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Friday, January 28, 2011

Things that come up in conversation when you are hanging out with two australians, a gay guy who is still pretending to be straight, and a japanese who speaks no english or spanish

Is that how you would refer to a Japanese person? I know another way that grammatically seems to make better sense but I´m not about to fall into that trap. ;)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ages_of_consent_in_South_America

The highlights

Bolivia:
The age of consent in Bolivia is set at puberty regardless of gender and/or sexual orientation, according to Article 308 of the Bolivian Penal Code.


Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador:
In Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, the age of consent is 14, regardless of gender and/or sexual orientation.


Paraguay:
The general age of consent in Paraguay is 14 for heterosexual relations and 16 for homosexual relations. The age of consent forextramarital intercourse with female adolescents is 16.


Peru:
The age of consent in Peru was 14, but in 2006, was raised to 18 by the Congress. In 2007, Peru's Congress voted overwhelmingly to return the age to its prior age of 14, regardless of gender and/or sexual orientation.


Venezuela:
The age of consent in Venezuela stands at 16 regardless of gender and/or sexual orientation. Sexual acts with children aged between 12 and 16 are punished under Article 379; furthermore, consensual sex with a woman 16-21 can be punished if the woman was "seduced" under the promise of marriage and she was "known to be honest".




Note:
This post was created in the span of listening to Elton John´s tiny dancer one time. Kapow.

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