Submitted on Thursday 7th April 2016
Rejected on Sunday 10th April 2016
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Make the law on rape and definition of rape in the UK not gender bias.
The definition of rape in the Metropolitan Police is:
"A person commits rape if they intentionally penetrate the vagina, anus or mouth of another person with their penis without consent."
It should be more gender neutral, both males & females can commit rape, not just those "with their penis"
Metropolitan Police def: http://content.met.police.uk/Article/Definitions/1400008450549/1400008450549
'Is the Law on Rape sexist?' Article noting that even if a woman has sex with a minor it would only be "sexual assault", not rape: http://www.blmsolicitors.co.uk/2014/03/is-the-law-on-rape-sexist/
Oxford Dictionary definition (gender bias): http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/rape
FPA fact sheet even states a woman can not commit rape:
http://www.fpa.org.uk/factsheets/law-on-sex
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