Legal approaches to sexual and gender-based harms between minors are both ineffective and under-examined. Despite the #MeToo movement, the flashpoint confirmation hearing of Supreme Court Justice Kavanaugh involving alleged high school peer sexual assault, and heightened public awareness, fundamental issues regarding individuals under age eighteen remain ignored, over-simplified, or misunderstood. While the fields of children’s rights, family law, and criminal justice consistently wrestle with the continuum of human maturity and capacity in setting legal boundaries and rules, under-theorizing the #MeToo matter for youth will continue to perpetuate harm, toxic masculinity, and complicity in rape culture. This Article bridges the gap between empirical reality and legal response in a crisis that cannot be understated. As many as 81% of students between grades eight and eleven report having ever experiencing school sexual harassment,1 and girls ages twelve to seventeen have the highest rate of sexual assault victimization among other female populations. 2 These figures are undoubtedly low as much victimization goes unreported, particularly among males, communities of color, and certain under-served populations. 3 Engaging the consciousness of the #MeToo movement—one of newfound courage and tenacity among survivors—this article calls for a paradigm shift while deconstructing, reimagining, and reorganizing the problematic legal landscape regarding sexual and gender-based harms between youth. This Article asserts that status quo responses miss concerns unique to minors and