6 things to Consider Before Sending Nudes
"Imagine this: You’re exchanging flirty texts with your S.O. before you join your family for dinner. Somewhere between the barrage of emoji hearts and “LOLs” things take a steamy turn when your S.O. playfully asks for sexy nudes." Onelove Writer's Corps Member Rachel Murphy
retrieved from http://www.joinonelove.org/learn/6-things-to-consider-before-sending-nudes/
4 Keys To Talking About Sexual Desire
"I am the sort of person who will refuse to mention anything at all at restaurants when the wait staff or the kitchen makes a mistake with my order. I’ll demurely eat my food, lie when they ask if everything came out all right, and still tip at least 20 percent rather than inconvenience anybody with something silly like my dietary restrictions or personal desires." A.X. Ruiz
retrieved from http://thebodyisnotanapology.com/ magazine/4-keys-to-talking-about-sexual-desire-and-boundaries-with-your-partner/
What is Consent?
"As important as consent is, we don’t talk about it enough. So it’s understandable if you’re a little unsure about what it is – and what it isn’t.
People typically talk about consent in the context of some kind of sexual or physical activity with a partner. In a healthy relationship, both (or all) partners are able to openly talk about and agree on what kind of activity they want to engage in. Whether it’s holding hands, kissing, touching, intercourse, or anything else, it’s really important for everyone in the relationship to feel comfortable with what’s happening.
You may have heard the phrase “no means no.” That’s totally true, but it doesn’t really provide a complete picture of consent because it puts the responsibility on one person to resist or accept an activity. It also makes consent about what someone doesn’t want to do, instead of being about openly expressing what they do want to do." LoveisRespect.org
retrieved from http://www.loveisrespect.org/healthy-relationships/what-consent/
Consent (video)
Consent is a complex issue, but really import to understand when entering to relationships. Thank you for bringing this up.
Consent is important to understand in ALL our relationships, romantic or personal. Most people think about consent in the context of sexual or physical activity in romantic relationships. Consent is also important to understand in all our relationships, including friendships and family.
retrieved from https://youtu.be/iplQKd5BHMA
How Do You Know If Somebody Wants To Have Sex With You (A Planned Parenthood Video)
The only way to know if someone wants to have sex with you is to ask. Consent is about asking, and listening to the answer.
retrieved from https://youtu.be/qNN3nAevQKY
What Consent Looks Like
"The laws about consent vary by state and situation. It can make the topic confusing, but you don’t have to be a legal expert to understand how consent plays out in real life." rainn.org
retrieved from http://www.rainn.org/articles/what-is-consent
Navigating Consent Debunking The Gray Area Myth
"We have all heard that a so-called “gray area” exists around sexual consent and rape — that sometimes it’s unclear as to whether each party is consensually participating in an act of sex, but that certain actions, clothing, or conversations invite sex and signal consent. This is just not true." Sara Alcid
retrieved from http://everydayfeminism.com/2013/01/navigating-consent-debunking-the-grey-area-myth/
This Cartoon Shows Us How Ridiculous Our Ideas About Consent Really Are
"Our friends at Everyday Feminism used this awesome cartoon to illustrate the core issues with how we treat sexual consent in our society. What if we treated all consent this way? This cartoon shows us how absurd it would be. Understanding sexual consent is an essential part of radical self love!" Alli Kirkham
retrieved from http://thebodyisnotanapology.com/magazine/this-cartoon-shows-us-how-ridiculous-our-ideas-about-consent-really-are/