By: Regan DuCasse

Regan DuCasse — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 17:52:13 +0000

Here in the US, there are about twelve states that still allow the possibility of a grown man to marry an underage girl. I read several articles in major papers like the Boston Globe and NYTimes that reported on how this is a haven for sex offenders.
They profiled a 22 year old man, who had impregnated a 13 year old girl. He had a conviction for sex with a ten year old when he was 18.
The parents of the girl, instead of pressing charges, gave consent they marry. They didn’t want the baby to start out with a father in jail. He circumvented consent laws, by marrying in KS. A state with laws over a century old, that allow it.
It’s typically pregnancy that’s the decider on whether or not to have the man convicted of statutory rape.
Imagine the risks of complicating a GIRL’s life by making her pregnant before she’s even got a training bra.
The reason I brought this up, is there is a serious problem with child brides in Africa, the Near and Middle East.
We obviously are hard pressed as Americans to do anything directly political on these issues in foreign lands.
But the abuses of females, especially young girls is also extremely acute here in America.
The victims of sex trafficking are now a far more openly discussed issue. They are 75% female (average age is 9 years old), and there are sex tourism cities in the US that have been cited by the CMEC (Center for Missing and Exploited Children).
Whole countries like Uganda and other countries on (darker continents), so to speak, are highly energized in maintaining the criminalization of homosexuality, but not so much in the exploitation of females.
Even where HIV/AIDS has killed millions of heterosexual men, women and their children in Africa, political action against the spread of the disease, focuses on gay people and not the majority demographic also at risk.
Child brides are at risk of less education, domestic violence, sexual violence and premature death or permanent damage from birth complications.
For all the romanticized talk and idealization of the man/woman model of sexual compatibility and societal stability, the violence and human rights violations towards the female half of the world’s populations and in America, belies all that.
Go to any so called ‘family and marriage) site, and they’ll say NOTHING about it.
Nothing about high profile domestic violence cases such as the recent Jovan Belcher murder/suicide.
They focus ONLY on anything that has to do with homosexuality, and any progress in gay equality, as you know, is reported as some kind of conspiracy to damage the meaning of family and marriage.
If they put just HALF of the energy in strengthening laws that protected females, even in America. Especially domestic violence issues, this country would be an even better place for actual children.
Twelve states and child brides still in effect in America.
While NOM crows how many states don’t allow gay adults to marry.
And how good gay Americans have it here compared to Uganda.
That’s when I seriously could kick Brian Brown and Tony Perkins right in their tiny little gumpys.
Hard.

By: Ben in Oakland

Ben in Oakland — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 14:39:25 +0000

One need only google “Christian polygamy in Africa” to see how, shall we say, DISINGENUOUS the whole damned argument is on just about every level.

By: Lord_Byron

Lord_Byron — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 14:27:49 +0000

I am just stunned that people think life imprisonment is any better than the death penalty. To me it is like the difference between being beaten repeatedly with a bat until you die and being hit once a daily or every few hours a day for the next 20 years.

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