Ages of consent around the world

[Nightrose]

http://www.avert.org/aofconsent.htm << LOOK There for all the countries

Argentina - 15
Bahamas - 16
Canada - 14 (depends what provice (sp) your in)
Colombia - male 14, female 12
India - 18
Indonesia - male 19, female 16
Hungary - 14
Peru - male 14, female 12
Tunisia - 20
UK - 16
US - federal age 16

[Uwe]

12. ;l
Thats rediculis [sp :P]

[kasi]

Canada - 14 (depends what provice (sp) your in)
lol personally i think 14 is too young, & its 14 in most provinces i think.

[Nightrose]

i got Told by my mate whos from the same place as u nova scotia who has a cousin in Ont in London that its 16 there :S so confusing

maybe just 16 in london

yeah i agree that 14 is a little to young

[JonJon]

Is consent marriage?

[Nightrose]

consent is for love making :P well sex

heres some footnotes to some of the countries above

Queensland has a 'sodomy law' meaning the legal age of consent for intercourse is 18 and intercourse is 16.
In Brazil, authorities may not choose to prosecute if the younger partner is aged 14 to 17 and does not lodge a complaint.
In Canada, consensual activity with those over 12 may not be an offence if the accused is under 16 and less than two years older than the complainant. The exception is intercourse, to which unmarried persons under 18 cannot legally consent according to national law, although provincial laws may vary.
In Finland, sex with someone under 16 is not deemed sexual abuse of a child if "there is no great difference in the ages or the mental and physical maturity of the persons involved."
In Germany, sexual intercourse is legal from the age of 14 provided the older partner is aged under 18 and provided they are not "exploiting a coercive situation" or offering compensation. In addition, sex between one partner aged 14-15 and another aged under 21 is legal unless the older partner "exploits the victim's lack of capacity for sexual self-determination".
The age of sexual consent in Japan is 13 years of age, although prefecture law usually overrides federal law raising the age up to 18.
In Mexico the federal law varies according to the age gap between partners and is often overruled by regional laws.
In Portugal it is illegal to perform intercourse with a minor between 14 and 16 years old "by taking advantage of their inexperience".
In some U.S. states a lower age applies when the age gap between partners is small, or when the older partner is below a certain age (usually 18 or 21).

[JonJon]

Go Peru and Columbia then.

Bit irresponsible though.

[Nightrose]

yerrrrrrrrrrrrr

[Ostinato]

It's quite shocking some of the ages which countries class as consented. Your supposed to be having sexual intercourse when you are both physically and mentally ready to do so, and I don't think you are either at the age of 12 years old.

However, the laws don't actually have much rellevance on the majority of people's actions anyway, as a large group of people just do it before they are legally allowed to do so.

[:dallsgreen]

Canada - 14 (depends what provice (sp) your in)

wow, I never knew the age was so low in Canada, pretty surprising.

[foxyfox00]

16 over here in Australia.

12 is way to young for most. But in some cultures thats acceotable because people dont live as long or thats their custom. Each to their own different cultures different rules, so im making no comment or judgement on that.

[Lindzi]

Why is it 12 only for girls? Doesn't that make them a little more vulnerable for ****?

[Herman]

Singapore's age of consent is 16 for male-female sex. Doing it with the same sex is illegal though.

Edit: And oh, Madagascar has the highest age consent, I think, haha, 21.

[xzl.]

Some are low e.g. 14 Like most people saying :D
21 thats just er: :eusa_wall

[Nightrose]

o dallis i need to update that for canada i found this

The current (2006) Conservative government has
introduced a bill to raise the age of consent in Canada to
16, while retaining the "close in age" exception allowing
14 and 15 year olds to have sexual relationships with
individuals less than five years older than themselves.[3]


i didnt think so many people would post in this forum but yeah thats cool i think thats the 14 and 15 olds to have sexual realtionships with there parthers that are less than 5 years is a good idea

Lol its so easy in the uk just like 16 for most things

[Clarissaa]

its funny how most canadians dont actually know the age of consent, here in the uk i think everyone knows it, its made so clear to everyone in schools ect.

[velvet]

Why is it 12 only for girls? Doesn't that make them a little more vulnerable for ****?

I was thinking that, if anything I would expect the age for the male to be younger. S;
I think at twelve your not mentally, or physically ready for a relationship of that kind. I don't think a twelve year old could fully understand what they are doing, or the consequence of it.

