, pared to 21 percent of straight men. Later, as puberty crept along and girls ught his eye, he wonred if the attack meant he was really gay.
Myths bee formidable obstacl to survivors nontg their trmas: that “real men” don’t get raped, that survivors of rape or abe mt be gay, that rape is about sex rather than power and ntrol, or that the abed are likely themselv to bee Alex Feis-Bryce, head of SurvivorsUK – himself a survivor who, aged 18, was dgged and raped like Saga’s victims – puts : “A lot of men feel pletely emasculated after beg raped. The myths clu:• ‘Real men’ nnot be raped;• Male victims of rape have very ltle emotnal trma to pe wh;• A man who is raped mt have been behavg a way that ma him appear homosexual;• If a man has been raped he should be able to pe on his own;• If a man has already had nsensual sex wh other men, his claims of rape should not be believed;• Only men who are big and strong are able to rape other men.
Saga was a gay man of average stature, who liberately targeted heterosexual men.
GAY RAPE: STARTLG FACTS
The myths clu:• Regardls of how they intify themselv, men who rape other men are homosexual;• Men who m rape are naturally more aggrsive their day to day liv;• Most s of male rape clu the e of a weapon;• Most men would be able to fight off a male sexual attacker;• Almost all male rape occurs stutns such as prisons or the ary.