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Consent

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​What is Consent?

In this case, by Consent we mean the personal and voluntary agreement to engage in sexual activity.
Consent doesn't have to be verbal, but expressing it in words helps to avoid misunderstandings. 
Consent has to happen every time and you can withdraw it any time you feel uncomfortable, doesn't matter that you had agreed to sex in the past.
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All sexual activity without consent is a criminal offence, regardless of age.

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​​What is the age of consent?

By this we refer to
 the age at which a young person can legally agree to sexual activity.

Children under 12 years old can never legally consent to sexual activity.
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There are certain circumstances in which a minor can a
gree to have sex; for example if the age difference is less than 2 or 5 years and there is no relationship of trust, authority or dependency. 
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Why is sometimes difficult to say NO?
Because we don't want to be seen as weak, we don't want to let anyone down, because we want to belong to a certain group or because it
becomes more difficult when we feel as if our safety is at stake.

"Why didn't you just leave?" That is a very common question that could be answered this way: If I could have just walked away, I would have done that.

​ The human brain is more complicated than that.

“The question is not whether a person says “no”, but whether they say “yes”. A general rule is: If in doubt, ask. If you’re still in doubt, stop.”
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/campaigns/2018/11/rape-in-europe/


If you have further questions,  we recommend you to read this article with a helpful Q&A : http://www.legal-info-legale.nb.ca/en/no_means_no
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In this link you can watch a few videos about consent, how to ask for it and how to respond about it: https://www.nsvrc.org/saam/graphics
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Here we share some articles and videos we recommend:

Consent for kids

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3nhM9UlJjc&feature=youtu.be

Teaching about consent

https://www.bustle.com/articles/118139-4-statistics-that-prove-we-need-to-teach-people-about-consent

What is consent

https://www.rainn.org/articles/what-is-consent
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