Affirmative consent campaign calls for sexual assault law change in England and Wales – but this approach has pitfalls, too: PeopleImages.com – Yuri A/Shutterstock A new campaign by non-profit Right to Equality, in partnership with creative agency CPB London and actress and comedian Emily Atack, has called for the adoption of affirmative consent as a …
Facebook’s new ad-free tier could end annoying consent pop-ups, but it could also put a price on your privacy: metamorworks/Shutterstock We have reached a key juncture in the debate about online privacy, following Meta’s recent decision to offer some users paid-for ad-free access to Facebook and Instagram. The time has come to decide how much …
How To Have Sex: landmark film wants to change how we talk about consent: Written and directed by Molly Manning Walker, How to Have Sex is a powerful rites-of-passage drama that follows the tale of three 16-year-old girls on a post-GCSE bender in the party resort of Malia, on the Greek island of Crete. I …
Changing the age of consent is not the solution to protecting young people from unhealthy relationships with adults: Pandagolik1/Shutterstock Comedian and actor Russell Brand has been accused of abuse, including sexual assault and rape, by four women. The allegations – which Brand denies – include the sexual assault of a woman who says she was …
Coronation Street: what Amy Barlow’s storyline says about rape and consent: Set among the everyday lives of ordinary, working-class people on the rainy cobbles of North Manchester, England, Coronation Street is the world’s longest running soap opera. It is enduringly popular partly for its hard-hitting, topical storylines. The show’s writers have partnered with charities to …
Women can reliably remember if they gave sexual consent when intoxicated, new study suggests: Bradley Stearn/Shutterstock According to the Crime Survey for England and Wales for 2020, 1.6 million adults aged between 16 to 74 have experienced sexual assault by rape or penetration (including attempts), since the age of 16. But the vast majority didn’t …
A video of you goes viral without your consent – what does the law say?: Privacy law doesn't do much to protect you from being photographed in public, but there are nuances. FGC / Shutterstock Going viral was once a dream for creative types hoping to make it big on YouTube. But in the age …
Twitter has banned posting of images of people without their consent – here’s why that’s a good thing: Jacob Lund/Shutterstock Twitter recently announced that it will no longer allow “the sharing of private media, such as images or videos of private individuals without their consent”. The move takes effect through an expansion of the social …
What men’s roles in 1970s anti-sexism campaigns can teach us about consent: Senior lawmakers in Australia, powerful professors at France’s Sciences-Po college and elite schools in Britain have all recently been accused of failing to deal with rape and sexual misconduct. In the face of those issues, talk of “rape culture” (the normalisation of rape …
Infecting a volunteer with coronavirus to develop a vaccine – here’s what consent should look like: solarseven/Shutterstock The World Health Organization (WHO) recently announced that it supports challenge trials against COVID-19. Challenge trials deliberately expose people to infectious diseases to test vaccines or treatments. They have long been key to clinical research and promise to …
Coronavirus: researchers no longer need consent to access your medical records: If you've interacted with the health system during the pandemic, your data is probably being used by researchers. Cryptographer/Shutterstock You may not know it, but if you live in the UK and have contacted the NHS with any coronavirus-related health concerns, your data is …
Why the legal definition of consent fails victims: Tanushree Rao/Unsplash, FAL A British man called Jason Lawrance is appealing his conviction for raping a woman. The woman had willingly had unprotected sex with him – he told her he’d had a vasectomy – but pressed charges after he texted her to say he had lied. …
Body modification – when consent is not a defence: Tongue splitting: one of the procedures the defendant was convicted for. Shutterstock The conviction in England of a body modification practitioner for causing grievous bodily harm with intent will have come as a surprise to many practitioners of body modification. The charges relate to three procedures …
Talking about sex is awkward, so how can teenagers ‘just ask’ for consent?: Shutterstock. The topic of sexual consent seems to be in the news on a daily basis, especially since #MeToo went viral one year ago. From posters to podcasts, there are endless resources promoting the importance of getting and giving explicit consent. Many …
Ask: Building Consent Culture book launch with Kitty Stryker – a Culture interest event taking place on 2017-11-06 18:30:00 in United States Join editor Kitty Stryker and other local contributors to this groundbreaking anthology that explores consent culture and social change with consent at its core. In and out of the bedroom, in many contexts, …
Non-Toxic Masculinity: Sexual Health & the Culture of Consent – a Culture interest event taking place on 2017-08-23 19:00:00 in United States Today, our understanding of consent tends to focus on the presence of an enthusiastic, “Yes!” While this is an important part of consent, it’s not the whole picture. In this workshop, we will …