[Lanny_McDonald]

Originally Posted by Hemi-Cuda

So the GOP is attacking trans people to "protect kids", but don't you dare touch their child brides in West Virginia

https://apnews.com/article/child-mar...70a36cc914cfb0

Republicans are so ####ing evil

I think some context is needed here. Age of consent in West Virginia is 16, just like Georgia, Hawaii, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina and South Dakota. With permission you can add Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Vermont and Washington. There are a lot blue states with similar statutes. 25 states allow marriage at 16. Hawaii allows you to marry 15 year olds and that state is as blue as West Virginia is red. This is a larger problem and not just associated with West Virginia.