Adult Sex Consent Archives | Affirmative Consent / Stopping Campus Sexual Assault.

We’ve Talked A Lot About Consent In 2016 But Have We Made Any Progress On Understanding It?

January 2, 2017

The Debrief 12.27.16 | Kate Lloyd The Debrief: For every step forward we take in understanding consent and sexual assault, we take two steps back. But how much actually changed this year? ‘Grab them by the pussy’: five words which will, depressingly, forever

Idaho: Austin Michael Brown, charged with rape, says woman said “no,” but it wasn’t a “hard no” @micnews @claire_lampen

September 6, 2016

Mic 9.2.16 | Claire Lampen In today's edition of Terrible Excuses for Rape, an Idaho man facing a felony rape charge told investigators that his alleged victim did in fact say "no," but it wasn't a "hard no." Whatever that means. Twenty-two-year-old Austin Michael

Fun Summer Cocktails When They Ask You ‘Well, What Were You Drinking?’ @reductress

August 18, 2016

Reductress 8.17.16 | Amanda Gail Summer time and living’s easy! Unless you’re being questioned about a traumatic sexual assault. Luckily, there are refreshing and light cocktails in season, which you can throw back when police, detectives, doctors, friends, and acquaintances ask you, “Well, what

Guest Blog Post: Do You Ask Your Spouse, “Can I Kiss You?” @datesafeproject

August 18, 2016

From the Affirmative Consent Project: Below is a guest blog from the #1 Amazon publisher. He has written a bestselling book for his "Date Safe Project" - and we wanted to feature his latest post about Consent: by Michael J. Domritz author of

BDSM practitioners less likely to have victim-blaming attitudes in sexual violence cases

August 18, 2016

Inews.com 8.17.16 | Serina Sandhu People who take part in BDSM sex activities (bondage, discipline/dominance, submission/sadism, masochism) are less likely to hold attitudes consistent with rape culture, research has found. Victim-blaming attitudes are less widespread as well as acceptance of so-called rape myths

3 Ways My Parents Unintentionally Taught Me That My Consent Didn’t Matter @everydayfeminism

August 18, 2016

Every Day Feminism 5.5.16 | Anonymous I’m writing this piece anonymously because my mother frequently Googles me – types my name into a search bar to find all I’ve been up to splashed across her screen. I think she does this just so

Indiana University frat member avoids prison in rape cases, sentenced instead to one-year probation

July 22, 2016

The Daily News 6.26.15 | Christopher Brennan A former Indiana University student will only serve one year’s probation, pleading guilty to misdemeanor battery after initially being charged with rape. John Enochs, from suburban Chicago, was charged last September with raping two women, with

Stoya: Stoya Said Stop #jamesdeen @thecut

July 5, 2016

The Cut Lizzy Goodman She was one-half of porn’s power couple before she accused her ex-boyfriend James Deen of rape. Now she’s trying to fix the industry from the inside. As you might imagine, a porn star takes her lingerie drawer very seriously.