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What is Consent?
(v 4.3 - Last Revised: 12/22/20)
Consent is a voluntary agreement, made without coercion, between persons with decision-making capacity, knowledge, understanding, and autonomy. 

  • Consent covers all forms of interaction. It creates a space where the safety and agency of all parties is honored using healthy communication and negotiation to craft informed boundaries.
    • ​It is part of everyday life, present in all forms of human interaction (not just sex).
  • Consent, explicit and implicit, is dependent on the capacity of the parties involved, the context of the situation, and can be revoked at any time. It is a process of constant and collaborative discovery.
  • Consent allows someone to ask for something and receive an honest and authentic answer. It exists where: 
    • The person answering has enough capacity, information, agency, and ability to give that honest and authentic answer without coercion or undue influence. 
    • The person asking has enough capacity, information, agency, and ability to receive that answer without creating a coercive environment.
  • Honoring autonomy (the right each person has to do and say what happens to one’s own body, mind, and spirit) is a defining feature of consent. 
Consent is also a way of life, centered around the belief that everyone has the right to give an honest and authentic answer to what they choose to do and a responsibility to accept the answers given by others. 

#ConsentEssential    #ConsentForEveryone

Additional Resources:
  • More on the Complexity of Consent
  • What is a Consent Incident


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      • Consent Policy
      • Consent Procedures
      • Working Towards TA
      • Evaluating Incidents
      • Interviewing
      • Creating Accountability
      • Thick of It
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      • Consent Basics
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      • Consent for Men
      • Consent Risk
      • Nonverbal Consent
      • Anti-Racism 101
      • Consent for Kids
      • Consent in the Workplace
      • Transactional Consent
      • Anti-Racism 201
      • Consent & Neurodiversity
      • Consent for Systemic Change
  • Our Work
    • Private Education
    • Consent Advocates
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  • About Us
    • Our Team
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    • Consent Complexities
    • Consent Incidents >
      • Consent Policy
      • Consent Procedure
    • External Resources
    • Video
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    • Educator Blog
    • Consent Film Festival >
      • Film Logo
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