I believe in UK it's about 16.
America is 18, if I'm not mistaken. Is there any variance by state?
Of course, growing up, (and even looking back through historical American census records) you hear tales about Rolling Stones band members wanting to marry young women, etc.
It's a fact that in the "old days" it wasn't totally cast in stone what the "age of consent" meant, and, for instance, it's not totally out of the realm to see 18th and 19th century (even 20th) US Census records which list 26-30 year old husbands with 16 year old wives, even 15 year old wives.
Of course, in these modern times, such considerations and sensibilities obviously apply in the gay realm.
Milo says some outrageous and "edgy" things sometimes. It's certain that he's "on the record" regarding his overall opposition to the exploitation of children.
If he stepped over the line too many times with something he said, he's got some 'splainin' to do.
If Milo's really having a press conference tomorrow, I'll be interested to hear what he has to say...
I grew up in the UK. Yes, it is 16 (last I knew). It was also common for girls 13/14 to be dating 18yo’s....because you wouldn’t have known, from a maturity aspect (no visuals needed), that they were younger. There is a culture gap here.
Before anyone thinks I’m ok with “adults” having sex with “children” - that is part of the point he was making, 20 vs 18, 18 vs 16, 16 vs 14, etc. - maturity can vary wildly, as does social norms. This line we draw here, where you magically become an “adult” at 18 and were a “child” at 17, is a USA thing. Kids here, right up until they graduate high school, are treated the same as freshmen....like kids, when some of them ARE 18. It’s no wonder so many go off to college and go crazy. My entire family found some of these “norms” very strange, it was also very frustrating for myself and my brother. We went from being “adults” in the minds of people in the UK to “children” in the USA...and being treated that way. Most in the UK feel 16 is adult, many leave school.