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There seems to be an underlying trust system that has developed over time, almost like an epidemic, in the male community.
Those beliefs have been reinforced through the extremism of arrogant gender codes inflicted on our boys.
The misguided notion is that rape only happens to girls.
In besides, rape is also affiliated with a very male-induced shame; a shame that is clearly associated with being breakable, or even gay. For years afterward, the boys (victims) are silent and hide in a sandbank dark pool of shame and guilt.
The emotional after effects in the fancy run are nothing less than tragic and heart breaking.
"Exhibit 10: Percentage Classification of Female and Male Rape Victims by Age at Time of First Rape," from Patricia Tiaden and Nancy Thoennes' 1995-96 U.S. Segment of Justice study , we see an example of the powerful and sobering reality of cases pertaining to the age of boys when they are raped.
I was in utter disbelief when I read, "48% of boys reported their first nevertheless of actual rape was before the age of … twelve." TWELVE.
Source: San Diego Gay & Lesbian News