UK bans porn depicting act that has become a ‘sexual norm’

In June 2025, News.com.au ran an article about the UK banning pornography depicting strangulation. This article will be useful to people engaging in, or considering engaging in sexual choking, as well as service providers and healthcare providers working with people engaging in, or considering engaging in sexual choking. The article features comments by Karen Bevan,…

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When abuse masquerades as ‘rough sex’

In June 2025, Newsroom (New Zealand) ran an article about health risks associated with sexual choking. This article will be useful to people engaging in, or considering engaging in sexual choking, as well as service providers and healthcare providers working with people engaging in, or considering engaging in sexual choking. It is written by a New Zealand…

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Sexual choking is on the rise and has become a lifestyle choice

In November 2024, The Lismore App ran an article about sexual choking. It focuses on the work of Lismore Women’s Health & Resource Centre (LWHRC) addressing both strangulation and sexual choking. This article will be useful to women engaging in sexual choking, as well as service providers and healthcare providers working with women who may be…

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Strangulation during sex: Not a kink

In November 2024, Missing Perspectives ran a piece on the intersection between strangulation and sexual choking. Using lived expertise, writer Lena Mountford explored this complex intersection to ask whether consensual sexual choking is a pathway to experiencing strangulation as a form of domestic and family violence. This article will be useful to women engaging in…

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