Survivor Stories: I was a male victim of sexual abuse 

My dad was born in the mid-70s and he laughed as he told me a story about a gym/track teacher buying him and a friend of his jockstraps and saying "this one would look good on you." He said that that was normal behavior back then.....How is that normal?! A 40 year old man should NOT be telling 14 year olds they look good in jockstraps! No matter what decade you're in!

I spoke up as a child a few months after I was abused, I wanted to stay quite so bad bc I knew if I told my parents I would have to tell other ppl too (like cops, courts, therapist. I thought if I didn’t tell I could just avoid the neighbor forever. Well one day my mom said that neighbor would be babysitting myself and my younger siblings and I freaked out. I told my parents. It was the best decision I ever made, bc I didn’t know at the time it was happening to my little brother too. I don’t think he would have ever spoke up. I’m really glad my voice stopped this monster from assaulting my brother and myself... but my younger brother was safe again and that’s all that mattered.

According to some women this doesn’t happen

I just wish that people could be aware that they are not alone when they go through sexual abuse.

I was sexually assaulted as a child by a middle aged man ,the memories are scary and it has always been a heavy topic for ,haven't talked about it to anyone than my now ex whom I trusted so much ,she belived me and was so supportive at the time but now when we texted something came up and she goes 'lol I never believe that' . I didn't say anyyhing , I'm probably not gonna talk to her ever again but this feels so terrible I don't know what i feel about this ,it just hurts.

I was sexually abused from 4 to 9 I’m just now recovering from that because I’ve been trying to end my life because of it plus being bullied at school

People don't like looking at the cold, harsh reality that men can be victims, too.

People should also consider that male can also be a rape / sexual abuse victim. WAKE UP! stop fighting for equality if you neglect this kind of issues

I feel for you brother.

I'm a victim too, my step cousin and his 3 friends done bad things to me. They did this while i was 17 to 20 years old. I suffered for 4 years. Now i'm 21.

I was 13 when my female teacher chose me as her 'target of affection'. I put up with it for 3 months. Then i told my parents, and they moved me to another school.

I'm a victim and nothing was ever done. The Police only help Women and Children. The Sexual Assault Centre in my city only helps women, girls, transgenders who've had the male sex organ removed to be a woman, and Gay Men who are not interested in women. Instead, I'm given a wish of good luck in finding what I need somewhere else.

I so respect your courage in speaking out about what happened to you. This happens to so many people and it's just not ok. Thank you for speaking up about it. This is real strength and takes real courage. Thank you.

I'm nervous to post this. In school, in gym class i forgot to bring a pair of shorts to change into. Rumor is, if you forget your gym shorts that we will be forced to go into the gym in our underpants. While my class went into the gym from the changing room, i stayed in the changing room afraid of being shamed. The gym teacher came into the changing room and brought in a bag of shorts and chose what he wanted me to waer. I expected the teacher to leave while i changed but he sat in front of me. He sat me down on the bench and started to rub my legs and said to me he wasn't angry. I tried to get up but he sat me back down and touched me. I tried to tell the principal but i dont think he beleaves me. He said it is time to handle my problems like a man. It goes even further but i dont want to talk about it here.

I was sexually molested/harassed by both men and women in my life, from age 15 to age 30s - in Malaysia, US, Japan - by Malaysians, Americans, Japanese. After a while, I began to adapt to the situation, that I was sexually attractive to both women and men. I am not effeminate. I am a Malaysian man... I am not even sure what to call it - molest? harassment? It's when men and women, mostly strangers, but some acquaintances too, physically touched or tried to touch my genitals...

Thank you for sharing your story n advice it's very important to educate growing kids , teenager about good n bad touch....

That's why when some unknown adult try to be very friendly to me even more than my parents I just keep a safe distance from him/her

true story. when i was practicing guitar with my teacher edwin all of a sudden i felt a hand on my private part and i said what the hell are you doing i tried to run but then i realized the door was locked and then he started touching me in places i didint want him to be touching and after that i was just silent i ended up calling the police and he got arrested now i have a new teacher and hes nice. it happened when i was just 9

Thank you for making this video! You gave a gift of practical tools of communication to families. An idea on how they can protect their children and the need to do so. Thank you for sharing, may God bless you and your family. 🙏🏾

I am a boy. When I was 11, I was sexually harassed by a man who seemed to be in his early 60s at that time. I was going to a friend's house (an apartment). I wanted to use the elevator to reach her soon. I was just about to close the elevator, when I saw this man who wanted to use the elevator, and so I let him in. As the elevator was ascending, he started fondling me inappropriately. I asked him why he was doing that. He said that he wanted to "check" if I was really a guy or not. At that time, we were taught in school that only women had the right to speak up when thay are being sexually harassed and that sexual harassment never happens to males. After the elevator ride, I went to my friend and told her about what had happened. She laughed and said that such things happen only to girls and not to guys and that no one would believe me no matter how much I try to convince them that I was really harassed. So, I didn't do anything about it till now, even after 7 years. But I do hope that this man has had a taste of his own medicine and that he never does this to anyone else.