Consent Laid Bare: Sex, Entitlement, & the Distortion of Desire

A Bold Guide for This Generation: Redefining Gender Norms and Combating Toxic Masculinity. The game-changing book about sex, consent, and the distortion of desire, a battle cry from a generation no longer prepared to stay silent.

When activist and internationally renowned philanthropist, Chanel Contos asked her followers to share their stories of sexual assault, her post went viral. Almost 7,000 people provided testimonies of surviving sexual violence by people they knew, but virtually none of these incidents had been reported to authorities. The testimonies proved that sexual assault is widespread and Chanel was on a quest to understand why. In an era of growing inequality, Contos argues that when it comes to sex, we are all still working with an outdated social contract that privileges cisgender men's pleasure at the expense of humanity.

In Consent Laid Bare, Chanel challenges the rampant inequality that reinforces violent behavior and questions whether consent is possible in a world where female sexuality has been hijacked. She offers girls and women the tools and encouragement to seek sex that is truly enjoyable which involves: redefining consent, challenging gender norms, language's influence on rape discourse, and understanding fawning responses, equipping teens to combat toxic masculinity. As an Amazon associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.