During last night's class, Leandra briefly mentioned the problematic legal definition of rape, as well as the need/efforts to redefine rape legally and socially.
I thought it'd be helpful to post some information about this so that we can all be on the same page.
Note: While this is still a very important issue, it is worth noting that the FBI has finally changed this definition, as a result of many people's hard work for this issue to be recognized!
About the initial issue:
http://msmagazine.com/blog/blog/2011/04/20/rape-is-rape-no-more-excuses/
About the change:
http://feministing.com/2011/10/20/update-fbi-changes-official-definition-of-rape/
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