Submitted on Wednesday 14th April 2021
Rejected on Monday 19th April 2021
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Criminalize Rape
Under the UK legislation (Sexual Offences Act 2003), if a woman subjects a man to coercive sexual intercourse by what is known as "forced-to-penetrate", this is not classified, under law, as rape. However, it is rape: its method is the same as rape and its outcome for the victim is the same.
The issue of forced-to-penetrate has been studied by researchers. See report here:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/stories-49057533
Because forced-to-penetrate is not classified as rape, this means rape of a male victim by a woman is, in effect, decriminalized under UK law. Those those who commit this crime are not held to account.
It is important that a society not excuse rape; should hold rapists to account; and rape victims not be blamed. Yet current legislation does this to men who are raped.
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