Consent

Consent means agreeing to be sexually active with someone. The choice of having sex or not is very personal. Only YOU can decide what’s right for you. Without a clear YES, the answer is NO.

What is consent?

• present in a relationship
• given freely
• vocal
• continual
• sober/conscious
• clear

What doesn’t count as consent?

• The person is too drunk or high to be able to give consent.
• The person is asleep or unconscious.
• The person agreed to some sexual activity.
• This doesn’t mean they consent to everything.
• Consent one time doesn’t mean consent every time.
• Coercion is not consent. Coercion is using manipulation against someone until they give in. When someone is coerced they are not saying yes on their own terms.

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This item was last modified on August 19, 2019