Re: Penetration.
Perhaps the laws should be changed to read as an act in which penetration occurs without consent. That’s gender neutral and would include the possibility of woman raping men for those that are hung up on the “to be rape the rapist must penetrate the woman” argument.
Peronally, I’m in in the “forced/coerced sex is abhorrent” camp. It doesn’t matter who the aggressor is and who the victim is. It also doesn’t matter if it is intercourse, oral sex or any other variation. Gender doesn’t matter and restricting the law so that only men can be rapists is patently unfair and probably violates equal protection. Further, I can’t see why restricting rape to only women is something we should fight for. How would including protection for men lessen the rights or protection of women? Bottom line is rape is wrong, it has consequences for its victims, and should be heavily punished no matter the gender issues.
