Petition · past parliament
Change the law to class female on male forced sex as rape and not sexual assault
Rejected
10 signatures
What the petition asks
The current UK law classes rape as forced penetrative sex, this completely disregards female on male forced sex, and implies that only a man can rape commit the act of rape. We would like you to consider that rape is "sex without consent" as opposed to penetrative sex without consent.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 3 Apr 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 10 Apr 2019 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
10
Status
Rejected
Rejected
10 Apr 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.