Black Male Sexual Victimization

Honored and excited to deliver the keynote for the distinguished Whipple Plenary on Black Male Sexual Victimization at the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT).

This June I will be discussing how Black males are disproportionately victims of sexual violence, intimate partner violence/homicide (IPV/IPH), and suicide. This is one of the topics that is covered in depth in my new book. Recent data from the CDC's National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS/2022) indicate that 58 percent of Black males report sexual violence, physical violence, and or stalking by an intimate partner. Black males overwhelmingly report being made to penetrate, sexual coercion, and unwarranted sexual contact where the primary perpetrators are female. Frameworks such as intersectionality fail to adequately capture Black male vulnerability. Most frameworks that attempt to explain the experiences of Black males are deficit and pathology-oriented frameworks that lack empirical evidence and are inherently racist. This presentation provides comprehensive information on Black male sexual victimization that fills a critical and urgent void in the mental health field. Therefore, professionals will be able to begin to adequately recognize and articulate the sexual victimization of Black males and provide responsive care and clinical interventions that inform treatment approaches.