My thoughts: Rescission of Greed

Rescission of Greed

Well I'm not sure about you guys but I'm over all the headlines "World Rescission", "Swine flu" and "Fuel prices going up because it rained in the mid-east" and being Winter (it is here in NZ) doesn't help, but the real headline is "Rescission".
OK so I am lucky to be in a business that is relatively rescission prof. but if you really think about it, greed has been the number one factor as far as the rescission, and I feel we are all to blame for that, some of the hardest hit will be the young generation that live on credit and don't remember the crash of the 1980s (I was dam young but do my homework), and then the young families that over loaded their mortgage and put the family 4x4 on the mortgage also.

But quiet frankly I still hear the advice from my late father, don't over do it financially as things change.
But I also feel that some of the high rollers of the financial markets and the powers that be deserve to slip a few runs down the ladder and most only have themselves to blame, and they had several years knowledge that the bubble was about to burst but they kept on giving the money.
I was warned that things were going to tumble about 2 years ago, but not one Finance Company or Bank gave honest advice or moved to make changers.

Sadly for the low income families the worst hasn't happened yet, and hopefully may not get to that, but markets are still greed driven, a classic example is the over inflated housing market.
Yet the average person can't do business without the people that have betrayed/mislead them.
I.E. It's that real estate company selling the houses through mortgagee sale that sold them it in the first place knowing that they have helped create an over inflated market, and the banks also knew but have signed off the mortgages and so on.

But its not just the young being bitten, the almost ready to retire Mum and Dad's that have invested
in finance companies that lost them their life savings, and instead of retiring, they having to go back to work but the finance giant still get up each day in there million dollar homes and are still their golden-hand shakes for their poor performance.

If anything comes out of this rescission, there needs to be rules and law changers that will hold these so called financial advisers and corporate giants more accountable for there actions otherwise more lives will be ruined in another 15 to 20 years.
The next stage of the rescission, that's right its not over yet, will be inflation and or deflation of world markets. most will run to Gold/Sliver and stay clear of investing money for money, but then again I'm not a financial adviser so what would I know.

Back with ya's soon.

On Film/DVD: Eleven Men Out

Eleven Men Out 2005

Cast:
Arnaldur Ernst,
Björn Hlynur Haraldsson,
Lilja Nótt Þórarinsdóttir

Director: Róbert I. Douglas



SYNOPSIS:
When a sexy champion soccer pro comes out of the closet, he’s forced onto an amateur team of misfits and other queers in this dryly comedic Icelandic import.

REVIEW:
Football (soccer in the US) star Ottar Thor’s game and life seem to be down a few points lately. Divorced from a beauty queen-turned-alcoholic and father of a teenage son, Magnus, Ottar comes out in a magazine article. When the story breaks, the soccer team’s homophobic brass elect to keep him off the field. So Ottar joins a friend’s amateur squad, which soon becomes a magnet for additional gay players. Meanwhile, Ottar starts dating (and getting action from) a fellow player, causing more grief for Magnus, who’s already taunted and teased by classmates about his fag father. Can Ottar reconcile sexuality, family, and sport by the time his new team plays his former one on Gay Pride Day?
Writer/director Robert I. Douglas takes a deadpan approach, with many laughs resulting not from wacky antics on the field, but a lack thereof when many rural teams refuse to play Ottar’s queer ilk. A sports-themed film for even those who don’t like sports, you just can’t lose betting on Eleven Men Out. (Icelandic with English subtitles).

Viewer Review:
Rather boring - The only thing going for this movie is the lead actor. He is butch and attractive; looks & acts like a soccer star. A promising storyline that never really goes anywhere. The ending is a big disappointment. I lent the dvd to 2 buddies and both thought the movie was nothing special.

i found it hard to make an emotional connection to any one character - and i spent the entire movie trying to do just that. the character we're allowed to see most of is maggi, ottar's son. but while we constantly hear about the problems his father's gayness will cause, we never actually see the negative fallout.


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Story time: My first time with a Married man

My First Time With A Married Man

One summer when I was 16, during the summer holidays, I had my first taste of sex with a man. Before that I had mucked around with a couple of my mates and knew I liked it, but that had just been playing at it and I knew I wanted more. We lived out in the country, which was great, as you had loads of freedom growing up. The nearest house was down the road a bit, so you had some privacy too. When my parents were at work, I liked to sunbathe naked in the garden and that summer I'd got quite a good tan, as there wasn't really much else to do. My mates all seemed to be away with their families.
The next house down the road had been empty for some time, but apparently it had now been let out to a young married couple and a few days later a moving van pulled up early one morning as I was having my breakfast, so I took my coffee upstairs to sit on my bedroom window-sill and watch them move in. Guess that tells you how bored I was!

