In Reply to: They're all closeted posted by CoastalBruin on December 10, 2025 at 09:48:00
There are nuances that complicate the exact numbers, but the age of consent in about 30 (3/5 of) US states is 16. In about 8 states, it's 17.
In Canada, the age of consent used to be 14, except in cases of "trust, authority or dependency" (such as teachers, pastors, parents, etc) or prostitution. In 2008 it was raised to 16, with those same exceptions. In many European countries, the age is 15 or 16, with a couple of countries at 14. The nuances I mentioned in US states are also present in other countries. These usually involve age difference exceptions.
In my view, the real issues are consent, and the potential for exploitation. If consent is truly freely and willingly given, and the encounter is free of exploitation, then the only barrier is the law.
You often call the orange POS a "pedo" or "pedophile." This would not actually be true, as there's no evidence his primary attraction is to pre-pubescent children. Ephebophile or possibly hebephile are probably better descriptors of Trump. But he's still a POS.