Talk:Rape by gender

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"Study, between one in four and one in six college aged women will be raped during her lifetime. 17.7 million women have been victims of rape and attempted rape in the United States."

This smells. Frigo 23:04, 20 July 2006 (UTC)

I agree. The one in four statistic has been proven to be a myth. If I can, and if I'm not too lazy, I'd like to at least present a differing point of view.

That's a relief. Thank you for pointing this out - but how come no one's changed it yet? (I don't want to touch it yet until I know the exact statistic to replace it with.) --DearPrudence 00:23, 14 December 2006 (UTC)

This might help: [1] --DearPrudence 01:26, 14 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Lesbian versus bisexual in women+women

"by their lesbian lovers"

I'm not sure if I should say 'bisexual or lesbian' or just keep it lesbian. Bisexuals are definately included, but I'm unsure if the sexual adjective is referring to the lover's sexuality, or the lover's sexual role, which is most definately only a lesbian one since the article refers to that type of interaction. Ala, two bisexual women can only have a lesbian relationship. Tyciol 17:52, 15 September 2006 (UTC)

Is it really possible for men to be raped? Sounds like a ploy to get money on the part of men, or attention. What better way to show everyone your "manhood" and dominance then openly declaring that you had sex with your teacher? Men are such pigs sometimes.130.71.96.23 02:13, 12 December 2006 (UTC)

Yes, it is possible. --DearPrudence 03:15, 13 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Female-on-male rape statistic: 31% - source?

"Finally, since the incidence of female-on-male rape is on record at much higher rates (31% compared to 10%) in Canada, it is likely being substantially under-reported in the US."

I'm not contesting this statistic, but could someone please find a source for this? A clarification would be nice, too - does this mean that 31% of all reported rapes in Canada (and 10% of all reported rates in the United States) are female-on-male rapes? --DearPrudence 01:33, 14 December 2006 (UTC)