A car had pulled up behind the van and a man and woman got out, heading up the path to the door. Didn't really pay much attention to her, but he looked interesting even from this distance. Tall, dark and fit looking, in his mid twenties maybe, wearing worn jeans and a T-shirt, he walked up the path giving me a view of his ass in the tight jeans. I watched for a while till I got bored of furniture and boxes being carried into the house, then went off to sunbathe in the back garden.
That evening over supper my Mum and Dad were discussing the new arrivals, Dad had spoken to them on his way home and found out that she was a nurse at the hospital and that husband travelled for a local agricultural tools supplier. Mum, being her usual generous self, suggested that in the morning I should walk down with some of her homemade slab cake to welcome them and maybe some eggs too from our chickens. I was ok with that as hopefully I'd get a better look at this interesting man.
So next morning after breakfast I walked along the road bearing a large cake and a basket of eggs as instructed. I wasn't sure if there was anyone at home as the car had gone, but I knocked anyway and waited. After a bit I heard the lock and the door opened to reveal a sleepy looking husband clad only in a pair of boxers. I tried not to stare as I stammered a bit and held out Mum's offerings. He was really goodlooking close up with a nicely defined body and with just a smattering of dark hair on his chest which ran down his stomach in a line and disappeared into the waistband of his boxers.
He smiled, which nearly made me drop the eggs and said "Great. Do you want to bring them through to the kitchen?" and he headed off indoors. I followed him into the kitchen and carefully placed the stuff on the kitchen table. As I did so, I looked around at the boxes and packing paper strewn round the floor. He'd obviously followed my gaze, as he said,"Yes we're still in a bit of a muddle. Would you like a cup of coffee?" I nodded. He smiled that smile again "OK. Have a seat, if you can find an empty one" and he turned to the kettle. I sat down where I could stare at him now that he had his back to me and admire his fit body and only drew my eyes away when he turned round and came over to the table with the coffee. He handed me a cup and sat down opposite me with his own, brushing some packing off the chair so he could sit. He told me his name was Alan and that he'd taken some time off to cope with the move but that his wife had to go straight back to work. As we sat chatting, I noticed that the way he was sitting with his legs apart made his boxers gape open at the front and I was getting a pretty good view of his cock nestling in a mass of black hair. He seemed totally unaware that he was showing off his equipment and I found it very hard to keep my eyes above his waist level and to concentrate on the conversation. We chatted away for a while as we drank our coffee and when he said that he should really be getting on with the unpacking, instead of getting up to go, I found myself offering to give a hand.
" You sure?", he said "haven't you anything more exciting to do than help me unpack boxes?" I couldn't think of anything else I'd rather do today than spend it with this sexy man, but I managed to blurt out "Nothing very exciting happens round here." He smiled "OK, then you're on"
So Alan went off to get dressed, which meant a pair of cut off jeans and a T-shirt and we set to work. We worked well together and by 1 o'clock the kitchen and the dining room were both tidy and all the rubbish thrown out into the garage.

