ALTHOUGH A VARIETY OF INTEREST GROUPS HAVE EXPRESSED INCREASING CONCERN OVER FORCIBLE RAPE, THUS CONTRIBUTING TO ITS DEFINITION AS A SOCIAL PROBLEM, THE FEMINIST PERSPECTIVE REPRESENTS THE MOST ACTIVE AND VOCAL OF ANTIRAPE INTERESTS. THE ACTIVITIES AND ANALYSES OF ANTIRAPE FORCES IN THREE AREAS ARE EXAMINED: AT THE COMMUNITY LEVEL, IN THE LEGISLATIVE ARENA, AND IN THE JUDICIAL SPHERE. ALTHOUGH THERE HAS BEEN RESISTANCE TO THE FEMINIST CHALLENGE OF TRADITIONAL DEFINITIONS OF RAPE WITHIN EACH ARENA, MUCH HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED. THE PROCESS OF DEFINING RAPE AS A SERIOUS SOCIAL PROBLEM CONTINUES. REFERENCES ARE PROVIDED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED.)