When the rapist wears a skirt

Men are increasingly falling victim to rape

• Incidents of women raping men are rare and are hardly reported.
• This, however, does not mean that they do not occur.

Getting justice for male rape victims is not easy either, given the society’s perception towards this type of rape.  Men raped by women are subjected to social and legal double standards.

The number of sexual violence victims reported to authorities rose from 186 in 2001 to 2,532 in 2012, according to an annual report by the Gender Violence Recovery Centre (GVRC).