What BDSM might teach us about affirmative consent

Tuesday, October 11, 2016 - 10:31 in Psychology & Sociology

A new study by Northern Illinois University psychologists suggests that evidence for the effectiveness of the “Yes Means Yes” affirmative-consent movement, which has taken hold on many college campuses nationwide, might be found in an unlikely subculture—the BDSM community. While some critics of BDSM associate it with sexual aggression, and particularly violence against women, the […]

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