Discrimination of sexual violence.

In a year where sexual harassment and rape make national headlines,

classroom discussions on the topic of sexual violence are more important than ever.
Sexual violence is an illegal sexual activity and regular sexual intercourse by force
against a person's will or to a person who is under a certain age or incapacitated due to
mental illness and mental deficiency; which means rape is no gender because it’s not
including that rape is only for women, its indiscriminate victim, no age and no schedule;
it can be happen anywhere and anytime.

I research and write about people who are often absent from conversations
about sexual violence, particularly lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transgender and magical
survivors. A common discrimination about sexual and gender-based violence is about
gender, that is, sexual desire, attraction but it is actually about power of culprit and
victim. Other people think men are more capable of defending themselves than women,
thinking that rape between same sex are preferred to have sex. Men and gay who have
been sexually assaulted or abused may also face some additional challenges because
of social attitudes and stereotypes about men and masculinity, assumption that even
they are gay they have characteristic of masculinity strength to protect their self from
sexual violence but this is wrong.

Another assumption is that men are only perpetrators of sexual violence; this
assumption was adopted by Philippine law. While a growing body of literature highlights
boys’ and LGBT’s experiences as victims of such violence.

If a man had sex with another man without his consent, the crime was buggery,
and legally recognized as rape by sexual assault, the maximum penalty was 6 to 12
years, compared with woman life imprisonment for rape. Male victims of rape are not
recognized under Philippine law.

Thus, the law extends the calculated rape of a man, but makes it impossible for a
woman to rape a man, or in fact, another woman. Therefore, if a woman has sex with a
man or a woman who is too drunk to consent, unconscious, does not consent to sex
due to a disability, or if she deceived the victim about her identity so that they agree
have sex, or even if he violently and sexually assaults his victim against their will, the
incident is not classified as rape.

The discrimination of LGBT and men is not only in society, is also in law. It reinforces
social prejudices and stereotypes about male and female sexuality that color the way
we think about sex and affect our view of rape. The law reflects what people think, but it
also has ‘some connection to how people think and sexual violence law is historically
both reflecting on, and contributing to, the way people think about the role of men and
women more generally.

For LGBTQ and men survivors of sexual violence, their identities - and the
discrimination they face surrounding those identities - are often hesitant to seek help
from the police, hospitals, shelters or rape centers of crisis, the very resources that
should help them.American study by Weiss, which examined men’s sexual victimisation
experiences, found that only 15% of male victims of sexual assault and rape reported
their assaults to the police (compared to 30% of female victims). This decreased to 7%
when the perpetrator was female.Footnote50 Weiss suggests that ‘men’s reluctance
may be exacerbated by a sense of shame for not fulfilling their masculine roles that
dictate they be in control and take care of matters themselves. This action encouraged
people who wanted to commit sexual violence against men and lgbt because they were
not punished.

According to study CDC’s National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey
found that 40 percent of gay men and 47 percent of bisexual men have experienced
sexual violence other than rape, compared to 21 percent of straight men, this study
support that sexual violence is can be happen to any people, not only in women

Being male and part of LGBT does not mean that rape has no effect for them,
contrary to the assumptions I have mentioned. People who experience sexual violence
respond in many different ways and can have many different emotions, including
understanding what happened, incompetence, anger, self-blame, emotional
disconnection, anxiety, embarrassment, increased use of drugs or alcohol, fear,
increased or decreased interest in sex, difficulty trusting yourself or others, difficulty
concentrating, feeling betrayed by your body, or conflicting feelings about the
perpetrator. Some men who have survived sexual assault as adults feel shame or self-
doubt, believing that they should have been “strong enough” to fight off the perpetrator.
If one person has experienced sexual violence, any way how they react or feel is valid,
whatever gender they have.

The victimization of sexual assault is not determined by gender, and by this

pretense gender importance fails both men and women.Only by removing this entire
stereotype can we achieve the goals of gender feminism and equality for all.

Classroom discussions about sexual violence can be improved in important

ways by ironing out assumptions about both perpetrators and survivors of sexual
violence and gender-based violence.

It is in our hands to inspire future feminists of the world. Challenge gender

stereotypes and violent ideals that people encounter in the media, on the streets, and at
school. Let the people know that the family is a safe space for them to express
themselves as they are. Confirm their choices and teach the importance of consent at
now.
Reference:

Hagen,J.(2017).Intersectionality and Sexual Violence.Retrieved from

https://www.insidehighered.com/advice/2017/11/03/challenging-assumptions-about-
sexual-violence-and-gender-essay

Human Rights Campaign.(n.d). Sexual Assault and the LGBTQ Community.Retrieved

from https://www.hrc.org/resources/sexual-assault-and-the-lgbt-community

McKeever,N.(2018). Can a Woman Rape a Man and Why Does It Matter?. Retrieved
from https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11572-018-9485-6.

Merriam-Webster. (n.d.). Sexual assault. In Merriam-Webster.com dictionary. Retrieved

from https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sexual%20assault

US Department of Justice. (2013).Crime in United State 2013.Retrieved from

https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2013/crime-in-the-u.s.-2013/violent-crime/rape