Sex and consent
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Consent means agreeing to do something. When it comes to sex, this means agreeing to have sex or engage in sexual activity. Find out about why consent is important during sexual activity.
What is consent?
To consent means to agree to something, and the word can be used in lots of different situations. When it comes to sex specifically, to consent means to agree to have sex or engage in sexual activity.
What is sexual activity?
Sex or sexual activity can include kissing, sexual touching, oral, anal and vaginal sex with a penis or with any other type of object.
It’s important that everyone involved in sexual activity is consenting at all times – no one should ever feel they have to do something they are not comfortable with or don’t want to do. Just because you have consented to one thing doesn’t mean you have consented to something else, and it’s completely ok to say no or stop at any point if you don’t want to continue.
Consent and the law
The Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Englan...
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