Men experience a range of unwanted sexual experiences including child sexual abuse, sexual harassment, sexual assault and rape. Over two thirds (65%) of the men who participated in the study had more than one unwanted sexual experience, with sexual assault and sexual harassment most reported. The majority (68.5%) of perpetrators had a pre-existing relationship with the participant.
Mankind, the Hove-based charity for male sexual abuse survivors, presents Patrick Sandford’s award-winning show GROOMED at this year’s Brighton Fringe at Sweet Werks 1 from Monday, May 20–Sunday, May 26.
Mankind, the Hove-based charity for male sexual abuse survivors, and Ingenious Purpose will present Patrick Sandford’s award-winning show GROOMED at this year’s Brighton Fringe at Sweet Werks (Venue 18) from May 20–26.
Over the past two years the enterprising and imaginative Brighton based charity Mankind has been establishing a reputation for presenting lively, provocative theatre at the Brighton Fringe: GROOMED (2016), BLOOMING and BETWEEN YOU AND ME (2017).
One in every six men in Britain will suffer from domestic abuse in their lifetime whilst one in every three domestic abuse victims are male.There is a growing need to ensure men and their children receive male-victim friendly support and responses from organisations in the statutory, private and third sectors – at a local, regional and national level. This includes ensuring statutory, safeguarding and equality obligations are met.
Practicing Joy on the Road to Hell and Back.
Author, Patrick Sandford asked 100 people “How do you know when you are happy?” The answers – provocative, kaleidoscopic, astonishing – jump-started this crazy, optimistic-in-spite-of-everything show.
