learning consent

We’re often taught that consent is a simple yes or no binary – and on the surface, this seems like a straightforward way to navigate sex. What we don’t immediately realise is that our choices and desires are shaped by complex social and cultural messages we internalise over the years. In short: consent is complicated.

Researcher and writer Dr Joy Townsend started Learning Consent, a sex-education program, to equip young people with the skills to understand themselves, their peers and