Campus Sex … With a Syllabus

January 13, 2016

“People often ask, ‘Why teach consent?”…It is a shift from the “no means no” mantra of a generation ago, the idea being that having to give, or ask for, a clear “yes” will help eliminate ambiguity. Can consent only be given verbally, or can it be indicated by body language. What’s the difference between “affirmative,” “enthusiastic” and “effective consent, how does a person gauge or indicate interest, or demonstrate consent, without having to awkwardly ask, “Is this O.K.?”… a thousand times over again- ever more frequently on college campuses — what constitutes consent is wildly more complicated.

nytimes.com By Jessica Bennett