The three words students will have to say before they can have sex under new consent rules 

Revealed: The three words students will have to say before they can have sex under new consent rules

  • Young people will be taught about verbal consent before sex
  • Eye contact, smiling and touching while saying ‘oh God yes’ is recommended  
  • The NSW government campaign  aims to reduce sexual assault cases
  • The images will appear on social media and in pubs and clubs across NSW

Young Australians will be taught to say ‘oh God yes’ to signal their consent to having sex as part of a push to reduce sexual assault offences. 

Making direct eye contact, smiling and touching while saying ‘can we?’, ‘let’s do it’, and ‘I like that’ is also being recommended.

The new NSW Government-funded campaign #makenodoubt aims to remove doubts about consent before sex.

The campaign features university students including a woman in a niqab, another with tattoos and even a middle-aged woman talking about the ‘conversation you have to have’ before sex.

Consenting to sex in 2018 

The new #makenodoubt advertisement strives to ignite conversation young people ‘must have’ before having sex.

The campaign encourages people to use phrases such as ‘oh God yes’, ‘let’s do it’ and ‘I like that’ to ensure consent is communicated clearly.

Non-verbal communication such as eye-contact, smiling and touching is also adequate. 

It will be rolled out on social media and will appear in social spaces such as pubs and clubs throughout NSW. 

The video says making it a very clear ‘yes’ is ‘sexy’ and will lead to a better love life. 

The images, which all share the slogan ‘YES? + YES= YES!’ will run on social media and across varied entertainment venues with the slogans to feature on drink coasters and the back of toilet doors. 

The strategy is apart of the government’s three-year sexual assault strategy which hopes to reduce sexual assault offences and holds attackers to account. 

The NSW Law Reform Commission will also review the NSW Crimes Amendment act in relation to consent and sexual assault offences to determine if the law to protect victims needs to be updated. 

The #makenodoubt campaign (pictured above) features real university students talking about the conversation young people ‘have to have before sex’ 

The campaign lists phrases and non-verbal communication tips such as touching, smiling and making eye-contact as surefire ways to communicate consent

The campaign lists phrases and non-verbal communication tips such as touching, smiling and making eye-contact as surefire ways to communicate consent

The government will also assess the issue of accused sex offenders who justify their actions because their victims ‘froze’ and therefore didn’t say ‘no’ during the rape. 

Minister for Prevention of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Pru Goward backed the strategy, which was announced in July, saying she agreed that verbal consent was needed before sex.  

The NSW government hopes the campaign, which is apart of their three-year sexual assault strategy, will reduce sexual assault offences

The NSW government hopes the campaign, which is apart of their three-year sexual assault strategy, will reduce sexual assault offences

 

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