Hey, all! Let me preface this by saying this is purely an educational question. I am by no means trying to belittle or undermine the hurt anyone has experienced. Its also probably a very familiar question, but in my few months of lurking here I haven't seen a direct answer or conversation. I feel that anything worth believing should be able to stand up to questioning, so this is me doing that about something I'm starting to feel passionately about.

Its quite simple. How is a male raped by a female? Traditionally the difference between a female escaping rape and being raped is strength or will power, right? Without any explanation, I can see how a male might be talked into doing something that he doesn't have the presence of mind (in a time of weakness) or willpower to refuse. But how exactly might a male be "forced" by a female when, in most cases, he is likely stronger than her.

I would be welcome to even hypothetical examples or a true story, anything to give me more perspective on this. Please know that I didn't rush to post this. I did check through the info resources for this subreddit, but didn't quite find what I'm looking for. I do apologize if its a tiresome question, but I'm thanking you for your patience ahead of time :)

Edit. Thanks for all the replies! It's possible that I may get more, but it feels a fitting time to edit this post. It's quite evident that, as I mentioned in comments, my issue was more an ignorance of rape in general than rape specific to men. I've never had much experience in the subject, and it's a bit embarrassing to see such obvious answers that I could have come to myself. However, I'm thankful for you all :)