Because of the people I am close to, I know something about the effect of being raped on a woman and being falsely accused of rape on a man. The psychological effects of the two are surprisingly similar, with both suffering severe short term trauma and long term traumas that will last them the rest of their lives, struggling with anxiety (they both 'expect' to see the person who violated them around every corner), trust (the suspicion that the people in twill hurt them similarly), and guilt (fighting against thinking that they were responsible for what happened to them.

Victims of false rape accusations are victims just as much as the victims of rape. Both deserve our utmost sympathy. They have mine. But, then, I am not a bigot.