The Politics of Consent: At UC Campuses, Why ‘No Means No’ Was No Longer Enough
In September, Governor Jerry Brown signed into law the Yes Means Yes rule, the first law in the nation to require California colleges to adopt an affirmative consent standard in sexual assault cases. The legislation is controversial, but advocates see it as an acknowledgment that a “rape culture” is prevalent on university campuses, and politicians and campus administrators need to address that.
From the Winter 2014 Gender Assumptions issue of California.
