Editing Sexual consent (section)

===Consent culture===
Activists and educators promote "consent culture" by setting up consent education programs to publicize issues and provide information, hiring consent educators (or volunteers), using consent captains or consent guardians in entertainment venues, and introducing initiatives such as safety code words for bar patrons experiencing unwanted sexual attention. Some activists on campus hold "consent days" where there are panels and discussions on sexual consent and hand out t-shirts and condom packages with pro-consent messaging to build awareness.<ref name="Kitroeff">{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/09/education/edlife/students-advocate-for-consensual-sex.html |title=Making Consent Cool |last=Kitroeff |first=Natalie |date=7 February 2014 |website=www.nytimes.com |publisher=New York Times |access-date=3 March 2019 |quote=}}</ref> At Whitman College,  students founded All Students for Consent, which answers students' questions about seeking consent in intimate encounters.<ref name="Kitroeff"/>

====Consent educators====
The US non-profit organization Speak About It (SAI) hires consent educators to lead workshops on "sex, sexuality, relationships, consent, and sexual assault" for high-school and college students.<ref name="speakaboutit">{{cite web |url=http://speakaboutitonline.com/about-2/jobs/consent-educator/|title=Do you want to be a Consent Educator? |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website=speakaboutitonline.com |publisher=Speak About It |access-date=3 March 2019 |quote=}} </ref> SAI consent educators have included gender studies and women's studies students, university graduates interested in [[social justice]], sexual health educators, domestic violence prevention advocates, and theater professionals. SAI's hiring for the consent educator positions is inclusive of diverse "gender identities, racial backgrounds, sexual orientations, and sexual experiences."<ref name="speakaboutit"/> Yale University hires Communication and Consent Educators, who are students who lead workshops and training and start conversations about sex and consent.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cce.yalecollege.yale.edu/ |title=Yale CCE Program  |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website=cce.yalecollege.yale.edu |publisher=Yale College |access-date=3 March 2019 |quote=}} </ref>

[[File:Jaclyn Friedman headshot.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Jaclyn Friedman is a sexual consent educator known for editing ''Yes Means Yes: Visions of Female Sexual Power and a World Without Rape''.]]

In January 2018, sexual consent educator [[Jaclyn Friedman]] wrote an article about the news commentary regarding comedian [[Aziz Ansari]] and sexual consent.<ref name="Friedman">{{cite web |url=https://www.vox.com/first-person/2018/1/19/16907246/sexual-consent-educator-aziz-ansari |title=I'm a sexual consent educator. Here's what's missing in the Aziz Ansari conversation. How demanding female sexual pleasure makes us all better at understanding consent.
|last= Friedman |first=Jaclyn |date=19 January 2018  |website=www.vox.com |publisher=Vox |access-date=3 March 2019 |quote=}}</ref> Friedman called for the need to "better educate young people in this country about sex, consent, and pleasure" by using consent education to teach about sexual communication, awareness of body language, and the need for checking in (if it not clear that the partner is enjoying the activities).<ref name="Friedman"/> The Consent Academy in Seattle is a collective of sex therapists, counsellors and educators who teach "consent culture", provide one-one-one consultations, review consent policies, and provide "consent advocates" for hire.<ref name="Consent Academy">{{cite web |url=http://www.consent.academy/ |title=The Consent Academy |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website=www.consent.academy |publisher=Consent Academy |access-date=3 March 2019 |quote=}} </ref>

====Consent staff in venues====
The Victoria Event Center has hired a Tanille Geib, a sexual health educator/intimacy coach, to serve as Canada's first “consent captain”<ref name="Kassam">{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/25/tanille-geib-consent-captain-canada-victoria-event-centre |title=Dancing clean: the woman helping clubbers deal with consent in the post-#MeToo world |last=Kassam |first=Ashifa |date=25 May 2018 |website=www.theguardian.com |publisher=The Guardian |access-date=3 March 2019 |quote=}}</ref> and stop sexual harassment and sexual assault at social activities.<ref name="Hatzitolios">{{cite web |url=https://www.theloop.ca/could-a-consent-captain-be-the-solution-to-sexual-assault-in-bars/ |title=Could a 'Consent Captain' be the solution to sexual assault in bars?: The superhero we wish we didn't need, but are sure glad to have. |last=Hatzitolios |first=Chloe |date=9 May 2018 |website=www.theloop.ca |publisher=The Loop |access-date=2 March 2019 |quote=}}</ref> The consent captain intervenes if she sees people who are getting stared at, harassed, or touched without consent. She talks to the person who is feeling uncomfortable and then, if the first person agrees, speaks to the individual whose conduct is unwanted.<ref name="Hatzitolios"/>

