Consent 101: Answers from The Line Campaign

What is sexual consent? Where do we draw the line? How do we negotiate consent in our daily lives–in our sexuality, relationships, and the millions of other choices we face in our day to day lives? What is it that makes us say “yes” and what makes us say “no”–and how do we let people know and respect our decisions?

I’ve travelled across the country with The Line and The Line Campaign, asking thousands of students how they negotiate their line. We’re amazed at the diversity, the humor, the insight and the individuality of all the answers.  We decided to round up a few of our favorites – that you wrote – and will continue to curate a weekly round up by school!

I am a whole, not a hole.

I am a sexual being, not a sexual object.

When it starts becoming more about your power and control over my body than our mutual want to explore our sexuality equally.

Consent in my head is not consent in my bed. Ask!!!

I’m the boss of it. No means no. Yes means yes!

When I walk down the aisle.

No social conservatives.

Assume nothing. Let’s talk!

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