被禁止的性行為與性暴力

性暴力: 強姦: 男性受害人: 幫助受害人 2

既然被另一個男性強姦的男性牽涉到同一性別的兩個人，那麼，同性戀的問題始終是縈回於事件背後的陰霾。出於這樣的原因，許多受害人要自訴這種犯罪會猶豫不決：他們並不想被人貼上“同性戀者”的標籤。但是，正如我們一再強調的一樣，強姦是一種暴力犯罪，而性取向是一個全然不同的問題。的確，在許多案例，強姦者和受害人都有同性戀的性取向。即使其中一人（或雙方）應該是“同性戀者”，這也並不會改變被人身侵犯的基本事實。這種人身侵犯及其對受害人經常造成的傷害後果是在此類犯罪中僅有的與之相關的問題。

即使受害人有時候理解這個問題有困難。與許多女性受害人相同，男性受害人可能會責備自己，可能認為是自己誘發了強姦，或認為自己沒有極力反抗。但是，與女性受害人不同的是，一些男性受害人會因自己享受了性接觸而責備自己。這是因為，除了被強迫的和受到暴力侵犯的情形以外，他們還可能會體驗到某種性反應甚或有射精。當然，一些強姦犯甚至會設法有意讓受害人射精，因為讓其射精會徹底羞辱受害人。但是，受害人在被強姦的時候的性反應並不意味著他答應或願意有這種性接觸。他只不過出現了某種不由自主的生理反應而已。雖然如此，對於受害人來說，這種經歷可能令人十分煩惱和不知所措，並因而憑添了情緒的壓力。

Prohibited Sexual Behavior and Sexual Violence

Sexual Violence: Rape: Male Victims: Helping the Victims 2

Since the rape of a male by another male involves persons of the same sex, the issue of homosexuality always hovers in the background. For this reason, many victims are reluctant to report the crime: They do not want to be labeled “homosexual”. However, as we have repeatedly emphasized, rape is a crime of violence, and sexual orientation is an entirely different issue. Indeed, in many cases, both the rapist and the victim have a heterosexual orientation. Even if one of them (or both) should be “gay”, this does not alter the basic fact that an assault has been committed. This assault and its often devastating consequences for the victim are the only relevant issues here.
Even victims have sometimes trouble understanding this. Like many females, male victims may blame themselves for having provoked the rape, or for not having resisted enough. Unlike female victims, however, some males blame themselves for having enjoyed it. This is because, in spite of the circumstances, males may experience some sexual response or may even ejaculate. Indeed, some rapists deliberately try to get their victim to ejaculate, because this makes his humiliation complete. However, a victim’s sexual response during a rape does not mean that he consents to it or enjoys it. He merely shows some involuntary physiological reactions. Even so, the experience may be very disturbing and confusing to the victim and thus increase his emotional stress.