Consent

What is consent?

Consensual sexual activity happens when each partner willingly chooses to participate and says “yes, I want to… (engage in sexual behavior).”
Verbally and openly communicating about expectations and desires is critical to obtaining consent.
Consent can only be given by a person who has control of his or her mental and physical capabilities.

Sex without consent

Sex without consent is sexual assault.
Use of force, intimidations, or coercion is a denial of a person’s right to freely give his/her consent. Even if someone has agreed to engage sexually, that person has the right to withdraw their consent at any time.
Consent in one situation does not mean that consent is given for further/future situations.
“No” means “no”, and the use of ”no” by any of the participating individuals should end the interaction.

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