Missouri has a "buffer" as well. 17 is the overall age of consent, but a 14 year old can be with someone who is up to 17. A 15 year old can be with an 18 year old and so on. Here's the really tricky part. Missouri, unfortunately, used to have sodomy laws. The USSC declared the sodomy laws unconstitutional. I'm not sure if that means that the age of consent is the same for M2M and F2F. Does anyone know how that works? Personally, I have no intention of bedding a 17 year old but others might.