As with feminist theories, the analysis of masculinities does not include a unique vision on the experience of being a man. From the dynamics of fraternal relationships between men to the one among non-collegial masculinities, the study of men’s lives have a supreme importance in the understanding of social dynamics in general and gender dynamics in particular. Moreover, the study of masculinities is pivotal to the complete understanding of the dynamics of gender relationships, subordination and gender-based violence. As well as to realize that while focusing in the predator, the “bad guy” role of men, we have neglected to even consider the possibility of men being victims of sexual abuse, as well.The phenomenon of male rape is not just a matter of male-on-male rape or prison rape, but a matter of sexual violence against a person. This study is not solely a paper on rape but an assessment of rape regulation from the point of view of its adult heterosexual male victims. We start with a theoretical layout of gendered socialization and the construction of manhood to introduce the notion of masculinities. After that we examine three state rape statutes in order to asses if they are protective enough of men. Later, we analyze some of the reasons why the protection for men is not being achieved and if the law is the sole factor to blame for it.