More than half of Australian young people are using strangulation during sex: New research

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More than half of *********** young people are using strangulation during ****: New research

Strangulation can a negative impact on someone’s health. Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain

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thousands of young Australians about their experiences of strangulation (or choking) during **** and found more than half (57%) reported being strangled by a partner during ****. About half (51%) said they had strangled their partner during ****.

For some people, strangulation is a high-risk but acceptable part of consensual ****, and it is important not to stigmatize people who use it.

But strangulation carries significant risks and harms to those who experience it, including the possibility of serious injury or even ******, sometimes

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the event.

Participants most commonly reported first becoming aware of strangulation during **** when they were around 16–18 years old (29%), or during early adulthood, 19–21 years (24%).

People also reported they were exposed to information about or depictions of strangulation during **** through various sources, most commonly via ************ (61%), but also through movies (40%), friends (32%), social media (31%) and discussions with current or potential partners (29%).

Rates highest among gender-diverse people

We surveyed 4,702 Australians aged between 18 and 35 who had previously had a ******* experience. We defined strangulation or choking as when a person’s breathing is stopped or restricted by the use of hands, other body parts or ties (like ropes) around the neck. People sometimes refer to this behavior as breath play or

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More women (61%) than men (43%) reported ever having been strangled, with a high proportion of people who identified as trans or gender-diverse (78%) reporting being strangled.

More men (59%) than women (40%) responded they had strangled their partners, and nearly three-quarters (74%) of trans and gender-diverse participants reported that they had strangled their partners.

While a high proportion of all genders reported being strangled or strangling partners during ****, women and trans and gender-diverse participants reported it happening more often compared to men.

Men, on the other hand, reported strangling partners during **** more often compared to women, with no difference compared to trans and gender diverse people.

Our data also showed gay and ********* men were more likely to have been strangled than straight men, and that ********* women were more likely than straight women to have ever been strangled or to have strangled a partner. Furthermore, ******** women were more likely than straight women to have ever strangled a partner.

How old and how often?

For close to a third of participants, the first time they were strangled (30%) and/or strangled a partner (31%) occurred between the ages of 19 and 21.

On average, participants who reported being strangled during **** said they had been strangled around six times, by around three partners. Those who had strangled partners reported doing it around five times, with about three different partners.

What did consent look like?

People generally responded they neither agreed nor disagreed to be strangled during ****. However, strangulation was generally perceived to be consensual, with consent understood in different ways.

Participants who had strangled partners reported more often that their partners played an active role in consent (79%) including asking to be strangled, agreeing to be strangled, or withdrawing previous consent, than those who were strangled (57%).

Consent was not always negotiated at the time. People who had been choked or choked a partner both responded that consent was negotiated during a previous ******* encounter where the person being choked gave their future consent.

Among participants who were strangled, women (27%) were more likely than men (23%) to report that they asked to be strangled. Similarly, women (21%) were more likely than men (15%) to report that they had given consent during a previous ******* experience.

Among trans and gender-diverse participants, more than a quarter (29%) reported they had asked to be strangled and around one-fifth (20%) said they had given consent during a previous experience.

Nearly a third of men (32%) and a fifth of women (20%) reported they agreed to be strangled when they were asked by their partner. Around one-fifth (23%) of trans and gender-diverse participants reported that they agreed to be strangled when they were asked by their partner.

Trans and gender-diverse participants (12%) were more likely to report withdrawing consent compared to men (7%) and women (6%).

Lastly, women (10%) were more likely than men (8%) and trans and gender-diverse participants (4%), to report that they “did not consent, but did not ask or motion for them to stop.”

Why is this concerning?

Strangulation is linked to many different kinds of injuries regardless of whether there is consent. These can include bruising, sore throat, neck pain, a hoarse voice, a cough, difficulty swallowing, swollen lips, nausea and vomiting.

Other more serious impacts include pregnancy miscarriage, unconsciousness, brain injury and

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. Miscarriage and ****** can occur weeks or months after the initial

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Generally, there are no visible injuries associated with strangulation, but even when the person ******** conscious, brain injury may occur. We know the more often people are strangled, the more likely they are to experience brain injury. This includes memory loss and difficulties problem-solving. Brain injury also accumulates so the more strangulations, the

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Strangulation has been criminalized across Australia because of the risk associated with it in the context of domestic ********* and the harms linked with it more generally. But there are different rules across Australia about consent. And consent can be “

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In most states, strangulation is probably legal where there are no injuries reported and where there is consent. However, given how common strangulation during **** is, ********* law isn’t the best answer.

Instead, much

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