Strangling a partner during sex is widely perceived as normal especially among young people, with more than half of adults aged 35 and under reporting they have been strangled, many of them unaware of potentially serious health consequences.
It is a finding that has sexual violence experts so concerned that they launched the “Breathless” campaign and website on Tuesday to highlight that strangulation – often referred to as “choking” – is unsafe, and often occurs with no or inadequate communication or consent.
An Australian survey of 4,702 people aged from 18 to 35, published in the journal the Archives of Sexual Behavior on Tuesday, found 57% had been strangled during sex at least once, and 51% had strangled a partner at least…
