GAY MEN AS VICTIMS OF NONCONSENSUAL SEX

Incidents of nonconsensual sexual activity among 930 homosexually acti ve men living in England and Wales are analyzed. Of these men, 27.6% s aid they had been sexually assaulted or had sex against their will at some point in their lives; one third had been forced into sexual activ ity (usually anal intercourse) by men with whom they had previously ha d, or were currently having, consensual sexual activity. The contentio n that male rape is usually committed by heterosexually identified men , primarily as an expression of power and control, is not supported. R ecognition that gay men rape other gay men is needed, both by the gay community and support services for victims.