Consent is when one person agrees or gives permission to another person to do something. It can be hard to know if the person you’re with wants to be more intimate with you or not. Sometimes it’s hard to ask or find out how the other person is feeling. It’s important that the person you’re with gives their consent to the level of intimacy you have with them.
It’s important that you are sure that the person you’re with is happy and comfortable, because non-consensual sexual activity (anything from touching and kissing to penetration) is against the law. The punishments for sexual assault are severe. Not only is it a crime, but the emotional consequences of rape and sexual assault can last a lifetime.
