LSE Law’s Inaugural Event in its ‘Debating Law’ series was held on Wednesday 30th October. It was entitled “Is Rape Different?”. The event has provoked an explosion of responses on social media, particularly Twitter, and has led to the publication of a number of articles in the press that publicise the arguments made by two of the four panellists, namely Helen Reece and Barbara Hewson. Professor Jennifer Temkin and Chief Crown Prosecutor for CPS North West England, Nazir Afzal, were also on the panel, but their views received significantly less media attention.