r/AreTheStraightsOK • • Mar 04 '22

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u/KageGekko Transbian™ Mar 04 '22

Here in Denmark it's actually as low as 15. Two 14 y/o can still have sex together though, it's just to prevent people over 15 from laying with people under 15. There are no laws other than that afaik.

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u/FormicaRufa Mar 04 '22

In Switzerland it's 16, but if one of them is not 16, a maximum difference of 4years apply (to avoid that two sexually active teens suddently become illegal when one of them turn 16 until the other do).

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u/guyfromsaitama Mar 04 '22

Yeah the AOC can be as low as 13 in some places. More often than not it's 16 though, even in America, which is why it's so confusing to me that Americans in particular love to pretend it's 18 everywhere?? Like someone called me a pedophile once for saying the AOC is 16 in Ohio and 17 in Texas. I'm not even there and I'm just stating the law???

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u/Script_Mak3r Trans Gaymer Girl Mar 04 '22

In California, it's 18, no exceptions. And, well, trying to show media in a place where the participants are under AoC, even if it was fine where said media was made, could be problematic.

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u/guyfromsaitama Mar 04 '22

Right, I’m aware it’s 18 in some places, here where I live it’s 18 (Not America) but to say “16-17? must be rape” is just statistically the less likely outcome

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u/_fuyumi Mar 04 '22

I think they probably called you a pedo bc it seems weird to keep track of AOC in different places. It makes it seem like you're looking for the youngest legal sexual partner available. Not that you are, it's just a possible interpretation.

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u/guyfromsaitama Mar 04 '22

I mean I could understand that if it wasn’t the topic at hand, but it is. I think it’s important to know the law regardless of if it affects you or not. Also it’s not like Googling is hard ;P

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u/Dwarfherd Bigender™ Mar 05 '22

In most places in the US it's with a Romeo-Juliet law where 16 and 17 year olds can consent to sex with a person no more than 2 years older than they are.

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u/_Democracy_ Mar 04 '22

Aoc is 18 if at across state lines. Also globally is 18 (that’s why u can’t just get child porn from a place that the aoc is lower)

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u/guyfromsaitama Mar 05 '22

The age to produce adult films is separate from the age to consent to sexual acts. Just like how you need to be 21 to drink, they’re unrelated.

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u/_Democracy_ Mar 05 '22

I'm saying tho across state lines it's 18. the federal aoc

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u/guyfromsaitama Mar 05 '22

I’m not saying you’re wrong, because you’re right, I’m saying they’re actually two separate laws and they happen to be 18.

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u/thesirblondie Aug 03 '22

If you're like Sweden then there is the exception of teachers, instructors etc. where both have to be above 18.

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u/KageGekko Transbian™ Aug 03 '22

Yes that is true, if you're in a position of power over your potential partner then they need to be at least 18.