Like a regular [[bouncer (doorman)|bouncer]], the consent captain warns the person engaging in unwanted behavior that those acts are not tolerated in the venue; if the unwanted acts continue, she may "eventually ask them to leave". The consent captain also checks on people who are intoxicated, to prevent people from taking advantage of their impaired state. Since the consent captain is, in this case, a sexual health educator, she is better able to notice risk situations regarding consent and harassment that regular bouncers might not notice.<ref name="Hatzitolios"/> Geib says that since the [[Metoo|#Me Too]] movement, people have become aware that "there’s this whole grey cloud area around what acting in consent and consensual relationships are.”<ref name="Kassam"/> Geib says that her role is not to police the patrons, but is rather to start conversations about creating a "consent culture".<ref name="Kassam"/>

In Seattle, the Consent Academy hires out "consent advocates" for events and parties, who act to deter incidents and to help those who experience unwanted contact.<ref name="Consent Academy"/>

The House of Yes nightclub hired a "consenticorn", a staffer who acts as a "dance-floor monitor" (also called a "consent guardian") for the venue.<ref name="Mahdawi">{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/dec/22/metoo-movement-office-parties-decline-weinstein-moonves |title=#MeToo doesn't mean an end to socializing and fun |last=Mahdawi |first=Arwa  |date=22 December 2018 |website=www.theguardian.com |publisher=The Guardian |access-date=3 March 2018 |quote=}} </ref> The consenticorns roam the venue during the sex-themed party wearing a lighted unicorn horn (to aid guests in finding the consent staffer), distribute condoms and ensure that guests comply with the rules on condom use and mandatory "express, verbal consent" for all physical contact.<ref name="Witt">{{cite web |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/02/11/is-2019-the-year-of-the-consenticorn |title=Is 2019 the Year of the Consenticorn? |last=Witt|first=Emily |date=11 February 2019 |website=www.newyorker.com |publisher=New Yorker |access-date=3 March 2019 |quote=}}</ref> The consenticorns were trained by Emma Kaywin, a sexual-health educator; the goal is not to "police but [rather] to educate" the clubgoers.<ref name="Witt"/> Arwa Mahdawi from ''The Guardian'' praised the House of Yes' initiative, saying the "...stricter we are about consent, the more fun everyone can have.”<ref name="Mahdawi"/>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/dec/22/metoo-movement-office-parties-decline-weinstein-moonves |title=#MeToo doesn't mean an end to socializing and fun |last=Mahdawi |first=Arwa  |date=22 December 2018 |website=www.theguardian.com |publisher=The Guardian |access-date=3 March 2018 |quote=}} </ref> 

Slovenian philosopher [[Slavoj Žižek]] states that the consenticorn approach does not understand "human sexuality" as these venues are "creating spaces that fail to acknowledge the nuances of intimacy and pleasure" by enforcing "tight control" that is delegated to an "external hired controller".<ref name="Žižek">{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/consent-sex-clubs-house-of-yes-consenticorns-sadomasochism-freud-capitalism-a8705551.html |title=Apparently, clubs now need to hire consent guardians – clearly we've misunderstood human sexuality|last=Žižek |first=Slavoj |date=31 December 2018 |website=www.independent.co.uk |publisher=The Independent |access-date=3 March 2019 |quote=}} </ref> As well, Žižek asks how the consent guardians will be able to tell the difference between "consensual sadomasochism" and exploitative" behaviour.<ref name="Žižek"/>

====Safety code words====
For bar patrons who are feeling uncomfortable with the behavior of their date, such as a person who is getting touched without their consent, some venues have a safety code system that enables patrons to alert staff.<ref name="Hatzitolios"/> Some bars have posters in washrooms and drink coasters informing patrons that if they need to signal a bartender that they feel unsafe with their date (or any other bar patron), they can use a codeword (a fictional mixed drink name, for example), and then bar staff will escort the patron out of the venue to make sure they get safely to their taxi.<ref name="Hatzitolios"/>