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Early childhood sexual abuse increases suicidal intent
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3683267/ Childhood abuse is unfortunately a common problem. In 2008, an estimated 772,000 children in the US were victims of maltreatment, with 120,000 substantiated cases of physical abuse and 70,000 of sexual abuse 1. The lifetime prevalence rate of physical abuse according to the National Comorbidity Survey is estimated at 16.5% (with 62.5% of the reports…
Boys — the silent victims of sex trafficking
“It makes me very angry,” Jerome Elam, a male survivor who is CEO of the Trafficking in America Task Force, said. “The UN and others are not acknowledging the problem. They’re just not getting it in terms of the sex trafficking of males.” Multiple studies support Elam and Procopio’s contention that boys are exploited far more often…

Sleep is your superpower | Matt Walker
https://youtu.be/5MuIMqhT8DM Sleep is your life-support system and Mother Nature’s best effort yet at immortality, says sleep scientist Matt Walker. In this deep dive into the science of slumber, Walker shares the wonderfully good things that happen when you get sleep — and the alarmingly bad things that happen when you don’t, for both your brain…
False belief that men cannot be forced to have sex against their will
http://bit.ly/2lyjC2A Gay and bisexual men are also exposed to significant minority stress, a term used to describe the sociopolitical stressors placed on individuals as a result of their minority status. Sexual orientation disparities start relatively early in development. LGBTQ+ individuals are disproportionately exposed to day-to-day discrimination, peer and parental rejection, unsupportive or hostile work or…

Money will go to services dedicated to improving the wellbeing of male victims
Changes to the court system, better support services for victims and an ad campaign aimed at stopping violence form part of a $320 million programme to reduce family and sexual offending.The Government’s Wellbeing Budget 2019 package will see funding allocated to allow victims to give video statements in court to reduce trauma, while lawyers will get specialist…
Demand for HIV testing in Russia increases by 5,500 per cent in less than a week
Demand for HIV testing in Russia increases by 5,500 per cent in less than a week. Here’s whyhttps://t.co/xZXYJ3PyrL — PinkNews (@PinkNews) February 17, 2020 The number of people living with HIV in Russia passed one million during the first half of 2019, according to Interfax, representing 1 percent of the population. Dud’s film begins by…