I was glad when Alan suggested a break for lunch as it was warm and I was starting to feel hungry. " How about a sandwich and a cool drink in the garden"
"Sounds good to me." I replied. So I helped him make two mighty ham sandwiches and we went out the back door into the garden, Alan grabbbing a couple of beers from the fridge on the way past. We settled on the grass under an apple tree in the corner of the garden and attacked the sandwiches. Before he started eating, Alan pulled off his T-shirt and I was glad to do the same as it had been hot lugging all that stuff about. Their garden was pretty much the same as ours except that it was totally walled in so it was very peaceful and private. Great for a bit of nude sunbathing, I thought. As if he had read my mind, Alan said "Good place to work on the tan, nice and private."
"Funny" I replied "I was just thinking the same" Alan smiled "How about we take some time out then and do a bit of sun worshipping? I think we deserve it don't you?" I nodded. Quite frankly I was up for anything this man suggested.
Alan went back indoors and came back with a rug and two more beers. As he spread the rug out on the grass, he looked across and said "I usually lie naked when I'm on my own. Would you be offended if I stripped off?"
Would I be offended? I thought all my birthdays had come at once, but I just shook my head and said "That's OK. I do that as well" So we both took off our shorts and settled on the rug to drink our beer. Too late I realised that I might have a problem lying next to a naked Alan without getting a hardon, but if that happened, I would have to lie on my stomach till it passed. Alan's body was tanned all over, including a brown chunky cock and big hairy balls. Apart from my mates, I'd never seen a grown man completely naked before and I was fascinated by the sight before me. Before I had time to turn over, I felt my cock start to stiffen and looking up, I was aware of Alan watching me with an amused expression on his face.
"Is my cock turning you on,Joe" he said, smiling at my obvious embarrassment and rapidly hardening cock. He continued "It's OK. " putting a hand out to touch my chest "Don't be embarrassed. It's a natural thing to happen when you're naked with someone" and he ran his hand down my stomach and took hold of me. I nearly jumped out of my skin. Alan's touch was like an electric shock and my cock jerked in his hand. Looking down, I could see that his own prick was thickening up and expanding . As I had nothing much to compare it with, to me it seemed to be huge and still getting bigger. Certainly bigger than mine and I was at least seven inches as I'd spent most of the summer measuring it every week hoping it would grow.

Alan leant across and kissed me on the lips, at the same time guiding my hand down to his cock. His cock seemed to fill my hand and I could barely get my fingers round it. How big was this thing? What started to worry me was what he wanted to do with it, as at that point in my life, I was still naive and inexperienced. Alan knew exactly what he was doing, however and obviously realised I hadn't done much before, so when he suggested moving inside, he put a hand on my shoulder to reassure me and said "We'll be more comfortable there and we won't do anything you don't want to"
I looked at him and even at that young age, I knew I could trust him. I nodded agreement and he led me by the hand back into the house, taking the rug with him. We headed for one of the bedrooms where a mattress was lying on the floor. Alan threw the rug on to it then pulled me down beside him, kissing me passionately. I was so excited by him that I hoped I didn't spoil it by cumming too fast as I wanted this afternoon to last. Now he was moving across my chest and stomach with his lips till he reached my cock, which he started to lick with his tongue then slid his mouth down my shaft till he had my whole cock in his mouth. He crawled round on the rug till his own cock was close to my face. He obviously wanted me to return the favour. I took a look at this massive piece of meat in front of me and thought it would choke me, but at the same time, I really wanted to get a taste of his cock. In the past I'd sucked one of my mates but he was nowhere near the size of Alan. However I opened my mouth and got about half of his huge tool down my throat before I felt myself start to gag. I stopped for a breather using my tongue to tease the tip of his prick, which brought a moan from Alan. I ventured a bit further down his shaft and found I was relaxing into it, so I started sliding my mouth up and down like he was doing to me, which was driving me crazy. If I hadn't been concentrating on dealing with Alan's dick, I'd probably have cum by now.
We carried on sucking on each other for a while, then Alan broke away and before I knew what was happening, he'd flipped me over and had his face buried in my ass. I could feel his tongue licking round my hole, the tip of it poking around a bit and exploring my virgin ass. I had been relaxed but I tensed up, worried that he wanted to fuck me, something I'd never experienced and I wasn't sure I wanted to start with something that size, although what Alan was doing to me felt absolutely amazing and my trapped cock was throbbing against the bed. Alan must have felt me go tense, cos he stopped what he was doing and crawled up the bed to whisper in my ear "Don't worry we'll stop any time you like. I won't do anything to hurt you. I just want to play around with my cock against your cute arse. Tell me if you want me to stop, OK"
I nodded, too excited to say anything and he slid back down to continue licking out my hole. I felt a bit better now. so when he replaced his tongue with his cock, I didn't panic but enjoyed the sensation of his massive weapon nuzzling my hole. He nudged his cock a little way in then took it out again. He leant forward and kissed my shoulder. "Can I try a bit more?" he asked. I nodded. I felt his cock back at my arsehole pushing its way in. He was being very gentle with me. He pushed in a little more and I didn't find it too sore, although I certainly knew there was something up there. I moved myself a bit to get comfier and raised my arse to adjust my squashed cock. Suddenly I felt this huge thing inside me filling me completely, taking my breathe away. Alan had seen my movement as wanting more and gone for broke.
I craned my neck round so I could see what was happening and saw a big smile on Alan's face. "Yes, you've got the whole thing" he said. I looked down and saw that his huge cock was buried in my hole. God, I didn't realise anything could feel as good as this. I propped myself up on my elbows and kept my head turned so I could watch myself get fucked for the first time, as I'd decided that I wanted him to continue. I smiled at Alan and he took it as a signal that he could carry on. He started moving slowly in and out of my hole to get me used to the sensation, then after a couple of minutes, he started to pick up the pace, pumping away at my ass. He looked across at me now and again, anxious maybe that he was hurting me, but when he saw my face, he carried on concentrating on what he was doing, really slamming into my arse now, I could feel his balls slapping against my cheeks as he thrust inside me right up to the hilt. Soon I felt a change in the sensation, he felt even bigger all of a sudden and I sensed Alan's body stiffen. He let out a low moan and I felt his hot cum shoot up my hole. He let out a yell as he released his load then collapsed on top of me. We lay like that for a while, him breathing heavily and me totally dazed not quite believing what had just happened to me. Later he turned me over and kissed me long on the lips. "You were a great fuck, young Joe" he whispered in my ear. "we'd better take care of your cock now" his hand moving downwards." No need" I replied as I'd already cum all over the rug while I was getting fucked.
We eventually tidied ourselves up and had another beer out in the garden, where Alan admitted that he'd actually unbuttoned his boxers in the kitchen when he had his back to me, as he'd fancied me and wanted to see if I was interested or not. He thought it was really funny watching me look everywhere apart from his crotch and copping a sneaky look now and again when I thought he wasn't looking. We sat chatting till about 4pm when I left to go home, but I promised to come back tomorrow to help with the unpacking
Alan and I had many enjoyable days together that summer till I left to go to college, when we kind of lost touch, but I'll always remember him as special in my life.

