Sexual consent
Sexual consent is consent to engage in sexual activity.[1][2]
Sexual activity without consent is considered rape or other sexual assault.[1][2] However, consent does not always mean the activity is legal.
Each country has an age of consent, which sets a minimum age at which a person can legally consent to have sexual intercourse.[3]
Sexual consent relies on both partners of sexual activity to agree on doing sexual activity. Often, a person will say to their partner that they have sexual consent. However, just because someone appears to have sexual consent does not mean it is legal. Some people are legally considered unable to truly make full consent (such as a minor or a drunk person). People may also consent to unwanted sexual activity.[4]
References change
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Roffee, James A. (2015). "When Yes Actually Means Yes". Roffee James A., 'When Yes Actually Means Yes: Confusing Messages and Criminalising Consent' in Rape Justice: Beyond the Criminal Law eds. Powell A., Henry N., and Flynn A., Palgrave, 2015. pp. 72–91. doi:10.1057/9781137476159_5. ISBN 978-1-349-57052-2.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Beres. A, Melanie (18 January 2007). "'Spontaneous' Sexual Consent: An Analysis of Sexual Consent Literature". Feminism & Psychology. 17 (93): 93. doi:10.1177/0959353507072914. S2CID 143271570.
- ↑ "What is the Age of Consent to Sexual Intercourse?". AVERT. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
- ↑ Quinn-Nilas, C, Goncalves, M, Grant, A, & Kennett, D. (2018). '"A thematic analysis of men's sexual compliance with unwanted, non-coercive sex." Psychology Of Men And Masculinity, 19(2): 203–211.
