I was once ashamed to admit I’d been strangled nonconsensually during sex. Now I’m speaking up to save women’s lives | Hannah Ferguson
Young men are being taught that acts with the potential to kill are erotic. The Albanese government must urgently regulate big tech and criminalise pornography depicting strangulation Last week, a 16-year-old girl was found unresponsive in a home on Sydney’s northern beaches. She was airlifted to hospital and died two days later. New South Wales police are investigating her death as the result of…
Hannah Ferguson, a 16-year-old girl from Sydney’s northern beaches, tragically passed away after being found unresponsive in a home last week. She was airlifted to a hospital and later succumbed to her injuries two days later. New South Wales police are currently investigating her death, suspecting it was the result of a sexual strangulation act. Authorities were reportedly informed that the sex involved was consensual, though sources have indicated that an underlying seizure may have occurred following the asphyxiation.
This incident sheds light on the alarming normalization of violence during sexual encounters, which is often portrayed in mainstream pornography. Just a few years ago, discussing the dangerous implications of such acts was considered "anti-kink." However, Ferguson’s story is a stark reminder that this normalization must be addressed urgently.
The Albanese government must take immediate action to regulate big tech and criminalize pornography depicting strangulation. It is crucial to raise awareness about the potential life-threatening consequences of such acts, thus saving women's lives from this horrifying reality.
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