sentence: Many areas have different ages for homosexual sex as well as anal sex and other forms of sodomy.
sentences_before: For example, if the older person was a teacher, member of the clergy or the police the age may be higher than for other people, an example of this is Indiana where the age where a person can have sex is 16 except if the older partner is a teacher, in which case the age limit is 18. There may also be a minimum age where consent is possible. Some areas do not think it is a crime if the older person believed that the younger person was of legal age while in other areas, this is not allowed. If the two people are married, the age is often much lower. Age of consent can also be affected by the type of sex or the sex of the person.
sentences_after: There are areas which also have different ages depending on if the person is male or female.
concept_name: area
headings: Age of consent
categories: Law