sexual consent
Explicit intimate approval
Sexual consent is voluntary, informed agreement to engage in sexual activity.
Consent must be freely given, not coerced or obtained through manipulation, and can be withdrawn at any time.
A person incapacitated by alcohol, drugs, or unconsciousness cannot give consent.
The legal definition varies by jurisdiction but generally requires clear, affirmative communication: She asked if he was okay with this before going further.
- boundariesLines marking separation
- sex educationInstruction about human reproduction
- trustConfidence in another
- bodily autonomyControl over one's physique
- communicationExchanging ideas or information
respect · agency · revoke · safe words · emotional safety · mutual understanding · non-verbal cues · power dynamics · power imbalance · sexual autonomy · capacity · verbal agreement · gender equality · body language · withdrawal · verbal · permission · freely
- sexualitysexual orientation, sexual behavior, erotica, sexual identity, bisexual
- consentpermission, right to refuse, opt-in, opt-out, assent
- sexual ethicssexual morality, sexual ethics, chastity, adultery, human sexuality
- sexual freedomsexual liberation, sexual revolution, sexual freedom, free love, sexual autonomy
sexual consentsexual assault
Forced sexual contact crime
rape · sexual coercion · molestation · nonconsent · non-consent