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The Hidden Epidemic of Men Who Are Raped by Women

The Hidden Epidemic of Men Who Are Raped by Women

by The Daily Eye Team December 1 2016, 6:03 pm Estimated Reading Time: 0 mins, 37 secs

There are many great things about the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's survey on sexual violence, according to UCLA law professor Lara Stemple. "The interviewer is trained to ask lots of questions and to maximize respondent comfort using check-ins," she explains. "Also, it's a health survey, which is a good context for people to think about their bodies and their own well-being."
But when it comes to reporting the outcomes of the survey, the CDC discounts men who have been forced to penetrate someone else—either by coercion, physical force, or lack of consent—by listing statistics for the crime under the category "other victimization," along with seemingly lesser offenses like "non-contact unwanted sexual experiences."

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