Many of perpetrators of violence against men perpetrate it partly because of victim's gender and it should be considered to be gender-based violence.

It is often assumed that gender-based violence is essentially violence by men against women.

However, in my opinion, violence against men is very often gender-related. And the fact that it is more often carried out by men should not be misleading. Many of these men say things like “I don’t hit women.” This means that if they commit a violent crime against a man, it should not be considered as just an ordinary act of violence. This should be considered an act of violence, which relates to the sexist views of the perpetrator that it is ok to hit men but not to hit women.

These cases are not rare. The investigation and the court should check the perpetrators to determine whether they consider it more acceptable to perpetrate violence against men. This should be taken into account when assigning punishment and during the rehabilitation process. Anyone who commits gender-based violence against men should receive specific therapy designed for those who commit gender-based violence against men for these reasons.

Of course, many criminals commit violence against anyone or mostly against women, but there are also those who believe that it is only acceptable against men and should be treated as such. Their acts of violence should not be considered gender-neutral, even if it is intra-gender violence.