“Men Vulnerable to sexual assault” 1997 Lantern article reports on the often overlooked issue of men raping other men. Michael Scarce, the then coordinator of Rape Education and Prevention Program (REPP) speaks through his own experience with same-sex rape and the issues around male on male rape through his book, Male on Male Rape: The Hidden Toil of Stigma and Shame.
He says, in the article, that rape among men is about power struggle,
Lantern article clip, featuring the cover of Michael Scarce’s book (1997)
where “the majority of same-sex rapes are committed by men who identify as heterosexual” (Branco, 9). WAR’s report on rape is cited, where 1 in 10 men will be sexually assaulted in their lifetime. Scarce asserts that most men do not report being raped, because of stigma in relation to society’s homophobia. Scarce also highlights that research is lacking in this area, so he wanted to contribute with his book.
Works Cited
Branco, Julie. “Men Vulnerable to Sexual Assault: Male-on-Male Rape Seen as a Power Struggle.” The Lantern [Columbus] 4 June 1997, sec. 2: 9. Print.