Ally Stuff: Enthusiastic Consent

What Guys Need To Know About Consent


For the past year and a half, I facilitated six week long classes with fraternity guys about masculinity and sexual violence. Sometimes, I was disconnected because my way of talking about issues from a semi-academic, white feminist perspective wasn't always clear to "normal" guys.

The linked article clearly articulates what consent is and beyond that, why sex partners should be aiming for "enthusiastic consent". I love this underdiscussed (even in sex positive communities) concept. I know lots of feminists (including boys) who don't understand why having enthusiastic consent is important. Shit, I've pried them off of me...eww.

Link to article:
http://incestabuse.about.com/cs/domesticabuse/a/sexguidelines.htm