Re: Prophylaxis against HIV for rape victims

[Guest guest]

Dear Members,

I am a egroup member and have been reading all the interaction with deep

interest. I do not particpate very actively. But ocasionaly I have reacted. This

time I thought I should.

Although I agree that the victim should be priority in care let us not go with

the assumption that the rapist can go free and treat just the victim. I don't

think any victim will truly feel safe unless she knows that the rapist has been

dealt with adequately. There is no other offence where there is so much debate

on whether the punishment is considered unproportionate to the crime.

Regards

Dr. Negi

E-mail: <efnegi@...>

[Guest guest]

Dear Members,

In discussions about rape, the issue about men and young boys being raped is

almost always omitted. But it does happen, perhaps more often than we would

like to know. And perhaps it is more dificult for a man or a young boy to tell

police and health professionals, than it is for women. We need to bear this in

mind too, when discussing assistance to rape victims.

All the best

Calle Almedal

Senior Adviser

UNAIDS - Geneva

E-mail: <almedalc@...>

[Guest guest]

As rightly said by Almedal ,that rape among boys especially children living

in the streets and supposedly safe home like orphanages and juvenile homes

are victims of rape almost everyday .But as they are vulnerable

,marginalised group of boys with unheard voices they are being ignored .

This is all the more dangerous as the chances of getting infected with HIV

is very high among this group: Moreover for men its more difficult to admit

that they were rape because of ego issue.

What about the gay teenager who are raped by older heterosexual men the

world over, who listens or pay attention to their grief?, Rape is serious

issue and cut across all gender and as such should be tackle alike for both

the gender .

Manchin

E-mail: thangzo@...

[Guest guest]

Dear Manchin,

Greetings from Social Welfare Association for Men (SWAM) a

Community based and community managed organisation that works

towards STI/HIV/AIDS prevention among Men who have Sex with Men

(MSM) in the city of Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

We totally agree with you, about rape of young boys. We are an

organisation that works largely among young gay boys who operate

as commercial sex workers. Rape among this section is also

becoming a day to day affair. In that Rape by Police Officials

who raid the crusing areas. The sad thing.. is that not only the

boys are forced to solicit free sex with them in the area they are

caught but also forced into anal and oral sex at the police

station itself. Since Male to Male Rape among boys is something

not considered true in the stern puritanical setup we live in...

most of them do not get an opportunity to fight back as none

believe them. Many are also raped by local gundas or dadhas.

There is also the high risk of the boys contracting the virus

during such ordeals. The need of the hour is to establish an

advocacy unit that enables those who contact to reach community

friendly legal advisors who could help them out.

Regards,

Sekar,

Project Coordinator,SWAM.

e-MAIL: " <sekar_swam@...>