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Real Talk About Sex

Matilda Swinney

Mar 9

7 min read

Is It Still Rape If You Said Yes?

Navigating the blurry line of consent

It was my choice to flirt back. My choice to go to his hotel room. My choice to stay in the room. So, why did I feel so sick when I crept along the deserted corridor back to my room?

What made me wash or dispose of everything I’d been wearing that night?

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Is It Still Rape If You Said Yes?

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