[Nightrose]

I was thinking that, if anything I would expect the age for the male to be younger. S;
I think at twelve your not mentally, or physically ready for a relationship of that kind. I don't think a twelve year old could fully understand what they are doing, or the consequence of it.

gotta agree with you :D


its funny how most canadians dont actually know the age of consent, here in the uk i think everyone knows it, its made so clear to everyone in schools ect.

and clarissaa its recently changed in Canada so most people might not know

[Clarissaa]

gotta agree with you :D



and clarissaa its recently changed in Canada so most people might not know
fair enough.

[Nightrose]

:D yeah tis

lol i didnt think people who be intrested in this but there are i guess

[FlyingJesus]

I don't get why it's such a shock to people that the age is 12 in some countries. Take into consideration that the lower the age of consent, it is usually a poorer or more unhealthy country. The low average life expectancy in these places means population decrease and so people are likely to be encouraged to have children at much younger ages. Bear in mind that in such places, children will be much more mature at young ages than we were (or are) at around 12-14, as they will have had full-time manual labour jobs by then and will know full well the hardships of life.

Also, in many places it's probably just customary to marry and have children young, as it was in most of the world for millennia. A lower age of consent means that a family only has to support their offspring for a shorter while before they can be married off into a rich family (if they're lucky). Of course they might just go into prostitution, which isn't so lucky really (unless you really like it, but it's pretty dangerous) but that's life.

[Uwe]

jack sent me a link to a site yesterday, and you can just tell that some countrys are run by pervs
I cant remeber the ame of the country but
Hetro sex: 18
2 males: illegal
Lesbian sex: 14


and gay sex is illegal in sooo many countrys were lesbian is on illegal in religious countrys *roll eyes*

[FlyingJesus]

Hetro sex: 18
2 males: illegal
Lesbian sex: 14

Haha start 'em young.

[DMB-Hosting]

;o lesbian sex 14 :| thats not right at 16 yes :D lol

[iluvben]

12 is insane.
i thought it was 18 in America.

[Nightrose]

Hmmm depends what state, that is just a rough age for america the same with canada its 14 in some places and 16 in others kinda confusing but yeah,

i think 16 is a good age :)

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[Nightrose]

Umm thats kinda pathetic, you should have sex when u are ready and not because the girl has started her periods, i was posting the ages of consent to show another people the age differences,

like they have a lower age but have lower pregnancies sp? than the Uk which is very shocking i think that we shouldnt be one of the highest in the world,

But anyway even if u are over age dont do it for the shake of it do it ina loving relationship

[FlyingJesus]

you should have sex when u are ready and not because the girl has started her periods

If a girl's started her periods there's evidence to show that she is ready, physically if not mentally (after all, the natural point of sex is to reproduce). If not mentally then it's because she hasn't been brought up quick enough, in the West we pamper ourselves and our kids too much, which is why we have to have higher ages of consent. Why do you think people break this law and have underage sex? It's because they feel they're ready for it. Some people still don't feel ready at 30, it's all to do with how and where you're brought up.

[Nightrose]

If a girl's started her periods there's evidence to show that she is ready, physically if not mentally (after all, the natural point of sex is to reproduce). If not mentally then it's because she hasn't been brought up quick enough, in the West we pamper ourselves and our kids too much, which is why we have to have higher ages of consent. Why do you think people break this law and have underage sex? It's because they feel they're ready for it. Some people still don't feel ready at 30, it's all to do with how and where you're brought up.

Very true okay u changed my views

[FrozenWhisper]

I was thinking that, if anything I would expect the age for the male to be younger. S;
I think at twelve your not mentally, or physically ready for a relationship of that kind. I don't think a twelve year old could fully understand what they are doing, or the consequence of it.
I dis agree, with part of it, I'm 12, I know the full way it works, but I know I'm in no way ready for it, so i would DEFINTLY stick to kissing James ;)

[Nightrose]

mmhmmm :) thats a good idea

[Splinky]

Jeepers.. in peru I would be of age [thats what my mum says] Jeez.. thats scary.. very very scary :( and I couldnt imagine it at that age, people just arent ready..

[Nightrose]

Jeepers.. in peru I would be of age [thats what my mum says] Jeez.. thats scary.. very very scary :( and I couldnt imagine it at that age, people just arent ready..


True i dont think your body would be physically ready and nor would u be metally, its kinda shocking as normally the law is high to protect girls but in this sense its lower than the males age which is kinda werid