Homophobia and the Sexual Assault of Men

I've adapted this material from Naming the Violence: Homophobia and the Sexual Assault of Men, which I presented at the Seventh International Conference on Male Sexual Victimization in Orinda, California in the Fall of 1997, sponsored by the National Organizatoin on Male Sexual Victimization. At the time of the conference, I had been a volunteer with the New York City Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project for eight years.

Table of Contents

1. Working Definitions
2. Definitions of sexual assault, survivor
3. Discussion of consent vs cooperation
4. Social and Cultural Perceptions of Male Sexual Assault
   1. Sexism, misogyny and misandry
   2. Heterosexism and homophobia
   3. Heterosexism and homophobia (continued)
5. Contexts: How gay men are sexually assaulted
   1. Pick-ups
   2. Pickups: Serial offenders
   3. Pickups are anti-gay offenses
   4. Pickups: Survivors’ responses
6. Domestic Violence
7. Domestic Violence (continued)
8. Hate Crimes
9. HIV/AIDS Issues
10. What's needed
11. What’s needed (continued)