WATCH: Gay Male Sexual Assault Survivors Speak Out

Much attention has been drawn recently to sexual assaults on college campuses -- and now it's not just female survivors who are speaking up.

Men, especially gay or bisexual men, often have difficulty talking about being assaulted or having their charges taken seriously, notes a wide-ranging report published today in The Huffington Post.

"There are words like 'victim' and 'survivor' that are hard to identify with, especially for men," said Jim Hopper, a psychology instructor at Harvard Medical School and a founding board member at 1in6, an advocacy organization for male survivors of sexual assault. "For many men, they don't want to be a 'victim' because it's antithetical to what it means to be a real man."

Andrew, a Brown University student who identifies as queer, was assaulted in his dormitory his freshman year. Gay, bisexual, and queer men often meet with skepticism when they report sexual violence, he said. Others "don't want to think that queer people exist to begin with, so the idea that sexual assault happens in those communities is something people don't want to talk about," he said. "There are some people who also believe [sexual assault] is punishment or retribution for being queer."

Eric, who was assaulted by his freshman-year roommate at Amherst College, believes he was targeted because he's gay. "I was very open about being gay, so I think that's a big part of it; he assaulted me because he knew I was gay," he said. "After that I felt like I couldn't be as out as I was. He thought that was an invitation."

Watch Andrew's video below, and read the full Huffington Post story here.