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shaayecanaan

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Sun Sep 14, 2014, 09:21 AM Sep 2014

"Son, men dont get raped" - article from gq. (triggers) [View all]

"The moment a man enlists in the United States armed forces, his chances of being sexually assaulted increase by a factor of ten. Women, of course, are much more likely to be victims of military sexual trauma (MST), but far fewer of them enlist. In fact, more military men are assaulted than women—nearly 14,000 in 2012 alone. Prior to the repeal of "Don't ask, don't tell" in 2011, male-on-male-rape victims could actually be discharged for having engaged in homosexual conduct. That's no longer the case—but the numbers show that men are still afraid to report being sexually assaulted."

http://www.gq.com/long-form/male-military-rape

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Thanks sibelian Sep 2014 #1
When this was posted a week or so ago, KitSileya Sep 2014 #2
I haven't seen any evidence that JonLP24 Sep 2014 #4
where was it posted? nt shaayecanaan Sep 2014 #7
KamaAina posted it last Wednesday KitSileya Sep 2014 #8
ah sorry, didn't notice nt shaayecanaan Sep 2014 #9
It's something that needs to be talked about, so the more the better KitSileya Sep 2014 #10
I remember early into my deployment JonLP24 Sep 2014 #3
"more military men are assaulted than women" sibelian Sep 2014 #5
It does make sense. KitSileya Sep 2014 #6
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