Sexual choking is becoming more common, especially among younger people. While it may feel pleasurable for some, or ...

Second-wave feminism of the worst sort is alive and well in Britain, apparently. The United Kingdom is on its way to criminalizing depictions of choking during sex, in a move it describes as boosting ...

Choking during sex has moved from the margins to the mainstream for many young adults, but the risks have not changed. New research shows how common the practice has become, and how confused many ...

Sexual choking, also known as erotic asphyxiation, has grown in popularity among young adults and teens in the U.S., and now, appears to be gaining traction overseas, including in Australia. While ...

In June 2025, the artist Chris Brown went viral for a photograph taken during a "meet and greet" with a fan, in which he appeared to have his hands around her throat as she sat on his lap. This ...

Experts cautioned that choking is a dangerous sexual act that can result in stroke, convulsions, and even paralysis, even though pornography has successfully made it a “sexual norm” and a “safe” ...

Editor’s Note: This story has been updated with additional details about Jordan Ortiz’s sentence. A Lancaster County man who was charged with strangling his wife before she died in the spring of 2023 ...