The Brutality of Boyhood

"… About one in four men experiences some kind of sexual violence over the course of his lifetime, ranging from unwanted physical contact to rape, according to a 2015 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study. It’s worse for LGBTQ boys and men. Perhaps even more striking, in one recent national study of about 13,000 teenagers, of the boys who reported being victimized 75 percent said their assailant was another child. …"

Read the entire article: https://washingtonmonthly.com/magazine/january-february-march-2021/the-brutality-of-boyhood/