TENAGANITA welcomes the growing willingness of male survivors to come forward and report experiences of sexual harassment in Malaysia. Reports indicating an increase in complaints involving male victims should be understood carefully and responsibly.
The rise in reporting does not necessarily mean that harassment against men is suddenly increasing. What it may reflect is that more survivors are beginning to recognise abuse and feel a little safer about reporting experiences that were previously hidden by shame, fear, stigma, silence, and cultural pressure.
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