Why would a male assailant target a woman if he knew she was a lesbian?
10.A What are some sexual assault issues that are specific to the LBGTQ Community? A lot of people think sexual assault is something that only happens between a man and a woman. This is a myth. Sexual assault happens within all communities, including LBGTQ. So that means men can attack men, and women can attack women. Keep in mind that men who attack men and women who attack women are not necessarily LBGTQ identified, after all, sexual assault is not about sexual attraction. Some survivors of the LBGTQ community have a more difficult time reporting because they may believe that they will have to deal with “potential discrimination and disbelief by the criminal justice system, unwanted media attention, and disclosure of their sexual orientation.”* Sometimes with same-sex assault, survivors don’t report because “many homophobic individuals portray LBGTQ people as being sexually promiscuous and predatory”* and survivors are afraid of perpetuating that myth. There are many issues specific