End

Fact file: World Age Of Consent

Age of Consent

Country ------------- Male-Female Sex ------ Male-Male Sex

Afghanistan........................ 18/Married......... Illegal
Albania............................... 14 ..........................14
Algeria................................ 16 ..........................Illegal
American Samoa.............. 15? .........................15?
Andorra............................. 16 ............................16
Angola................................ 12/15 ......................Illegal
Antigua............................. 16 .............................16
and Barbuda
Argentina .........................13/16..................... 13/16
Armenia ...........................16 ............................16
Aruba ...............................16 ............................16
Australia ACT .................16 ............................16
Australia
NSW & Norfolk Is. ..........16 ............................16
Australia NT ....................16 ............................16
Australia
Queensland1 ...................16/18......................18
Australia
SA ....................................17 ...........................17
Australia
Tasmania ........................17 ...........................17
Australia
Victoria ............................16 ...........................16
Azerbaijan .......................16 ...........................16
Bahamas..........................16 ...........................18
Bahrain ............................16/Married ............. Illegal
Bangladesh.....................? ............................... Illegal
Barbados ........................16 ............................ Illegal
Belarus ...........................16/18 ........................16
Belgium ..........................16 ..............................16
Belize .............................16 ............................... ?
Bermuda ........................16 ..............................18
Benin ............................... ? .............................. Illegal
Bhutan ............................ 18 ............................. Illegal
Bolivia ............................14f/16m .....................?
Bosnia ...........................16 ..............................16
Botswana ......................16f/14m .....................Illegal
Brazil...............................14/18 .........................14/18
Brunei .............................14/16 .........................Illegal
Bulgaria ..........................14 ............................ 14
Burkina Faso ................ 13 ............................. 13
Burma/Myanmar ......... ? ................................ Illegal
Burundi ........................ 18 .............................. Illegal
Cambodia (Kampuchea)....16 ...................... ?
Cambodia ....................16 .............................. ?
Cameroon ..................Must be married ......... Illegal
Canada ..................... 16/18 ......................... 18
Cape Verde ............... ? ................................ ?
Cayman Islands ......... ? ................................ ?
Central African Republic ....? ....................... ?
Chad ............................. ? .............................. 21
Chechenya .................... ? ............................. ?
Chile ................................ 14 ......................... 18
China .............................. 14 ......................... 14
China - Hong Kong ....... 16 ......................... 16
China - Macao .............. 16/17 .................... ?
Colombia ...................... 14 .......................... 14
Cook Islands ................ 16 ........................... Illegal
Costa Rica .................. 15 ............................ 15
Cote D'Ivoire ............... 15 ............................ 15?
Croatia ........................ 14 ............................. 14
Cuba ........................... 16 ............................. 16
Cyprus ......................... 13/17 ....................... 17 (Illegal in north)
Czech Republic .......... 15 ............................ 15
Democratic Republic of the Congo ..... ? ...... Illegal
Denmark ...................... 15 ........................... 15
Dominica ..................... 16 ............................ ?
Dominican Republic ..... 18 ......................... 18
Dutch Antilles ................ 16 ..........................16
Ecuador ........................ 14 .......................... 14
Egypt ............................. 18 .......................... Illegal
El Salvador ................... 18 ......................... ?
Equatorial Guinea......... ? ........................... ?
Eritrea ........................... 18 ......................... Illegal
Estonia .......................... 14 ......................... 14
Ethiopia ......................... 15 ........................ Illegal
Falkland Islands (Malvinas) ...16 ................ 16
Faroe Islands ................... 15 ...................... 15
Fiji .................................... 16 ....................... 16 (unofficial)
Finland5 .......................... 16 ....................... 16
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
........................................... 16 ...................... 16
France ............................. 15 ........................15
French Guiana ................ 15 ....................... 15
French Polynesia (Tahiti) .. 16 ................... 16
Gabon ............................... 18 ..................... 18
Gambia .............................. 16 .................... Illegal
Georgia (country) ................ 16 .................. 16
Germany6 ............................ 14/16 ............ 14/16
Ghana .................................. 16 ................... Illegal
Gibraltar .............................. 16 .................. 18
