{"id":9,"date":"2017-05-05T17:04:08","date_gmt":"2017-05-05T17:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wcsu.wpengine.com\/womenscenter\/got-consent\/"},"modified":"2023-10-25T13:02:55","modified_gmt":"2023-10-25T13:02:55","slug":"got-consent","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/thecenteree\/definition\/got-consent\/","title":{"rendered":"Consent"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"content\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong>What is Consent?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Consent means agreeing or giving permission to engage in a specific behavior\/activity. Consent must be: an active process, a choice, and based in equal power. Consent should be curious, interested, or <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 13.3333px\">enthusiastic<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">.<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong>What is Affirmative Consent?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div>This new law defines affirmative consent as &#8220;<em>an active, clear and voluntary agreement by a person to engage in sexual activity with another person&#8221;<\/em> and requires Connecticut&#8217;s institutions of higher education to use this standard to determine whether or not a sexual activity was consensual in the context of their disciplinary procedures. Affirmative consent is a perspective that &#8220;yes means yes&#8221; rather than &#8220;the absence of no means yes.&#8221; <strong>Affirmative consent may never be assumed because there is no physical resistance or other negative response.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Consent is a mutual &amp; conscious decision<\/li>\n<li>Consent can be revoked at any time during sexual activity by any person engaged in the activity<\/li>\n<li>Consent is required with each escalation and engagement of sexual activity (ie: just because someone consented to kissing or touching does not mean they have consented to sex)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>Individuals are incapable of giving consent when:<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>They are unconscious or asleep<\/li>\n<li>They are incapacitated due to the influence of alcohol or other drugs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong>What Does Consent Look, Sound &amp; Feel Like?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Consent may be given through words, actions, and gestures. <strong>Verbal and NON-VERBAL <\/strong>modes of communication, including fine nuances such as tone of voice, facial expression, and body language are important to pay attention to. When in doubt, communicate &#8211; never assume what someone wants or doesn&#8217;t want in the moment. And remember, consent is not like a contract &#8211; it involves ongoing communication and collaboration.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Examples of Statements that say \u201cNO\u201d:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cI&#8217;m confused\u201d<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;I&#8217;m not sure&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;I guess if you want to&#8230;&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLet&#8217;s slow down\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cI don&#8217;t want to get pregnant\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMaybe\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Examples of Actions that say \u201cNO\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Looking down<\/li>\n<li>Moving away<\/li>\n<li>Cringing<\/li>\n<li>Pushing away<\/li>\n<li>Looking upset<\/li>\n<li>Avoiding being alone<\/li>\n<li>Not moving\/responding\/reciprocating<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you&#8217;re unsure about an experience you had, we&#8217;re here to help you process it.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.consentiseverything.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/wcsu.wpengine.com\/womenscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/142\/2017\/05\/517037205_1280x720-e1494271461769.jpg\" alt=\"Consent: It's Simple as Tea\" width=\"622\" height=\"350\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-319 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/thecenteree\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/142\/2021\/10\/long-logo-300x70.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"70\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/thecenteree\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/142\/2021\/10\/long-logo-300x70.png 300w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/thecenteree\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/142\/2021\/10\/long-logo-1024x240.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/thecenteree\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/142\/2021\/10\/long-logo-768x180.png 768w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/thecenteree\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/142\/2021\/10\/long-logo.png 1112w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; What is Consent? Consent means agreeing or giving permission to engage in a specific behavior\/activity. Consent must be: an active process, a choice, and based in equal power. Consent should be curious, interested, or enthusiastic. &nbsp; What is Affirmative &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":264,"featured_media":0,"parent":8,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"parent-page-list-children-pages.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-9","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/thecenteree\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/thecenteree\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/thecenteree\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/thecenteree\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/264"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/thecenteree\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/thecenteree\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/thecenteree\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/thecenteree\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}