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A report on a Queer Sexual Education workshop held at McGill, organized by the Shag Shop as part of Queer History Month.

An article looking back at the many political and social issues of the past year, including Donald Trump's election, rising Zionism and Islamophobia on campus, sexual assault policy development, and mental health on campus

Following the resignation of two SSMU executives due gendered violence allegations, students debate the efficacy of a sexual assault policy designed specifically for SSMU

An article explaining that critiques of self-defence classes must be couched in broader criticisms of systems that uphold rape culture

A defense of consent workshops that frames their impact as having broader cultural implications aimed at shifting societal views of consent and violence.

A criticism of McGill's Consent Awareness and #ConsentWeek campaigns that suggests more attention has to be paid to holding perpetrators accountable and providing material supports to survivors of assault.

McGill administration releases their draft of the Sexual Violence Policy, a "watered down version of the Sexual Assault Policy" which had been drafted by students over the course of three years and used more intersectional and inclusive language.

McGill administration refused to support the final draft of the Sexual Assault Policy because of the the incorporation of intersectionality and a definition of consent into the policy.

An article about the second year of #ConsentMcGill, a one-week consent and safe sex education campaign organized by the McGill Liaison Officer (Harm Reduction)

A feature commentary piece criticizing #ConsentMcGill and other projects attempting to address rape culture at McGill.