This is from back when they were trying to excuse all the gay sex offenders as just helping young gays discover themselves, because a 22 year old having sex with a 15 year old is somehow just fine when they are both gay. It's been a problem in the gay community forever but they refuse to acknowledge it as such.
Basically. IIRC the arguement was that romeo and juliet laws (where you don't have to register/it's not statutory rape if you are a 19 year old dating a 17 year old) didn't apply to gays because they would be charged with sodomy laws instead which aren't covered by romeo and juliet exclusions. That's why there is a section stating that whether the perpetrator knew the victim beforehand would factor into whether they would still be required to register. Problem with this "fix" is it has a buffer of 10 years, while romeo and juliet laws usually only cover age differences of 2-3 years. It's supposed to be for if you have a high school sweetheart in a different grade, not a college boyfriend who drives you to school until you get your license.
This is from back when they were trying to excuse all the gay sex offenders as just helping young gays discover themselves, because a 22 year old having sex with a 15 year old is somehow just fine when they are both gay. It's been a problem in the gay community forever but they refuse to acknowledge it as such.
Thanks, so it is trying to circumvent consent laws then.
Basically. IIRC the arguement was that romeo and juliet laws (where you don't have to register/it's not statutory rape if you are a 19 year old dating a 17 year old) didn't apply to gays because they would be charged with sodomy laws instead which aren't covered by romeo and juliet exclusions. That's why there is a section stating that whether the perpetrator knew the victim beforehand would factor into whether they would still be required to register. Problem with this "fix" is it has a buffer of 10 years, while romeo and juliet laws usually only cover age differences of 2-3 years. It's supposed to be for if you have a high school sweetheart in a different grade, not a college boyfriend who drives you to school until you get your license.