[The Sexuality Blog] Jordan just repealed the law that makes women marry their rapists

Jordan’s ‘marry the rapist’ clause has been repealed by its parliament. pic.twitter.com/GFzB5W2DRA — Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) August 1, 2017 The independent kingdom of Jordan, after decades of pressure, has finally repealed its ‘marry the rapist’ law. The country’s parliament finally repealed the clause, which allows rapists escape jail time by marrying their victims. The... Read More