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Consent has to be:
Clearly given
Continuously given
Not impaired or inhibited
Able to be withdrawn
For specific known actions
This is the bare minimum for consensual activity of any kind - you cannot adequately consent if any of these is not met.
Clearly given Continuously given Not impaired or inhibited Able to be withdrawn For specific known actionsThis is the bare minimum for consensual activity of any kind - you cannot adequately consent if any of these is not met.
That means:
If someone doesn’t clearly say yes to sexual activity - they have not consented.
If someone cannot continue to provide consent throughout the scene - whether because they are too drunk or have their mouth covered - they have not consented
If someone doesn’t clearly say yes to sexual activity - they have not consented.
If someone cannot continue to provide consent throughout the scene - whether because they are too drunk or have their mouth covered - they have not consented
That means:
If someone has taken a substance that impairs their ability to assess risk / or the feel uncomfortable saying no - they cannot consent
If someone has no way of bringing a scene to a swift end - they cannot consent
If someone has taken a substance that impairs their ability to assess risk / or the feel uncomfortable saying no - they cannot consent
If someone has no way of bringing a scene to a swift end - they cannot consent
And lastly, that means:
If you don’t understand and agree to the actions proposed - you cannot consent.
And if the scene changes from the actions proposed at the beginning - then new continuous unimpaired consent is required
If you don’t understand and agree to the actions proposed - you cannot consent.
And if the scene changes from the actions proposed at the beginning - then new continuous unimpaired consent is required
Consent is important but I’m not trying to stop you all having fun.
Consent is important because it protects ourselves and our play partners.
It shows respect for our partners wishes and their bodies, and honours them as thinking human beings - not just as means to our ends.
Consent is important because it protects ourselves and our play partners.
It shows respect for our partners wishes and their bodies, and honours them as thinking human beings - not just as means to our ends.
