My body responded. Does that mean I wanted it?
No. Physical arousal can happen automatically during an unwanted or nonconsensual experience. A body response does not equal desire, agreement, enjoyment, identity, or consent.
Bodies have automatic systems.
Erections, lubrication, ejaculation, orgasm, freezing, numbness, or other physical reactions can occur without a person choosing them. The nervous system can react while the person feels fear, confusion, disgust, detachment, or nothing at all.
Consent is a choice, not a reflex.
Consent must be freely given and can be withdrawn. A physical reaction cannot speak for you. Neither can silence, lack of resistance, intoxication, age, pressure, or an earlier yes.
False. It is an involuntary physiological response and does not establish desire or consent.
False. Freezing and shutting down are recognized trauma responses.
False. A physical climax does not convert an unwanted act into a consensual one.
False. An involuntary body response cannot assign a sexual identity.