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Have you ever heard the phrase "It's easier to ask forgiveness than permission?" Violating consent isn't limited to sexual relationships, and our discussions around consent shouldn't be, either. To resist rape culture, we need a consent culture - and one that is more than just reactionary. Left confined to intimate spaces, consent will atrophy as theory that is never put into practice. The multi-layered power disparities of today's world require a response sensitive to a wide range of lived experiences. In Ask, Kitty Stryker assembles a retinue of writers, journalists, and activists to examine how a cultural politic centered on consent can empower us outside the bedroom, whether it's at the doctor's office, interacting with law enforcement, or calling out financial abuse within radical communities.
About the Author
Kitty Stryker is a freelance writer, antifascist activist, and queer sex educator who has been working specifically in the realm of consent for 7 years. She has bylines at Buzzfeed, Rolling Stone, Vice, Wear Your Voice, Ravishly, the Frisky, the Guardian, and much more. She lives in Berkeley, CA with her cat Foucault. You can read more of her work in the below anthologies:-Loose Lips: Fanfiction Parodies of Great (And Terrible) Literature -Coming Out Like a Porn Star-Worn Stories-Johns, Marks, Tricks and Chickenhawks: Professionals & Their Clients Writing about Each Other-Hot & Heavy: Fierce Fat Girls on Life, Love & Fashion-Prose & Lore: Issue 3-Queer Sex Work
