Change s1 of the 2003 Act that determines a woman (penisless) cannot be a rapist

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

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.

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: Amend the legal definition of rape so women can be charged with rape

Timeline

22 Aug 2021	Petition opened for signatures
24 Aug 2021	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 24 Aug 2021

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