An excellent blog posting by John Markley at The Superfluous Man on Cheerleading for rapists:
The public’s attitude towards men raped by other men (in prison or otherwise) is almost uniformly dreadful; raped men are either a punch line or objects of contempt, to the extent they are acknowledged at all. This is not surprising, since many supporters of both traditionalist/patriarchal sex roles and many supporters of feminism have an interest in ignoring, denying, or belittling the issue. Well, the attitude towards victims of female-on-male rape actually manages the difficult feat of being worse.
I want to thank John for treating my experience with dignity and respect – so thank you John. You can read the rest here.
This entry also posted at: http://remodel4life.blogspot.com/2008/07/getting-it-right-on-raped-males.html
James, I read your blog. I write now to applaud you and honor you as a survivor. Bravery is having the courage to stand up and be counted. And you, my myspace friend, count.
I hope this journey you’re now on brings you the inner peace that is everyone’s right to harness.