The case of rape stirs many emotions.

The delicacy of the subject often leaves it swept under the rug whether it’s at the workplace, universities, or in the military.

But now more attention is being focused on the issue of sexual violence.

The controversially named Slutwalks do their bit to raise awareness to the subject.

In the US,  The government is instituting new guidelines for colleges and universities on how tackle campus sexual assaults. Vice President Joe Biden gave a speech in April to New Hampshire University students to highlight the move.

Now there is a movement to change the way rape is defined by the FBI. Currently the Bureau uses an eighty-year-old definition in their annual Uniform Crime Report.

Opponents see the need for change

to better reflect the realities of sexual assault and to more accurately count all victims.

Change.org is the ring-leader in bringing this issue to the heads of the FBI with over 95,000 signatures in counting. Let’s hope that they will be heard and the federal government will take a gander and dust off those old books.