(May 23, 2014 at 3:49 am)Starvald Demelain Wrote: First and foremost, rape is not contained to a male perpetrator-female victim paradigm. I think most rational people are aware of this, yet I see it ignored time and time again.
Depends where you're from. In South Africa this was not the case before. In fact the law needed revision to reflect what you're saying because a male couldn't be raped.
Quote: The Definition of Rape and Consent
The new South African law around rape came into effect in December 2007. This law is called the Sexual Offences and Related Matters Amendment Act, No. 32 of 2007.
Important Features of the Sexual Offences act:
The age of consent for both men and women is now 16 years
Rape victims must get anti-retroviral drugs to prevent them being infected with HIV
Rape victims may ask the court to test alleged rapists for HIV
All sexual crimes are included in one law
A number of new sexual crimes, particularly those affecting children and people with mental disabilities, have been created
All forms of sexual abuse or exploitation are crimes
Both men and women are considered to be victims and perpetrators of rape
http://www.shukumisa.org.za/index.php/rape-and-consent
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