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Rape Prevention Tips

• Say "No" firmly instead of using phrases such as "I don't think so."  A firm statement is more believable.
• Be clear, honest, and consistent in your sexual desires and limits.
• Avoid excuses; this is a passive response.
• Be. Repetitive.  Repeating "No: may be necessary for the other person to accept and believe it.
• Remember that alcohol and drugs will impair your judgment and your ability to act responsibly.

Tips for Men

• Understand that forced sex is never acceptable; it is rape.
• Accept "No" as "No". Don't read other meanings into the word.
• Be responsible for your own sexual limitations and actions.
• Exert peer pressure on your friends so they understand that forcing sex does no make you a man.
• Remember that alcohol and drugs will impair your judgment and your ability to act responsibly.
• Remember that spending a lot of money, dating for a long time, or previous sexual intercourse, does not obligate your partner to sexual intercourse. 

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