Rights:

• I have the right to refuse a date without feeling guilty.
• I can ask for a date without feeling rejected or inadequate if the answer is no.
• I do not have to be macho.
• I may choose not to act seductively.
• If I don't want physical closeness, I have the right to say no.
• I have the right to start a relationship slowly, to say: “I want to know you better before I become involved”.
• I have the right to be myself without changing to suit others.
• I have the right to change a relationship when my feelings change. I can say, “We used to be close but I want something else now”.
• If I am told a relationship is changing, I have the right not to blame or change myself to keep it going.
• I have the right to an equal relationship with a sexual partner.
• I have the right not to dominate or to be dominated.
• I have the right to act one way with one person and a different way with someone else.
• I have the right to change my goals when I want to change them.

Adapted from: COAR - Campus Organized Against Rape
University of Florida, Gainesville