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Some gay men who are raped blame themselves for the assault. Homophobia is fearhatred, and prejudice toward persons who identify as gay or bisexual. Sexual assault of LGBTQ individuals refers to the act of sexual violence against persons who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender amongst other sexualities and sexual minorities.

Here's what it's really liked to be raped by a bunch of forced prisoners - and it's not pretty. The significant underreporting of male-on-male rape, and the silence surrounding it, makes it difficult to provide an exact percentage.

Because there is a stigma attached to the label of gay, this stigma negatively affects how male victims believe others will treat them, thus impeding their recovery. Homophobia has its roots in two deeply embedded aspects of our culture.

France, despite having legalized gay marriage inhas seen a rise in homophobic violence in. The Complexities of Homophobia For victims who are gay, there are additional complexities associated with homophobia. In rape, sex is a vehicle through which domination, angercontrol, and violence are expressed.

They also may fear reporting the crime because they do not wish to be identified as gay. The first is heteronormativity which suggests that same-sex relationships are so far outside the cultural norm as to be a form of deviance that is deserving of being stigmatized.

They may think that because of their associations with the gay community, they gay what happened. Impeding Recovery Homophobia distorts how people see male-on-male rape and can impede the recovery of victims.

Same-sex rape is not a consensual sex act between gay persons. The second is misogyny whereby males learn to have contempt for women and exhibit prejudice and discrimination against them. A common belief about same-sex rape of males is that it is an expression of gay sex.

Misogynistic prejudice gay is directed toward males who display effeminate attributes. Homophobia also works against the recovery of heterosexual male victims because they fear they will be viewed as gay if they admit what happened. If the victim is thought to be gay, gang rape and other forms of sexual violation may occur.

Remaining silent because one fears being outed complicates the recovery process. Often the perpetrator is a heterosexual male who seeks to enhance his status among male peers by taunting, humiliating, and controlling his victim. Also, the shroud of silence means that many people have misunderstandings about this form of sexual violenceparticularly as it intersects with homophobia.

When motivation for rape is based upon hatred for gay men, it is a hate crime. A group of gangbangers repeatedly and viscously forced my for their needs during my incarceration. Posted October 4, Reviewed by Lybi Ma. Although there are variations in available statistics, current estimates indicate that between 4 and 9 percent of males are victims of rape, usually perpetrated by another male.

Rape is never consensual, regardless of whether it involves someone who is straight, gay, bisexual, or transgendered. This hard-hitting documentary reveals the abuse suffered by the gay community all over the world. Thus, homophobia hurts victims and non-victims alike.

One consequence of homophobia, ironically, is that it can be a motive for rape against someone thought to be gay or transgendered.