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Wed, 02 April 2003 07:26

ashley

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Location: Sydney Australia
Registered: February 2002
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I had a guy post at my Voy forum today an advertisement for his counselling service from NSW Australia. I went and took a look and found this story on his site about Male rape. The statistics are SO alarming.. it made me feel......... well.. anyway it is SOOOOO sad and so terrible and looks like it is the tip of a rather large ICE berg..... Sad

http://www.onlinecounsellingnsw.com/modules.php?name=News&;new_topic=14" target="_blank">Online Counselling NSW

A third of sexual-assault victims seeking help from the largest victims' support service in the Australian state of Victoria (where Melbourne is) are male, the Herald Sun reported June 16.

"We have found the number of men who are victims that we really didn't know about to be absolutely amazing," said Liz Bishop, a governmental ministerial adviser working with the Victims Referral and Assistance Service (VRAS). "It really has surprised everybody."

VRAS Victim Services Supervisor George Halkias said men have become more willing to discuss sexual attacks. "There's been a change in that macho mentality and a lot of guys are willing to open up a bit more these days and have a chat about it," he said.

Victoria Police recorded 809 rapes on females and 105 on males during 1997-98. There were 3,664 non-rape sex offenses of which 955 were on boys or men.

People have a habit of changing your direction through life

		Male Rape Up in Australia By: ashley on Wed, 02 April 2003 07:26
		Here is the Correct URL, sorry By: ashley on Wed, 02 April 2003 07:30
		Re: Here is the Correct URL, sorry By: rbryce on Wed, 02 April 2003 08:15
		Not Many replies here?? By: ashley on Wed, 02 April 2003 20:44
		Sowwy Ashi... By: lenny on Wed, 02 April 2003 21:23
		Re: Not Many replies here?? By: rbryce on Wed, 02 April 2003 21:48
		A difficult subject By: e on Wed, 02 April 2003 22:11
		Re: Here is the Correct URL, sorry By: thirdfencepost on Wed, 02 April 2003 20:57
		Sorry Ashley By: e on Wed, 02 April 2003 22:04
		Reporting is good By: saben on Thu, 03 April 2003 04:49
		Re: Reporting is good By: marc on Fri, 04 April 2003 11:27
		Awfull to think about.... But we need to..... By: marc on Wed, 02 April 2003 22:52
		Ash......... By: smith on Thu, 03 April 2003 00:35
		A man who reports a rape suffers much By: timmy on Thu, 03 April 2003 10:54
		Re: A man who reports a rape suffers much By: ashley on Thu, 03 April 2003 13:43
		Re: A man who reports a rape suffers much By: saben on Thu, 03 April 2003 14:05
		Re: A man who reports a rape suffers much By: timmy on Thu, 03 April 2003 14:52
		A man who doesn't report a rape suffers much more..... By: marc on Thu, 03 April 2003 22:54
		Or boy..... By: marc on Thu, 03 April 2003 22:55
		So, how do we help? By: timmy on Thu, 03 April 2003 23:05
		How do you know you already haven't? or..... By: marc on Fri, 04 April 2003 02:08
		Knowing is probably a conceit By: timmy on Fri, 04 April 2003 07:57
		Re: So, how do we help? By: marc on Fri, 04 April 2003 02:16
		Re: So, how do we help? By: ashley on Fri, 04 April 2003 04:45
		Re: So, how do we help? By: marc on Fri, 04 April 2003 11:52
		Re: So, how do we help? By: e on Fri, 04 April 2003 16:29
		Re: So, how do we help? By: rick on Fri, 04 April 2003 17:33
		Re: So, how do we help? By: ashley on Fri, 04 April 2003 22:00
		Re: So, how do we help? By: brian! on Fri, 04 April 2003 17:47
		Re: So, how do we help? By: rbryce on Fri, 04 April 2003 19:02
		It is worth thinking about By: timmy on Fri, 04 April 2003 23:13
		I have just deleted a bad misunderstanding from here By: timmy on Fri, 04 April 2003 23:33
		A Boy Too By: smith on Fri, 04 April 2003 19:13
		Re: A Boy Too By: ashley on Fri, 04 April 2003 21:38
		Re: A Boy Too By: smith on Fri, 04 April 2003 22:58
		Re: A Boy Too By: e on Fri, 04 April 2003 23:08
		Further explanation By: ashley on Sat, 05 April 2003 04:30
		to ashely By: tim...of usa on Sat, 05 April 2003 04:41
		Re: Further explanation By: e on Sat, 05 April 2003 05:52
		Hugs can be the very hardest By: timmy on Sat, 05 April 2003 10:11
		I shed a silent tear By: nick on Fri, 04 April 2003 23:05
		A point that has not been made yet. By: charlie on Sat, 05 April 2003 01:55
		Can it be as simple as that? By: timmy on Sat, 05 April 2003 21:04
		It should be, but alas reality is not. By: charlie on Sat, 05 April 2003 21:57
		I tried to give up, but I was not brave enough...... By: marc on Sat, 05 April 2003 22:07
		I have said this before By: timmy on Sat, 05 April 2003 22:38
		Re: I tried to give up, but I was not brave enough...... By: ashley on Sat, 05 April 2003 23:04
		Re: I tried to give up, but I was not brave enough...... By: rbryce on Sun, 06 April 2003 03:05
		Re: Male Rape Up in Australia By: trevor on Sun, 06 April 2003 21:15

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