Bringing discussion about aftercare into the negotiation of sexual consent encourages deeper conversations about what people want and need for safe, respectful and pleasurable sex.
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A survey of thousands of young people has revealed choking during intercourse is more common than not. A third of people said they were first made aware of the practice as teenagers.
If men don’t understand or respect consent, this is likely to do with broader societal issues, rather than a lack of knowledge.
In a new study, we spoke to young adults about navigating sexual consent during sexual encounters. Here’s what they told us.
Affirmative consent involves a ‘yes’ rather than the absence of a ‘no’.
In Intercourse, Andrea Dworkin set out to expose the power dynamics underpinning sexual relationships. Her book was pilloried in the 1980s, but many of her ideas no longer look so radical.
In the wake of the #MeToo movement, there has been a lot of focus on consent. However, that focus takes the spotlight away from other strategies that can better inform ethical sex.
Our research highlights the risks and challenges that must be worked through to align sexual consent laws across the states and territories.
To have a real impact on First Nations communities, we need to tell the whole story of sexual violence in people’s lives against the backdrop of colonisation.
Consent doesn’t mean your sexual partner needs to sign a consent form at the beginning of an encounter. It means an ‘enthusiastic yes’, expressed through words or gestures.
A recent ruling makes it harder for schools to ignore claims about sexual harassment or assault.
After years of advocacy by Saxon Mullins, NSW moves from a “no means no” to a “yes means yes” standard of sexual consent.
Granting police access to Tinder users’ information is problematic for many reasons (even if the intent is to keep people safe).
Removing a condom without consent during sex has been recognised as rape by a New Zealand court. Other jurisdictions could follow suit.
Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice and the film Rear Window are great examples of how parents and teachers can use movies and books to start discussions with young people about consent.
To be effective, a video needs to be clear about its message and relatable. The government’s milkshake video seemingly about consent failed on both counts. But these videos get it right.
Millions of people are reading young adult fantasy novels like Twilight or A Court of Thorns and Roses. But the way sexual consent is depicted in these can be confusing or even harmful.
A sexual education program in Mexico City provides a blueprint for Australia. It shows how to engage students in conversations about lived experiences, among other effective methods.
Queensland’s 120-year-old mistake of fact excuse allows defendants to argue they honestly and reasonably believed the other person consented to sex — even if they did not.
Just because a space is hyper-sexualised doesn’t mean consent doesn’t matter. In fact, it becomes even more important that everyone understands and observes agreed boundaries.
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PhD Candidate, Royal Holloway University of London
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Associate Professor in Criminology, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer & Research Fellow, Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University
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Lecturer in Education (Literacy and Language), Deakin University
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Head of School and Dean, School of Law and Justice, University of Southern Queensland
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Senior Lecturer in Law, Queen's University Belfast
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Honorary Clinical Professor, UCL
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PhD Researcher, School of Social Sciences, Leeds Beckett University
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Professor, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology; Director, Behavioral Health and Research, The University of Texas Medical Branch
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Professor, Canada Research Chair in Determinants of Child Development, Owerko Centre at the Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary
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