Greece ................................ 15 .................. 15/17
Greenland ........................... ? ..................... ?
Grenada ............................. 17 .................... Illegal
Guam ................................. 16 ................... 16
Guadelope ........................ 15 ................... 15
Guatemala ........................ 18 ................... 18
Guernsey .......................... 16 .................... 18
Guinea .............................. 15 ..................... Illegal
Guyana ............................. 16 ..................... Illegal
Haiti .................................. 18 .................... 18
Honduras ......................... 14/17 ............... 14
Hungary ........................... 14 ..................... 14
Iceland ............................. 15 ..................... 15
India ................................ 14/16 ................. Illegal
Indonesia ....................... 16f/19m ............. 18
Iran ............................ Must be married ...... Illegal
Iraq ........................... 18 ............................. ?
Ireland .......................17 ............................. 17
Isle of Man ................ 16 ........................... 16
Israel ......................... 14-16 ...................... 14-16
Italy ........................... 14 ............................ 14
Jamaica .................. 16 ............................. Illegal
Japan ...................... 13-18 ....................... 13-18
Jersey ..................... 16 ............................. 16
Jordan .................... 16 .............................. 16
Kazakhstan ............ 18 .............................. ?
Kenya ...................... 18 ............................ Illegal
Kuwait ................ Must be married? ....... Illegal
Kyrgyzstan ............... ? ............................. ?
Laos ......................... 15 .......................... ?
Latvia ...................... 14/16 ...................... 14/16
Lebanon .................. 15/18/Married ....... Illegal
Lesotho ................... ? ............................. ?
Liberia ..................... 16 .......................... Illegal
Liechtenstein ........... 14 ........................ 14
Lithuania .................. 14 ........................ 14
Luxembourg ............ 16 ......................... 16
Madagascar ........... 21? ....................... 21
Mali .......................... 16 ......................... ?
Malta ........................ 18 ........................ 18
Malaysia .................. 16/Married .......... Illegal
Marshall Islands ........ 16 ....................... 16
Martinique ................. 15 ....................... 15
Mauritius ................... 15 ..................... Illegal
Mexico9 .................... 12-18 ................. 12-18
Moldova ..................... 14 ...................... 14
Monaco ..................... 15 ....................... 16
Montenegro .............. 14 ....................... 14
Morocco ................... 15 ....................... Illegal
Mozambique ............ ? ......................... Illegal
Namibia .................... 16 ....................... Illegal
Nepal ........................ 16 ........................ ?
Netherlands ............. 16 ....................... 16
Netherlands Antilles .. 16 .................... 16
New Caledonia .......... 16 .................... 16
New Zealand .............. 16 .................... 16
Nicaragua ................... ? ...................... ?
Nigeria ........................ 13 .................... Illegal
North Korea ................ Undefined ........ Undefined
Norway ........................ 16 ..................... 16
Oman ..................... Must be married .......... Illegal
Pakistan ................ Must be married ........... Illegal
Panama ........................ 18 ........................... Illegal (not enforced)
Papua New Guinea ..... 16f/14m/Illegal ........ Illegal
Paraquay ...................... 14/16 ....................... 16
Peru .............................. 14 ............................. 14
Philippines ................... 12/18 ....................... 12/18
Poland .......................... 15 ............................. 15
Portugal ........................ 14/16 ........................ 14/16
Puerto Rico .................. 14 ............................. 14
Qatar ............................. Must be married ..... Illegal
Reunion ......................... 16 ............................ 16
Romania ....................... 15 ............................. 15
Russia ........................... 16 ............................. 16
Rwanda ......................... 18 .............................. 18
San Marino ................... 14/16 ........................ 14/16
Saudi Arabia ................. Must be married ....... Illegal
Senegal ........................... ? ............................... Illegal
Serbia ............................. 14 ............................. 14
Singapore ...................... 16 ............................. Illegal
Slovakia ......................... 15 ............................. 15
Slovenia ......................... 15 ............................. 15
Somalia .......................... ? .............................. Illegal
South Africa .................... 18 ........................... 18
South Korea .................... 13 .......................... 13
Spain ............................... 13 ........................... 13
Sri Lanka ........................ 16 .......................... Illegal
St. Kitts and Nevis ......... 14/16 ...................... ?
St. Martin ........................ ? ............................. ?
Sudan ........................ Must be married ........ Illegal
Suriname .......................... 16 ......................... 18
Sweden ............................ 15 .......................... 15
