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Examples where you do not have consent from another person if:

• They’re asleep or unconscious
• They’re incapacitated (do not have the ability)
• You ignore their wishes or nonverbal cues to stop, like pushing away
• You have consent for one sexual act, but not another sexual act
• You use a position of power or trust to pressure them to say yes
• You use threats or intimidation to coerce (force) someone into something
• They change their mind: earlier consent doesn’t count as consent later

Examples of words and phrases that indicate verbal consent:

• "Yes"
• "I’m sure"
• "I want to"
• "Don’t stop"
• "I still want to"
• "I want you to"

Examples of words and phrases that indicate that you do NOT have consent:

• "No"
• "Stop"
• "I don’t want to"
• "I don’t know"
• "I’m not sure"
• "I don’t think so"
• "I want to, but…"
• "This makes me uncomfortable"
• "I don’t want to do this anymore"
• "This feels wrong"
• "Maybe we should wait"
• Changing the subject