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…
This podcast episode is from The Cocoon: A safe place for victims and survivors of sexual trauma put out by The Blue Butterfly Institute. The host, Ruby Mikolaitis, sits down with Jackie McMillan, a Senior Project Officer at Women’s Health NSW, to explore the growing trend of erotic strangulation. This podcast will be useful to…
In September 2024, The Guardian ran a media article entitled, ‘I think it’s natural’: why has sexual choking become so prevalent among young people? This article, by Jane Hone, discusses new Australian research on sexual choking which shows it is on the rise with young people, and includes lived expertise from people who engage in…
In July 2024, SBS News ran a media article entitled, most young Australians are doing this during sex. But they don’t know the risks. This article, by Alexandra Jones, discusses new Australian research on sexual choking which shows it is on the rise with young people. Women’s Health NSW CEO is quoted in the piece,…
In July 2024, The Conversation ran a media article entitled, More than half of Australian young people are using strangulation during sex: new research. This story, by Professor Heather Douglas and colleagues, unpacks their new Australian research on the prevalence of sexual choking among 18 to 35 year old Australians. It includes a link to It…