It is well known that sexual violence is a prevalent social problem that often results in numerous deleterious outcomes for victims and these outcomes are often influenced by rape acknowledgment (i.e., whether the rape victim acknowledges their experience as rape). Most research on rape acknowledgment examines acknowledgment as a dichotomous variable and comprises heterosexual cisgender women, revealing two gaps in the literature. To fill these gaps, this study used quantitative data that oversampled LGBTQ+ populations to examine three categories of rape acknowledgment (yes, no, uncertain) among a gender and sexually diverse sample ( N = 817). Results indicate that 20% of the sample were uncertain as to whether they had been raped, 33% were unacknowledged victims, and 44% acknowledged their rape. Sexual minority transgender/nonbinary people had the highest prevalence of rape acknowledgment (56%), compared with four other groupings: heterosexual cis men and women as well as sexual minority cis men and women (28%–49%). Multivariate analysis revealed that when controlling for other factors, gender identity, but not sexual orientation, significantly predicts rape acknowledgment. Namely, sexual minority transgender/nonbinary people and cis women were more likely than cis men to acknowledge their rape. This study offers evidence to suggest that acknowledgment differs significantly by gender identity and is worth further inquiry. Limitations and suggestions for future research are discussed.

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比较和预测性取向和性别认同类别之间的强奸承认


众所周知，性暴力是一个普遍存在的社会问题，常常给受害者带来许多有害的结果，而这些结果往往受到强奸承认（即强奸受害者是否承认自己的强奸经历）的影响。大多数关于强奸承认的研究将承认作为二分变量进行检验，并包括异性恋顺性别女性，揭示了文献中的两个空白。为了填补这些空白，本研究使用了对 LGBTQ+ 人群进行过采样的定量数据，以检查性别和性别多样化样本 (N = 817) 中三类强奸承认情况（是、否、不确定）。结果表明，20% 的样本不确定自己是否被强奸，33% 的人不承认自己是受害者，44% 的人承认自己被强奸。与其他四个群体相比，性少数跨性别者/非二元性别者承认强奸的发生率最高（56%）：异性恋顺性别男性和女性以及性少数顺性别男性和女性（28%–49%）。多变量分析显示，在控制其他因素时，性别认同而非性取向可以显着预测强奸的承认。也就是说，性少数跨性别者/非二元性别者和顺式女性比顺式男性更有可能承认自己被强奸。这项研究提供的证据表明，性别认同的认知存在显着差异，值得进一步探究。讨论了未来研究的局限性和建议。