The man, The man: Change the Sexual Offences Act so rape is gender neutral

Rejected 17 signatures

What the petition asks

Under Current Uk legislation, within the 'Sexual Offences Act 2003', rape can only be committed by a male with a penis, the focus is on him penetrating another person without consent. This petition aims to change the legislation to ensure a rape offence is taken from a gender neutral perspective.

Under the current Uk legislation, the definition of rape only focuses on a male forcibly penetrating another person and completely disregards the forcible penetration by the individual being penetrated, which has similar psychological effects on the victim. The current law places these acts under 'Causing a person to engage in sexual activity without consent', which not only undermines the individual experience but has a lesser sentence compared to a rape crime (life vs 10 years imprisonment).

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: Change the Sexual Offences Act so women can be charged with rape against males

Timeline

19 Jun 2020	Petition opened for signatures
4 Aug 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 17

Status Rejected

Rejected 4 Aug 2020

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