[Osem]

Agree with all of the above but 'ranting' about it here and doing something else about it aren't mutually exclusive are they. We're often told, in justification of the anonymity laws for example, that if one victim of rape is encouraged to come forward as a result of seeing an alleged offender's name in the news, that's a very good thing. We IMHO, if one man has got the courage, as a result of reading something here, to report something, or write to his MP, the BBC or whatever, than this thread and any 'rants' it may contain is a good thing. Sadly, the status quo patently doesn't work for men and until we start representing ourselves in the way women's groups have and continue to do so, that will not change. If we're going to be interested in 'victims' irrespective of sex then it's a great pity that the myriad groups which campaign for and support female victims don't take that on board, acknowledge that male victims get a very raw deal and decide to help them as well. As you say, they're all victims of the same crime aren't they but I can't recall the last time I heard any of the usual 'commentators' and representatives even acknowledge that men are ever the victims, in anything other than the most fleeting terms, if at all.