In a sexual landscape shaped by pornography, far too many incorrectly believe that choking is routine and risk-free
When I was 19 I was at a birthday event. We were playing a drinking game and one of the questions was “what’s the kinkiest thing you like to do during sex?”. My friend, who was 17, replied: “It’s not really that kinky, but I guess choking”.
The conversation carried on as if nothing out of the ordinary had just been said. I remember feeling self-conscious about my sexuality, wondering if I was a “prude”, if the consensus was that choking was “not really that kinky”.
