Submitted on Sunday 22nd August 2021
Rejected on Tuesday 24th August 2021
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Change s1 of the 2003 Act that determines a woman (penisless) cannot be a rapist
This section is extremely excluding of men who have been raped by women. And it is a known fact today that men have infact been raped by women (and women by women)
The fact that a penis attached to body of the perpetrator is needed for it to be called rape is extremely harmful to many rape victims
By saying that a women committed the despicable sexual act against the victim is only deemed as sexual assault (s3) or sexual activity without consent (s4) is discluding and dismissive. Who the penis is attached to should not conclude whether it was rape or not and add to the sexism society faces today and the struggle men (and women) go through to speak up about their assaults and worse, to be taken seriously.
Rape under the Sexual Offences Act should be inclusive of all genders.
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