Swaziland ......................... 18 .......................... Illegal
Switzerland ....................... 16 .......................... 16
Syria .................................. 13/15 .................... Illegal
Taiwan ............................... 16 ......................... 16
Tajikistan ............................ 17 ........................ ?
Tanzania ............................. 18 ........................ Illegal
Thailand .............................. 15/18 ................... 15/18
Togo .................................... 14 ........................ Illegal
Tonga .................................. 16/Illegal ............. Illegal
Trinidad & Tobago ............. 16 ........................ Illegal
Tunisia ................................. 20 ........................ Illegal
Turkey .................................. 18 ........................ 18
Turkmenistan ...................... 16 ........................ Illegal
Tuvalu .................................. ? ........................ Illegal
Uganda ................................ 18 ....................... Illegal
Ukraine ................................ 16 ....................... 16
United Arab Emirates ....... 18/Married .......... Illegal
United Kingdom .................. 16 ...................... 16
Uzbekistan ........................... 16 ....................... Illegal
Uruguay ................................ 15 ...................... 15
Vanuatu ................................ 15 ...................... 18
Venezuela ............................ 16 ...................... 16
Vietnam ................................18 ...................... 18
Western Samoa .................. 16 ...................... Illegal
Yemen .........................Must be married ......... Illegal
Zambia ................................. ? ........................ Illegal
Zimbabwe ........................... 12/16 ................... Illegal
USA
Alabama ............................. 16 ........................ 16
USA
Alaska ................................. 16 ........................ 16
USA
Arizona ................................ 18 ........................ 18
USA
Arkansas16 ........................ 14/16 ................... 14/16
USA
California ............................ 18 ........................ 18
USA
Colorado16 ....................... 15/17 .................... 15/17
USA
Connecticut ........................ 16 ......................... 16
USA
D.C. .................................... 16 .......................... 16
USA
Delaware16 ....................... 16/18 .................... 16/18
USA
Florida16 ........................... 16/18 ..................... 16/18
USA
Georgia .............................. 16 .......................... 16
USA
Hawaii ................................ 16 ............................ 16
USA
Idaho .................................... 18 ........................... 18
USA
Illinois ................................... 17 ........................... 17
USA
Indiana16 ............................. 14/16 ..................... 14/16
USA
Iowa16 .................................. 14/16 ..................... 14/16
USA
Kansas ................................. 16 .......................... 16
USA
Kentucky ............................... 16 .......................... 16
USA
Louisiana16 .......................... 17 ......................... 17
USA
Maine ..................................... 16 ......................... 16
USA
Maryland ................................ 16 ......................... 16
USA
Massachusetts ...................... 16 ........................ 16
USA
Michigan ................................. 16 ....................... 16
USA
Minnesota ............................... 16 ....................... 16
USA
Mississippi ............................. 16 ....................... 16
USA
Missouri .................................. 17 ........................ 17
USA
Montana .................................. 16 ........................ 16
USA
Nebraska ................................ 17 ........................ 17
USA
Nevada ..................................... 16 ....................... 16
USA
New Hampshire ....................... 16 ....................... 16
USA
New Jersey ............................... 16 ....................... 16
USA
New Mexico .............................. 17 ....................... 17
USA
New York ................................... 17 ....................... 17
USA
North Carolina16 ...................... 16 ....................... 16
USA
North Dakota ............................. 18 ....................... 18
USA
Ohio ............................................ 16 ....................... 16
USA
Oklahoma ................................... 16 ...................... 16
USA
Oregon ........................................ 18 ....................... 18
USA
Pennsylvania ............................... 16 ........................ 16
USA
Rhode Island ............................... 16 ........................ 16
USA
South Carolina ............................. 16 ....................... 16
USA
South Dakota ................................ 16 ...................... 16
USA
Tennessee .................................... 18 ....................... 18
USA
Texas16 ........................................ 17 ........................ 17
USA
Utah16 .......................................... 16/18 .....................16/18
USA
Vermont ....................................... 16 ........................... 16
USA
Virginia ......................................... 18 ........................... 18
USA
Washington16 .............................. 16/18 ...................... 16/18
USA
West Virginia ............................... 16 ............................ 16
USA
Wisconsin .................... 18 .......................... 18
USA
Wyoming..................... 16/18 .....................16/18

