Whether he is gay, straight or bisexual, a boy’s sexual orientation is neither the cause nor the result of sexual abuse.Sexual abuse is the result of abusive behavior that takes advantage of a child’s vulnerability and is in no way related to the sexual orientation of the abusive person. Boys can be sexually abused by both straight and gay men and women.Sexual abuse and assault harms boys/men and girls/women in ways that are similar and different, but equally harmful.If a boy liked the attention he was getting, or got sexually aroused during the abuse, or even sometimes wanted the attention or sexual contact, this does not mean he wanted or liked being manipulated or abused, or that any part of what happened, in any way, was his responsibility or fault.Boys and men can be sexually used or abused, and it has nothing to do with how masculine they are.
