On My Mind: Why Laws Have To Change

Just over six months ago, if someone was pretending to be your partner and engaged in sex with you, it wouldn't have been rape; unless you were married. How can something like this be in the state of California, just a progressive state right? Well, it was due to a 1870's law that stated that it would only be rape if a man impersonated a woman's husband. Luckily, Gov. Jerry Brown signed a new law into effect back in September to fix that loophole in our penal code. Unfortunately, it didn't change soon enough to address situations that should have been rape, and were considered by many as rape. Law is law, right?