USA
Travelling citizens................ 12/16 ...............12/16
USA
Military personnel................18 .............Illegal

Average age*........................ 16 .................16


Footnotes
In Queensland, the legal age of consent for anal intercourse is 18 (regardless of gender), while for vaginal intercourse it is 16.
Although the Austrian age of consent is basically 14, it is illegal to have sex with someone under 16 by "exploiting their lack of maturity".
In Brazil, authorities may not choose to prosecute if the younger partner is aged 14 to 17 and does not lodge a complaint.
In Canada, unmarried persons under 18 cannot legally consent to anal sex according to national law, although provincial laws may vary.
In Finland, sex with someone under 16 is not deemed sexual abuse of a child if "there is no great difference in the ages or the mental and physical maturity of the persons involved." Similarly in Norway, a prison sentence may not be imposed "if those who have committed the act of indecency are about equal in age and development." In both countries, lesser punishments may nevertheless be imposed.
In Germany, sexual intercourse is legal from the age of 14 in most cases. An exception is when the older partner is aged over 18 and is "exploiting a coercive situation" or offering compensation, in which case the younger partner must be over 16. In addition, it is illegal for someone aged over 21 to have sex with someone under 16 if they "exploit the victim's lack of capacity for sexual self-determination".
India's age of consent for heterosexual sex is 16 except in Manipur, where it is 14. If the partners are married then a lower age of consent applies (13 in Manipur and 15 elsewhere). A law banning "carnal intercourse against the order of nature" may be used to prosecute people for having anal or oral sex, though prosecutions are rare.
Although the age of sexual consent in Japan is 13 years of age, prefecture law usually overrides federal law, raising the age up to 18.
In Mexico the federal law varies according to the age gap between partners and is often overruled by regional laws.
In Papua New Guinea, anal sex is illegal in all cases. The age of consent for vaginal sex is 16 for females and 14 for males.
Paraguay sets the age of consent at 14 within marriage and 16 outside of marriage.
The age of sexual consent in the Philippines is 12 for all, but contacts with minors (under 18) are an offence if the minor consents to the act for money, gain or any other remuneration or as the result of an influence of any adult person.
In Portugal it is illegal to perform a sexual act with a minor between 14 and 16 years old "by taking advantage of their inexperience".
Although Thailand's age of consent is usually said to be 15, the laws can be interpreted to allow prosecution for sex with someone under 18.
Anal sex is illegal in Tonga regardless of age and gender.
In some U.S. states a lower age applies when the age gap between partners is small, or when the older partner is below a certain age (usually 18 or 21).
It is illegal for an American citizen or resident to have sex in another country with someone aged under 16, unless the age difference is less than 4 years, in which case the minimum age is 12.
Under some circumstances it is possible for members of the U.S. military to also be charged under state laws.
Information correct at time of publishing.

