Dancing clean: the woman helping clubbers deal with consent in the post-#MeToo world

As Canada’s first ‘consent captain’, Tanille Geib can be found wandering most nights of the week through drunken crowds on a dance floor in the western Canadian city of Victoria - – she’s there to help patrons navigate the sometimes murky world of flirting, dating and hooking up in the wake of the #MeToo movement.

Geib was hired by the Victoria Event Centre last month as a “consent captain” – a position believed to be the first of its kind in the country. The job joins a raft of other initiatives around the world aimed at fighting back against sexual harassment and assault – but also guiding those who are struggling to move forward.

Geib says that “People are just scared, they’re thinking that all these rules mean no fun. But actually the whole point is that I want people to have more pleasure and connection in their lives.” Guardian