READY Consent
Consent is mandatory. Always.
Our consent model is the READY model, which works with gauging readiness and consent. READY is a Revocable, Engaged, Aware, Detailed Yes.
R – Revocable
- Can I revoke my consent? Am I okay with someone else revoking their consent?
- If there is not safety to change your mind, you can not give consent.
E – Engaged
- Are all parties engaged in the activity or the negotiations of the activities?
- Hesitation, doubt, and coercion are not consent.
A – Aware
- Are we all aware? Is everyone sober? Is everyone awake and alert? Are we aware of our own risk-profiles?
- Sleeping and any substance use eliminate your ability to give consent.
D – Detailed
- Did we come to an agreement through negotiations, on the specific details? Were risk-profiles discussed?
- You have to know the details of what you are consenting to in order to give consent.
Y – Yes
- Do we each want to say yes? Is there safety to say no?
- Anything other than a yes, is an automatic no. If there isn’t safety to say no, you cannot consent.
**If the answer to any of the above questions is no, you can not give or get consent.**
If there is not safety in saying “no”, consent cannot be given.