The current FBI definition of rape is "The penetration, no matter how slight, of the vagina or anus with any body part or object, or oral penetration by a sex organ of another person, without the consent of the victim."
While this is an improvement over the old definition, it still might leave out many victims, most notably those who have an appendage of theirs forcibly enveloped by a rapist. In other words, if a penis is raped by someone using a vagina, the rape isn't really counted.
This is very significant; according to the CDC's 2010 NIPSVS, the number of men who were victims of forced envelopment is almost equal to the number of women who were raped that year.
A slight and simple change of the FBI's definition, or just how it's interpreted, can go a long way to protect victims.



