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Title: In epidemic of campus sex crimes, LGBT cases often neglected
Post by: DriftingCrow on November 12, 2013, 08:58:55 AM
Post by: DriftingCrow on November 12, 2013, 08:58:55 AM
http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2013/10/30/sexual-assault-ahiddenissueamonglbgtcommunity.html
Author: Dexter Mullins Source: Al-Jazeera America
Despite a push over the last decade to improve reporting of same-sex sexual assault on college campuses, most such crimes go unreported, Stapel said.
"Sexual violence against individuals who identify as LGBTQ (the Q can stand for either queer or questioning) has been perceived as a violent attempt to oppress those who are challenging social norms around gender and sexuality," the study[from NSVRC] reads.
One problem the group spotlights for service providers is the failure to include statistics on their websites about male survivors of sexual assault.
Author: Dexter Mullins Source: Al-Jazeera America
Despite a push over the last decade to improve reporting of same-sex sexual assault on college campuses, most such crimes go unreported, Stapel said.
"Sexual violence against individuals who identify as LGBTQ (the Q can stand for either queer or questioning) has been perceived as a violent attempt to oppress those who are challenging social norms around gender and sexuality," the study[from NSVRC] reads.
One problem the group spotlights for service providers is the failure to include statistics on their websites about male survivors of sexual assault.