What is consent?

Consent is an agreement between participants to engage in sexual activity and is only valid if they have the freedom and capacity to make that choice.

 

Capacity refers to being free to make your own decisions and communicate them. Being incapable of consent may look like being very intoxicated, under the influence of drugs, being heavily disabled, asleep, or unconscious. 

Freedom to consent means the individual agrees to sex because they are not scared, threatened or pressured to do so. 

 

• Consent can be withdrawn at any time during sexual activity.

• Consent is specific to each time activity (limited to the time and activity in question)