All great sex has one thing in common: it is entirely consensual. Consent means fully participating in the sex you are having, without any pressure or coercion. Hopefully, consent is enthusiastic and passionate. If you have any doubts that your erotic partner is not fully consenting to the sex you are having, take a moment to check in or stop what you are doing!
Speaking of Sex Podcast Episodes About Consent:
- Before Pleasure, Comes Safety
- Taking Turns In Bed: How To Practice Giving and Receiving Pleasure
- Sex Out Of Obligation
- Explicit Monogamy Agreements
Here are some great resources about erotic consent:
- Wheel of Consent by Betty Martin
- The Consent Post by Elena Kate on Rad Sex: Radical Sex Education for Everyone
- Driver’s Ed for the Sexual Superhighway: Navigating Consent by Heather Corinna on Scarleteen
- What is Consent Anyway? on Self Care After Rape
- Consent Is Sexy on UGA Student Affairs, University Health Center
- Step Up Your Game on The Consensual Project
- Sexual Assault Prevention and Response at Reed on Reed College
- Casual…Cool? Making Choices About Casual Sex by Samantha Benac and Heather Corinna on Scarleteen
- Intimacy: The Whys, Hows, How-Nots, and So-Nots by Heather Corinna on Scarleteen
- Consent Culture by Cliff on The Pervocracy
- Practicing Consent in Our Day to Day Lives on Self Care After Rape
Videos To Prompt Conversations About Consent