"Yes Means Yes:" A New Approach to Sexual Assault Prevention and Positive Sexuality Promotion
Lafrance D.E.; Loe M.; Brown S.C.
2012
American Journal of Sexuality Education
18
10.1080/15546128.2012.740960
"Yes Means Yes" (YMY) is an interdisciplinary, noncredit, five-week, positive sexuality seminar offered at a small liberal arts college as part of a campus-wide initiative to improve students' relationship skills and behaviors. Most university campuses employ some sort of sexual assault prevention program to help protect students from problematic sexual interactions. This course focuses on helping students decide what they would like from their relationships in a collaborative seminar format, rather than focusing only on what they should avoid. Feedback from the class has been overwhelmingly positive, and it is likely that students at other campuses could benefit from this program. © 2012 Copyright Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.
consent; pleasure; positive sexuality curriculum; relationships; sexual assault prevention; Sexuality education
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