A woman in Kansas has had to recount her rape story to strangers and collect hundreds of signatures to get the legal system to take her seriously

Here’s a fun fact about consent: once you say “yes”, you can change your mind! Saying “yes” at the beginning of a sexual encounter doesn’t mean you give blanket permission for someone to do whatever the hell they like to you. Consenting to sex with someone doesn’t mean you automatically consent to being violently choked.

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