In the NEWS: Rugby skipper denies sex charges

NZ: Rugby coach denies Sex chargers

There were suspicions among players in the Allenton rugby team that their club captain may be gay. Ronald Forsyth, 50, of Ashburton, is on trial in the Timaru District court on two charges of indecent assault, and one of sexual violation by unlawful sexual connection.

The Allenton Rugby club captain and senior B team manager allegedly went into the house of the complainant on the night of June 28, 2008 and sexually assaulted him in his bed. He denies the incident ever happened and has pleaded not guilty to the charges. The defence has elected not to call or give any evidence but the jury was yesterday shown the police interview with the accused on July 3, 2008. He said he went to the address to return a wallet that belonged to the complainant and to check on how he was, after seeing him ill earlier in the evening. He said the complainant woke up when he entered the room and he sat down on the bed and talked to him, discussing his personal circumstances that they had talked of earlier. When he reached out to comfort him by putting his hand on his shoulder he said the complainant struck out, knocking off his glasses, and he ran from the room. The complainant’s flatmate then came in, helped him to find his glasses and asked him to leave.
When told the complainant’s version of events the accused said it was “ridiculous’’ as the side effects of the medication he was on meant he could not get an erection and it suppressed sexual urges. He said his sexual orientation was non-sexual, through choice and circumstance, and that he had tried a same sex partnership once before but did not like it.

While initially the accused said he took off his shoes and socks because they were wet, later on in the interview he said that he could not actually remember taking off his shoes at all. A white sock was found in the bedroom by police. When questioned as to why he would not just drop the wallet off with the complainant’s flatmate he said he was just being a concerned friend. He thought he had been in the bedroom for about 10-15 minutes, but a witness said it was about an hour. He said he could remember sitting on the bed but not getting in or lying on the bed. Earlier in the day a prosecution witness told the court that when he collected the complainant from a bar in Ashburton that evening he was very drunk. He took him home, helped him into bed and he passed out.
Soon after he received a text message from the accused asking for his address and about 20 minutes later he arrived. The witness said he thought there may have been an issue if the accused was in the bedroom as some of the guys in the rugby team thought he was gay. He described how the complainant came out of his room in a shocked state, sat on the kitchen floor, shaking, clamming up, dry-retching and pointing to his bedroom. While the complainant was in the shower he said that there was someone in his room and he thought he had just been raped. He then found the accused in the complainant’s bedroom and asked him directly if he raped the complainant, to which he said no. In cross examination by defence counsel Liz Bolger, the witness described the complainant as “written off’’.
He accepted that other than the fact the accused was single, 50ish, and living at home with his parents that any talk of him being gay was just speculation and rumour. He also accepted that when he went in to the complainant’s bedroom the accused was dressed and not fiddling with any trousers or buttons. The complainant admitted that he had known the accused for a number of years and that he was a very active club captain, taking an interest in the players and their welfare. He said he had not heard the speculation that the accused was gay and that he had given him no reason to believe that he was gay as he was not. Ms Bolger put to the complainant that because of the mix of the anti-depressants he was taking and alcohol that he had consumed that night, he had dreamt the whole incident.The complainant said it did not matter what physical state he was in.“I know what happened and what he states is untrue. Why would I be dreaming of something like that.’’Medical examination results neither confirmed nor refuted the sexual allegations. Forensic evidence showed there was no semen on any swabs taken, the drug found in the complainant’s blood and urine was his prescribed medication, and he had alcohol in his blood.

News source: Ashburton Guardian

Earlier Report:

A rugby player has claimed that he was sexually assaulted by his club captain after a night out in Ashburton. Ronald Forsyth, 50, from Ashburton, has pleaded not guilty in Timaru District Court to two counts of indecent assault and one of sexual violation by unlawful sexual connection. A jury was told Forsyth and the player from Allenton Rugby Club had been socialising in Ashburton on June 28 last year. The player, who was taking anti-depressants at the time, told the court he later became ill and was taken home by a friend. At one stage he woke up and realised someone else was in his bed, touching and kissing him on the neck and cheek. He said he felt like he was passing in and out of consciousness and at one stage came to and discovered his penis was being rubbed."It was just so terrifying. I didn't have the strength to stop it. "I thought if a person could do this what else are they capable of," he said.He became aware a male was with him and ended up striking the man before going into the kitchen, where there were two other people, and the complainant was vomiting and shaking.

Police arrived to find him in the hallway with a duvet around him. The trial is expected to last two days.