Thread by @modernhomesla

#MeToo isn't just a girl thing.

Rape | sexual assault:
9% male + 91% female

1 in 71 men will be raped.👈😱

40.2% gay men,
47.4% bisexual men +
20.8% heterosexual men
reported sexual violence,
other than rape!

1 in 45 men
been made 2
penetrate intimate partner.😱

Child sexual abuse
among - BOYS👨‍👦‍👦

1 in 6 boys
sexually abused
B4 18yrs
(while girls R 1 in 4 🤔)

34% of abusers R family members (b+g).

27.8% boys 10yr-old or younger
at time of 1st rape/victimization.

96% of child sexual abuse
from a male🚹♂️
#MaleRapeAndSexualAssault

Child sexual abuse
among - BOYS👨‍👦‍👦

76.8% people
who sexually assault children
R adults.

325,000 children
R at risk
of becoming victims
of commercial child sexual exploitation
each yr.

Avg age of boys,
11 - 13yr,
first becoming
victims of prostitution😱

🎓🎓CAMPUS LIFE🎓🎓
sexual abuse among males

🗒️The general statistic of
1 in 16 men sexually assaulted,
holds true 4 college years.

> 90% of sexual assault victims 👈😱
on college campuses
do NOT report🔥

#RespectVictims
#MaleSexualAssault

In general(m+w), rape is
most under-reported crime;
only 63%.

*Note: Low rate of false reporting overall;
different reports show an approx 3%+/-
who file false reports.
[🗣️psst. That's low.]

#RespectVictims

Dwnld pamphlet:
google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j…

🤔🤔Y don't men
report rape and/or sexual abuse?

🗯️📢🗯️
As a society,
we must recognize barriers men face
when choosing whether
2 speak out about sexual assault.

#MaleRapeAndSexualAssault
#OSU
#BoyScouts
#Church
Regents of Michigan published this
sapac.umich.edu/article/53

🚹♂️MALE SEXUAL ASSAULT + ABUSE♂️🚹

As w women survivors,
when men choose 2 come forward,
it is important male survivors,
be believed + supported by
those around them
+ allowed 2 make their own decisions
about what courses of action 2 take.

#Respect 🙌

⚖️🗒️U.S. Dept of Justice records

Average of >12,000 reported
sexual assaults of men annually,

+ predicts if unreported assaults R included,

actual number is approx 60,000👈😱
#ThisReality

A male's age of greatest risk
of sexual assault
is age 4😱
#MoreReality

🤔How do male survivors
react 2 sexual assault?

Anger, anxiety, fear, confusion,
self-blame, shame, depression
+ even suicidal thoughts
R all common reactions
4 some1 who has experienced
sexual assault.

Men, however,
R more likely than women
2 initially respond w anger,

Men will try 2 minimize 🐜
the importance
or severity of assault.

Male survivors more likely
2 use or abuse alcohol or other drugs 🍸💊
as a means 2 try + cope w experience
+ its after affects.🎭

Some men may have an erection 🚀
or may ejaculate during a sexual assault,
+ may later feel confused that
perhaps this means they enjoyed experience😱

Some perps deliberately manipulate victim 2 orgasm,
out of a desire 2 completely control victim😱😱

#MaleSexualAssault

🔥🔥
Due 2 a male's physiological response
of an erection or ejaculation,
Perps can continue manipulation
after assault 2 coerce survivor
away from reporting or seeking help.

💸💸Bet there aren't many
women survivors who had
an orgasm while an assault took place.
🤔
#Heavy

🤔What ideas in our society
prevent male survivors
from speaking out about
sexual assault + sexual abuse?

👇
Because of how men are socialized
+ expected 2 behave in our society,
a male survivor of sexual assault
may feel as if he is not “a real man.”
👆
🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

Our society expects men
2 B in control, 💪
therefore survivor + others
may have difficulty accepting
image of a man
who has been victimized.🤔

Stigma | Fallacy 👈
of being abused as a child
leading 2 adult perps <=== NOT TRUE
effecting males in not speaking.

#SexualAssault

👥Homophobia causes men
who have experienced
male-on-male rape
2 fear telling their stories👻

Homophobia + gay stereotypes
may affect man’s decision 2 disclose.

Stereotypes on promiscuity of gay men
will often lead 2 victim blaming
from survivor’s support system.
#LGBT

Homophobia is a tool ⚒️
a perpetrator can use
+ perpetuate in order
2 maintain this power⚒️

By denying that males
can B sexually assaulted,
male survivors R made 2 feel
they R alone or abnormal.

I am no scholar nor psychologist.
Just 1 of 6🗣️

Never let it own U.
Own it!

MALE SEXUAL ABUSE
At least 1 in 6 men
have been
sexually abused or assaulted.

Those who come forward R brave.
All survivors have a voice.🗣️

If U R a male survivor
of sexual assault,
seek support.

U R not alone!

Too many cases go unreported.
🗣️📢
1in6.org

Healing is a process.

Sometimes people forget 2 B
compassionate w themselves.
Often times, it's easier 2 show
others then 2 themselves. 🤔

Male sexual assault + abuse is real.

Roman Catholic Archdiocese
Hollywood: Singer + Spacey, et al

@kimmasters TY
1in6.org/get-informatio…

Hiya @threadreaderapp

#Metoo again.

Can u unroll this information
regarding male sexual abuse
and sexual assault?

The numbers are quite staggering.

There is always support 4 survivors of
all sexual assault.
Speak out.🗣️📢