Consent 101: The ultimate guide to helping you understand sextech and consent

Originally published on SEXTECHGUIDE

When you’re engaging with sextech—be it smart sex toys, sex robots, the digital realm, virtual reality (VR), apps, sending sexy selfies, or any other hot new thing on the market—it’s important to ensure that everyone involved understands the implications around consent.

This guide will help you navigate some key questions surrounding consent and sextech in your personal life and relationships, and how sextech can (and cannot) help offer answers to these questions.

If you’re chatting with someone that doesn’t understand the implications of consent in the digital realm, send them here to get caught up.

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• 1) Understanding Consent

  • 1.1) How Consent Relates to Sextech

• 2) Teachings from the Kink Community

• 3) Teachings from the Tech Community

• 4) Getting Informed Consent

  • 4.1) Consenting with Smart Sex Toys

• 5) Discussing Consent on Dating Apps

• 6) Dissecting Consent in the Digital Realm

• 7) Apps for Consent

  • 7.1) Can ‘Consent Apps’ Help?

  • 7.2) Sexual Wellness and Coaching Apps for Consent Education