Split from Dating section.

[Riot Da Woof!]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_consent_reform_in_Canada
Isn't it 16 year old are good to go out with 21 year old? ( 5 year max? )
Or am I a wee bit off base?

[Zetta]

16 is the age of consent. so yeah.
thats why as old as i'll find someone is 4 years older than me, just 'cause it gets creepy after that bit

[Ember]

18 is the age of consent for gay sex.

[OhThatBrad]

no it's 16, in canada atleast.

[Renwaldo]

Oooh, I hadn't realized there was a limit of consent to only those 5 years older than the person giving consent.  :P


When they taught us about this in highschool, there was a gray area in the law where teens age 16 to 18 were technically only allowed to fornicate with peers the exact same age. Once you were 19 or older the government simply stopped caring who you sexed up as long as they weren't any younger than 19.
It's nice to know they simplified the law. . . it somewhat ruined a few relationships for in my school when that law was introduced for the many mixed age couples. People became afraid of being with their older/younger girl/boy friends because one of them was suddenly at risk of being in trouble.  :-X

[OhThatBrad]

Oooh, I hadn't realized there was a limit of consent to only those 5 years older than the person giving consent.  :P


When they taught us about this in highschool, there was a gray area in the law where teens age 16 to 18 were technically only allowed to fornicate with peers the exact same age. Once you were 19 or older the government simply stopped caring who you sexed up as long as they weren't any younger than 19.
It's nice to know they simplified the law. . . it somewhat ruined a few relationships for in my school when that law was introduced for the many mixed age couples. People became afraid of being with their older/younger girl/boy friends because one of them was suddenly at risk of being in trouble.  :-X

yes, well it's been adjusted a bit.
So since i'm 16, i could have sex with a 21 year old and not get in any trouble. :P

[Ember]

no it's 16, in canada atleast.

No, it is 18.

http://gayteens.about.com/b/2008/05/25/changes-to-canadas-age-of-consent-laws-leave-out-gay-teens.htm

[Zetta]

well, depends if your parents want to interfere
because technically if they didn't like it, they could press statutory rape and bring that guy to court for that, but thats kinda why you keep that stuff under wraps.

[Ember]

Also, there is no age buffer for the sodomy law. Two gay 17 year olds having sex can both be charged.

[Van_Fox]

Ya, but since the age is 16, its not pedofilia. lol

[Ember]

Pedophilia refers to children. Ephebophilia is the correct term.

[Renwaldo]

That's too bad.

I can imagine the American - or any other country's - government getting away with this kind of bull shit, but I had hoped Canada was above such things.  :(

I really wonder what their motivation was. I suppose that statistically homosexuals must be at higher risk for rape than straight guys.

[Ember]

Why does no politician want to campaign for the right for grown men to have sex with people's sons? Really? You need that answered?

[Riot Da Woof!]

Not to be the CyberPolice....
But aren't we going a WEE off-topic?

[Van_Fox]

Pedophilia refers to children. Ephebophilia is the correct term.

Wrong, if your under 16, your still considered a child, youth if you will. So it would be rape of a child.