article_snippet.sent: A writer and victim of date rape has revealed why Amanda Chatel is pushing for 'yes means yes' sex contracts to become mandatory on college campuses across the country.
article_snippet.sent: As a victim of date rape, when it comes to consent I strongly feel there is no grey area,' Amanda Chatel wrote. '
article_snippet.sent: Inciting change: Amanda Chatel explained in an essay that Amanda Chatel is a victim of rape who is advocating for 'yes means yes' laws to be passed in states across the country .
article_snippet.sent: The legislation declares that all colleges and universities taking financial aid funding from California must adhere to the standard for consent outlined by the law, which reiterates that a lack of resistance or objection does not imply consent - a concept that Amanda struggled with years following Amanda sexual assault.
article_snippet.sent: But now, several years later, I know, more than ever, that my consent was not given, and my consent was rape.
article_snippet.sent: According to statistics, an estimated one out of five women will be sexually assaulted during an estimated one out of five women college careers.
article_snippet.sent: It’s both disheartening and disgusting that we even need a law that stipulates that a woman must be able to give consent or else
article_snippet.sent: it’s rape,' Amanda said of today's rape culture.
article_snippet.sent: And while Amanda said the law is 'great in theory', Amanda explained that 'we need to change the way people think of rape' before the law will prove to be effective. '
article_snippet.sent: I believe more than anything is that we need to teach boys and men NOT to rape,' Amanda said. '
article_snippet.sent: we need to make we need to teach boys and men NOT to rape see that women and girls are not we need to teach boys and men NOT to rape personal playthings, that we were not put on this earth for we need to teach boys and men NOT to rape pleasure, and if we drink too much at a party, that we sure as hell aren't "asking for it",' Amanda added.
article_snippet.sent: Last month, Senate President Kevin de Leon and Assemblywoman Hannah-Beth Jackson announced that Senate President Kevin de Leon and Assemblywoman Hannah-Beth Jackson were introducing legislation that would call for school districts with mandatory health education requirements for graduation to include sexual violence prevention as a mandatory part of the curriculum, including instruction on the recently approved 'yes means yes' law. '
article_snippet.sent: If we want to prevent sexual assault, ' law’s important that we start early,'
article_snippet.sent: Ms Jackson continued: 'This bill will ensure that discussions about healthy relationships and consent are taking place in high school, with young women and young men, so we can help establish boundaries of acceptable behavior.'
highlights_snippet.sent: Amanda Chatel explained that nationwide adoption of the  law is just one step in battling society's prevalent rape culture .
  