So here’s everything you need to know about statutory rape. Statutory rape is sexual activity between two people in which one person is under the age of consenting to sexual activity in the first place. Okay, how do I find out what the age of consent is where I live.

Yeah, it’s such a faux pas to link to Wikipedia, but they have an extensive list of the age of consent in every single country/state/territory on the planet so there you go.

We advised Maddy that she is under the general age of consent for sex in Western Australia (there are multiple ages of consent in Western Australia and they apply equally to straight, gay, lesbian, bisexual sex and to people of all genders).

She was told that even if she is willing to have sex with her girlfriend, it is still against the law for her girlfriend to have sex with her.

Statutory rape is probably–no, definitely–the most controversial topic for you, our readers.

Not something super divisive like abortion or feminism, statutory rape.

Every time we write about it we get a ton of comments claiming that we’re being unfair, that we don’t believe in true love and that we’re old fuddy duddies who aren’t getting any.

We do not own, produce or host the videos displayed on this website.It is never okay for any person to have sex with another person who is under 13.If you are 13-16 years old it is illegal for someone to have sex with you, except in very limited circumstances.The Legal Age of Consent The law says that everyone must be aged 16 before they can have sex.The age of consent is the same for everyone, regardless of gender, sexual orientation or who you’re having sex with.Love is love, but laws are laws and sketchy is sketchy.When it comes to statutory rape, sometimes there’s a shade of gray that makes things complicated, but we’re going to try to keep it real. If you’re underage you can’t consent to having sex. It’s not necessarily the violent rape you’re probably thinking of, but it’s still a form of rape.All videos are hosted by 3rd party websites and we have no control over their contents.We take no responsibility for the content on any webpage which we link to, please use your own discretion while surfing the links.This turn of events is fueled primarily by the dramatic drop in the share of young Americans who are choosing to settle down romantically before age 35.Dating back to 1880, the most common living arrangement among young adults has been living with a romantic partner, whether a spouse or a significant other.It’s worth noting that the overall share of young adults living with their parents was not at a record high in 2014.This arrangement peaked around 1940, when about 35% of the nation’s 18- to 34-year-olds lived with mom and/or dad (compared with 32% in 2014).This type of arrangement peaked around 1960, when 62% of the nation’s 18- to 34-year-olds were living with a spouse or partner in their own household, and only one-in-five were living with their parents.By 2014, 31.6% of young adults were living with a spouse or partner in their own household, below the share living in the home of their parent(s) (32.1%).