Nonverbal Consent: Communicating Sexual Agreement Without Words
Nonverbal consent is voluntary agreement communicated through clear gestures, actions, signs, body movement, or assistive communication rather than spoken words.
Affirmative: Meaning, Affirmative Consent, and Clear Agreement
Affirmative means expressing agreement or confirmation and is central to affirmative consent, which requires clear, voluntary, and ongoing willingness.
Consent: Meaning, Boundaries, Autonomy, and Sexual Agreement
Consent is a clear, voluntary, informed, specific, and ongoing agreement to participate in an activity, with the freedom to stop at any time.