Submitted on Sunday 21st April 2019
Rejected on Monday 13th May 2019
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Amend the legal definition of rape in English law
The all definitions of rape in the UK states that to rape someone you must have a penis, it also does not recognise oral penetration. This is absolutely a double standard which should not exist in today’s society. Rape is not a gendered crime. Females who rape should be convicted the same as men.
In the midst of the #MeToo movement and encouraging people to come forward about sexual assaults, now is the time to change the old fashioned meaning of rape.
UK law tells us that women are unable to commit rape, only capable of sexual assault. This undermines the experiences of all genders who have been the victims of female rapists.
I am asking that we as a society recognise that women should be convicted the same as men.
The US changed their def. to be more inclusive and we should too.
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