Love Affairs Hook-ups where one partner is drunker more likely to be seen as assault Romantic rendezvous were seen most positively when couples drank the same low level of alcohol. And encounters where one partner was drunk and the... OutrageMag.com StaffOct 27, 2023
NEWSMAKERS Lack of sexually related injuries does not mean rape victim was ‘making it up’, new study stressed More than half of rape survivors had no detectable injuries, even when examined by experts using forensic dyes and magnification techniques, while detectable anogenital... OutrageMag.com StaffOct 23, 2023
NEWSMAKERS Sports media use linked to belief in rape myths Young men who were regular consumers of sports media were more likely to accept rape myths, a set of false and prejudiced beliefs that... OutrageMag.com StaffAug 10, 2023
From the Editor On rapists and molesters in the gay and bisexual community… and the enablers among us "Rape happens among us, too; it could be done by LGBTQIA people; and at times and even when we don’t intend to, we actually... Michael David dela Cruz TanMay 26, 2023
NEWSMAKERS Nearly half of gay, bisexual men experienced sexual assault – survey 45% of gay and bisexual men experienced sexual assault. Sadly, nearly 40% felt they could not tell anyone about it; and only 14% of... OutrageMag.com StaffAug 19, 2021
From the Editor To stand united, we also need to watch our tongues… Our bigger enemy here is injustice… to everyone involved (i.e. Christine; her loved ones; and her friends, many of them treated - even without... Michael David dela Cruz TanJan 7, 2021
NEWSMAKERS Lack of media skepticism tied to belief in rape myths Men were more likely than women to believe three rape myths - that women who are raped were "asking for it"; that men "didn't... OutrageMag.com StaffApr 7, 2020
NEWSMAKERS Empathy for perpetrators helps explain victim blaming in sexual harassment It is widely assumed that a lack of empathy for female victims explains why people blame them, but a study found that empathy for... OutrageMag.com StaffNov 28, 2019
NEWSMAKERS Men forced to have sex with women likely to experience significant mental health issues Rape of men is now legally recognized, though often considered to occur only through oral or anal sex, or through insertion of any object... OutrageMag.com StaffJul 27, 2019
Health & Wellness Higher rates of sexual violence noted among bisexual women Sexual harassment and sexual violence are pervasive problems for women – more recently highlighted by the #MeToo movement – but a more recent study... OutrageMag.com StaffJan 25, 2018