Fear of being perceived as homosexual. However, male sexual assault has nothing to do with the sexual orientation of the attacker or the victim, just as a sexual assault does not make the victim survivor gay, bisexual or heterosexual. Knowing how victims will suppress reporting being raped, criminals will sometimes rape their male victims as a sideline solely to prevent them from going to the police. They may face unsympathetic attitudes if they choose to press charges. Male victims often hear unsupportive statements from friends, family, and acquaintances.
People tend to blame the victim instead of the rapist.
The choice of a victim seemed to be more a matter of accessibility than of sexual orientation, gender or age . The majority of male rape occurs in prison. Male rape victims suffer a similar fear that female rape victim's face - that people will believe the myth that they may have enjoyed being raped. Becoming sexually aroused, having an erection, or ejaculating are normal, involuntary physiological reactions during a sexual assault. Also, males do not have to be sexually aroused to have an erection.