Posted by yxibow on May 22, 2006, at 14:01:13 [reposted on May 22, 2006, at 16:36:22 | original URL]
In reply to Re: legal age, posted by ed_uk on May 22, 2006, at 13:16:54
> I don't know. The age of consent is 16 in the UK - which includes gay people.
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> What is the age of consent in the US?
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> EdIt varies by state (we can redirect this to the other board) and is a hodgepodge of ridiculous mismatched laws going as low as I think marriage ages of 12 or 14, but definately not for homosexuality. It is generally 18. There are a about 3 odd states where some consent (e.g. porn or who knows what set of wierd consent) is 21.
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