I don't want to get cheesy or melodramatic. I do want to bring attention to a problem that has too long lain silent. Too many men suffer in silence, afraid that they are alone, afraid that they are less 'of a man' because of what has happened to them. Like women, many are afraid they won't be believed, and if they are believed then that holds a different set of problems all its own. It is so easy to neglect the needs of men who have been abused, either as children or as men. We don't want to believe that it happens. We don't want to believe that males can be this vulnerable. We don't want to believe that males can be what we might perceive as weak. And so we leave them to their own devices, with no help or comfort.
This is slowly beginning to change. There are more resources "out there" to be had, if one only knows where to look for them. Books are being written. Articles and studies are being written. Web sites are being constructed. All with the common goal of educating the general public on the condition of the abused men in our societies.
Below you will find links to some of the best sites that I have come across in my searching. If you take one thing away from these pages, let it be this: no one, male or female, adult or child, deserves to be sexually assaulted in any way, shape, or form. May you travel in peace.
There are more sites that will go up here on this list. In the meantime if you know of any sites that should go here, or if you have any suggestions, please let me know. In the meantime, whether you are a survivor or have a loved one who is a survivor, I wish you luck and a healing garden.