We all have a role to play in keeping young people safe from sexual violence.
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Hi, I'm Dan and I'm a youth advocate and educator. And I champion young boys to be their best selves and form healthy relationships.
How does pornography impact consent?
Parents are now raising children in a time where pornography is everywhere and is acting as a default sex educator.
Pornography undermines our hopes that all of our relationships and sexual experiences would be consensual.
It teaches boys especially to see sex as transactional, as something they take from another person.
That they use violence and manipulation and coercion to get what they want.
How can parents start the conversation?
Parents want to talk to other parents. They want to know what's working for them? What's helped them? How did they have some of these uncomfortable conversations?
Parents get together, help one another. No one's necessarily mastered this. We're all learning on the fly about how to have these conversations.
What's your one message for Australians on consent?
My message to all of us Australians is have these conversations. For the sake of our young people, for their safety, for their well-being.
Have them today, have them every day. Learning, understanding and talking about consent. Can't wait.
For more information, check our conversation guides at consent.gov.au
