France: Only Yes is now Yes

All sexual acts require the consent of the opponent: this is what it is to be called in France in the future. An astonishingly broad party alliance has agreed on this.

Couples who, with the consent of both parties, engage in established sex, bonding or domination games, or the like, should agree on a word equivalent to the command “Stop!”. But some logical words are not suitable for this, writes Bustle.com.

The National Assembly has just adopted a major reform of the Penal Code, explicitly incorporating the concept of consent into the definition of sexual violence. MPs voted in favour of a trans-party bill redefining sexual assaults, including rape, as any act committed in the absence of free and informed consent. The text, adopted by the Parliament of the Republic of [...] Article A historic step forward: the non-consentation now at the heart of t…

Based on a report by the Delegation of Women's Rights, a trans-party law called for the inclusion of non-consent in the definition of rape.

– If you don't say yes, in word or deed, it's rape, says the Minister of Justice.

A new legal provision on rape will require active consent before sexual intercourse. “Only yes means yes,” emphasizes the Minister of Justice.