RT Article
T1 De(a)fining consent: Exploring nuances of offering and receiving sexual consent among Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing people
JF Criminology & criminal justice
VO 25
IS 2
SP 444
OP 462
A1 Letico, Vanessa
A2 Iliadis, Mary
A2 Walters, Reece
LA English
YR 2025
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1920374140
AB Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing persons may rely upon non-verbal modes of communication to convey and attain sexual consent. However, this may increase the risk of inaccurate interpretation, sexual miscommunication and potentially, harm. Through an analysis of four online Reddit and Quora discussion threads, this article examines how sexual communication is being negotiated and adapted where at least one party is Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing to better ensure free and voluntary consent. This article offers insights into how sign, touch, lipreading, sound, light and body movement can be expressed as mutually understood cues in clarifying and communicating sexual consent. The importance of clearly understood consent before and during sexual intimacy is increasingly relevant for respectful relationships, education policies and legal frameworks.
K1 sexual miscommunication
K1 Sexual consent
K1 respectful relationships
K1 hard-of-hearing
K1 Deaf
DO 10.1177/17488958221120887