Abuse calls a survivor s manhood into question.
Some boys and men think that the abuse will cause or did cause them to become gay, bisexual, or transgender. No one knows for sure what determines sexual orientation and identity, only that it is very complex and forms over many years. No one event can change such a core part of someone s identity. Incest is a form of childhood sexual abuse in which the offender is related by blood, marriage, or other affinity to the child. Victims range in age from infancy to late adolescence.