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'Stealthing' is the dangerous and alarming sex 'trend' people need to know about
One woman is encouraging people to talk about it to raise awareness
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A woman is shedding light on a dangerous and violating sexual 'trend' - which she believes to be a form of assault - in the hope more people open a discussion about it.
Alexandra Brodsky, of Yale Law School, admits she is aware 'stealthing' is "not new" but it's "rarely talked about".
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'Stealthing' is the practice of a man removing his condom halfway through sexual intercourse without his partner being aware he is doing so.
Brodsky wrote about the alarming 'trend' in a paper written for the Columbia Journal of Gender and Law , exploring how consensual sex can be transformed into non-consensual by the secret removal of condoms.
She argues it's a form of sexual assault and should be treated as such, according to the New York Post.
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The alarming 'trend' sees men remove condoms halfway through intercourse (Photo: PA)
Brodksy describes how condom removal "exposes victims to physical risks of pregnancy and disease" and that interviews she carried out make clear it is "experienced by many as a grave violation of dignity and autonomy."
As part of her study, she spoke to a woman - known only as Rebecca - who had been 'stealthed' and who also worked on a hotline for victims of sexual violence, the Huffington Post reports .
Rebecca said many women called the hotline after being a victim of 'stealthing' but weren't quite sure how to explain their experiences.
It can leave partners feeling violated when they realise what has happened (Photo: Getty)
"Their stories often start the same way: 'I'm not sure if this is rape, but...'" Rebecca said.
Brodksy told the Huffington Post: “One of my goals with the article, and in proposing a new statute, is to provide a vocabulary and create ways for people to talk about what is a really common experience that just is too often dismissed as just ‘bad sex’ instead of ‘violence'."
In January a Swiss court convicted a man of rape after he took his condom off halfway through intercourse without informing his sexual partner.
The NHS website has a list of risks associated with vaginal penetrative sex without a condom, including chlamydia, genital herpes, genital warts, gonorrhoea, HIV and syphilis.
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There is also the risk of unplanned pregnancy if the woman is relying on the condom as a form of birth control and isn't aware it is being removed.
Women who have been 'stealthed' often don't know how to talk about it (Photo: Getty)
According to the NHS: "Infections can be passed on even if the penis doesn't fully enter the vagina or the man doesn't ejaculate (come). This is because infections can be present in pre-ejaculate fluid (pre-come).
"Even shallow insertion of the penis into the vagina (sometimes called dipping) carries risks for both partners. Using a condom can help protect against infections."
More information is available on the NHS website .
© 2017 MGN Limited
HomeLifestyleHealthSexual health
'Stealthing' is the dangerous and alarming sex 'trend' people need to know about
One woman is encouraging people to talk about it to raise awareness
645
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BYNICOLA OAKLEY
13:28, 25 APR 2017UPDATED16:59, 25 APR 2017
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WHAT IS SEX STEALTHING?
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A woman is shedding light on a dangerous and violating sexual 'trend' - which she believes to be a form of assault - in the hope more people open a discussion about it.
Alexandra Brodsky, of Yale Law School, admits she is aware 'stealthing' is "not new" but it's "rarely talked about".
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'Stealthing' is the practice of a man removing his condom halfway through sexual intercourse without his partner being aware he is doing so.
Brodsky wrote about the alarming 'trend' in a paper written for the Columbia Journal of Gender and Law , exploring how consensual sex can be transformed into non-consensual by the secret removal of condoms.
She argues it's a form of sexual assault and should be treated as such, according to the New York Post.
http://i4.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article9588495.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/Young-at-risk-from-unprotected-sex.jpg
The alarming 'trend' sees men remove condoms halfway through intercourse (Photo: PA)
Brodksy describes how condom removal "exposes victims to physical risks of pregnancy and disease" and that interviews she carried out make clear it is "experienced by many as a grave violation of dignity and autonomy."
As part of her study, she spoke to a woman - known only as Rebecca - who had been 'stealthed' and who also worked on a hotline for victims of sexual violence, the Huffington Post reports .
Rebecca said many women called the hotline after being a victim of 'stealthing' but weren't quite sure how to explain their experiences.
It can leave partners feeling violated when they realise what has happened (Photo: Getty)
"Their stories often start the same way: 'I'm not sure if this is rape, but...'" Rebecca said.
Brodksy told the Huffington Post: “One of my goals with the article, and in proposing a new statute, is to provide a vocabulary and create ways for people to talk about what is a really common experience that just is too often dismissed as just ‘bad sex’ instead of ‘violence'."
In January a Swiss court convicted a man of rape after he took his condom off halfway through intercourse without informing his sexual partner.
The NHS website has a list of risks associated with vaginal penetrative sex without a condom, including chlamydia, genital herpes, genital warts, gonorrhoea, HIV and syphilis.
READ MORE
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There is also the risk of unplanned pregnancy if the woman is relying on the condom as a form of birth control and isn't aware it is being removed.
Women who have been 'stealthed' often don't know how to talk about it (Photo: Getty)
According to the NHS: "Infections can be passed on even if the penis doesn't fully enter the vagina or the man doesn't ejaculate (come). This is because infections can be present in pre-ejaculate fluid (pre-come).
"Even shallow insertion of the penis into the vagina (sometimes called dipping) carries risks for both partners. Using a condom can help protect against infections."
More information is available on the NHS website .
© 2017 MGN Limited