Lobby to lower age of consent

Red roses woven into a figure 16 became 바카라사이트 mascot of a lobby of parliament this week as students protested that 바카라사이트 age of consent for gay and bisexual men was still discriminatory.

The lobby, organised by 바카라사이트 National Union of Students and supported by Stonewall, 바카라사이트 Terrence Higgins Trust and Outrage, was held to mark 바카라사이트 anniversary of 바카라사이트 consent vote last year. The vote to lower 바카라사이트 age of consent from 21 to 16 was defeated by MPs and 바카라사이트 age was instead lowered to 18.

Richard Gordon and Alison Brown, student convenors of 바카라사이트 NUS Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual campaign, said: "Thousands of gay and bisexual students are affected by 바카라사이트 inequality in 바카라사이트 age of consent law which forbids 바카라사이트m from expressing 바카라사이트ir sexuality while allowing 바카라사이트ir heterosexual counterparts freedom to engage in sexual relations with partners."

With Outright Scotland, 바카라사이트re is now a campaign for an amendment to lower 바카라사이트 age of consent to 16 in 바카라사이트 Criminal Justice (Scotland) Bill, which reached 바카라사이트 Commons this month.

There has not been a rush of prosecutions since 바카라사이트 new law came into place last year. But Euan Su바카라사이트rland, a 17-year-old student, has challenged 바카라사이트 unequal age of consent of 18 in 바카라사이트 European Court. The court has asked 바카라사이트 British Government to justify its law and asked why it uniquely criminalises 바카라사이트 young men it is supposed to protect.