The Uniform Crime Report Subcommittee voted unanimously to change the definition of rape, which had not been changed for 80 years (!) and rape will now be defined as, “penetration, no matter how slight, of the vagina or anus with any body part or object, or oral penetration by a sex organ of another person, without the consent of the victim.”
This is huge
Holy Shit. Finally.
(via kittyunfiltered)
about fucking time.
And it doesn’t make an exception if the victim is unconscious - it is still a rape.
a step in the right direction. hopefully moving forward from here won’t take another 80 years.