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Originally Posted by Russ D
OK I can see you have no experience of counselling so let me explain. Those offering help need to be seen as approachable. In the vast majority of situations, if a woman has been attacked, she will develop a distrust/fear of most/all men (whether justified or not) so in order for her recieve the best possible treatment, she needs to be dealt with my someone she will feel comfortable with. It's just one of those things that she will feel more comfortable relating her experiences to another woman.
it's not sexist, it's not prejudice, it's just one of those things!!
I'm sure that for male rape charities there are more men involved.
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I have a vast experience of counselling(sp?) and like I said before it's not only women that get raped (if you get my point).
It takes alot of courage to face your abuser, so I can imagine how hard it would be to talk to (or even be in the presence) of somebody who was the same gender as your abuser.
But that is just a psychological response to a fight or flight situation, one which as a species we need to evolve out off.