yes means yes

yes means yes

The stance that affirmative consent for a sexual encounter must be indicated by explicitly saying "yes." Yes means yes. If your partner doesn't say it, there is no consent. Yes means yes is a much better model than no means no.
See also: mean, yes
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • yessirree
  • yes, indeed(y)
  • Yes indeed!
  • absotively
  • Yes!
  • Yes siree!
  • abso
  • lutely
  • pository
  • all oak and iron bound and *sound as a barrel
References in periodicals archive
Freitas argues that reducing sexual violence on campus will require universities to treat consent as an ethical question central to their educational mission, as they do with questions of plagiarism, instead of relying on simplistic slogans like "Yes means yes and no means no."
Off the Hook: Consent on Campus: A Manifesto By Donna Freitas New York, NY; Oxford University Press, 2018, 248 pp., $19.95, hardcover
Michigan Senator Curtis Hertel (D) on his proposed bill to mandate lessons on affirmative consent, or "yes means yes" policy, in Michigan public schools to combat sexual abuse, in the Detroit Free Press.
NEWSMAKERS
For example, stern advice on how to respect women, that only yes means yes, and frankly how to make sure they don't become sexual harassers or worse.
Sexual harassment, violence is our problem
These bills are commonly based on the idea of "yes means yes, no means no" as do laws in Germany, Canada and the United Kingdom.
Bills seek better definition of rape
There were chants of "two, four, six, eight, consent is not up for debate" as well as "my black dress does not mean yes" and "whatever we wear, we go yes means yes and no means no".
WE'RE STANDING WITH SURVIVORS; RUGBY STARS CLEARED Thousands attend rallies to call for changes in the judicial system
Wells wrote "Yes Means Yes" with two objectives in mind--to explore the complex and emotional issue of sexual assault on college campuses, and to craft a compelling legal thriller that keeps the pages turning.
Yes Means Yes
He sucks." But the anti-Trump sentiment didn't stop the president from Tweeting: "Beautiful weather all over our great country, a perfect day for all Women to March." UPSOT: "Wherever we go, yes means yes and no means no." The rallies also come after a string of high profile sexual harassment scandals have inspired the 'Me Too and 'Times Up' movements.
Women stage nationwide protests in the U.S., again
"Whatever we wear, wherever we go, yes means yes, and no means no."
Take back the night
The mantra of "no means no" from a generation ago, has been replaced by "yes means yes," to assure that sex is consensual (known as affirmative consent) but it's complicated, according to health education experts.
Grades 9-12: a look at teaching sexual consent to high school students
In California, a "yes means yes" law introduced in 2014 requires both partners to clearly consent to sexual acts.
Germany redefines rape: A survey of international laws
Cuomo Plans 'Yes Means Yes' Policy for Sexual Interactions at College Campuses, WALL ST.
What "yes means yes" means for New York schools: the positive effects of New York's efforts to combat campus sexual assault through affirmative consent
But as the New York Times reported recently: "Yes Means Yes, But It's Tricky." http://DAmag.me/ws
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He worries about a so-called "yes means yes" law coming to the UK.
'WOMEN ARE DANGEROUS - SO I WON'T HAVE SEX'
The so-called "Yes Means Yes" standard could spread to private campuses next year by way of legislation favored by Gov.
'Yes means yes' becoming norm on NY campuses: 'affirmative consent' standard now part of SUNY assault prevention policies
That's a question at the center of a national debate surrounding ''yes means yes'' -- more accurately called affirmative consent -- the policy that requires conscious, voluntary agreement between partners to have sex.
New Jersey looks at a 'yes means yes' college policy