Equal Treatment

“Male rape” wasn’t illegal in Britain until this week, when the upper house of parliament passed a law that provides an equivalent maximum penalty for female rape: life. Previously, the only charges that could be brought were sexual assault or “non-consensual buggery,” which provided for a maximum 10 year sentence. The Reuters news service points out that the action “follows a vote earlier this year by parliament to lower the age of consent for male homosexuals from 21 to 18.” (Reuters) ...In other words, “easy come, easy go”?