Wrap-up

• consent is a conversation grounded in mutual respect
• sex is a series of many shared decisions
• everyone has the right to say no, at any time
• your partner has the same rights
• the Field Model is a great tool to help work through shared decisions
• managing all the emotions that come with physical intimacy can be tricky
• talking with your partner about sex and your feelings about sex is really important
• talking with your partner about sex and their feelings about sex is really important
• there are a lot of external influences that affect our approach to sex.
• gender norms are generalisations that suggest a person should behave in a certain way because of their gender
• no-one is ever obligated to have sex
• you can’t gain consent from someone who is drunk
• an imbalance of power can make it difficult to say how you feel or what you want