{"id":36961,"date":"2026-02-05T16:14:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T00:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/?p=36961"},"modified":"2026-02-05T16:17:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T00:17:12","slug":"the-truth-about-sexual-strangulation-consent-risk-and-reality-feb-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/2026\/02\/05\/the-truth-about-sexual-strangulation-consent-risk-and-reality-feb-25\/","title":{"rendered":"The Truth about Sexual Strangulation: Consent, Risk, and Reality &#8212; Feb 25"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail alignleft wp-image-36962\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/files\/2026\/02\/Strangulation-Prevention-Workshop-Poster-W2026-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/files\/2026\/02\/Strangulation-Prevention-Workshop-Poster-W2026-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/files\/2026\/02\/Strangulation-Prevention-Workshop-Poster-W2026-45x45.png 45w, https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/files\/2026\/02\/Strangulation-Prevention-Workshop-Poster-W2026-65x65.png 65w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It shows up in pop culture and dating conversations as choking, but what do we actually know about consensual sexual strangulation? This hybrid webinar (in person + MS Teams) provides clear, research-based information about what consensual sexual strangulation is, the risks involved, and why informed consent and safety matter.<\/p>\n<p>Facilitated by Dr. Amanda McCormick, associate professor of the UFV School of Criminology and Criminal Justice and student researcher Bethany Parkinson, this is a non-judgmental, informative session centred on empowerment to make informed choices.<\/p>\n<p>Please note:<br \/>\n&#8211; In-person attendance is reserved for UFV students.<br \/>\n&#8211; Register for the link to attend online. Online attendees will not be visible to other attendees.<\/p>\n<p>Feb 25| 12\u20131pm| Abby Campus, A203b or Online.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/events.teams.microsoft.com\/event\/14abf664-bb86-4d3d-b9d7-bccf568b259f@a3d10b1d-c226-48f9-a6db-976df918187e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/events.teams.microsoft.com\/event\/14abf664-bb86-4d3d-b9d7-bccf568b259f@a3d10b1d-c226-48f9-a6db-976df918187e<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For more information, contact Diane Muthaura at <a href=\"mailto:diane.muthaura@ufv.ca\">diane.muthaura@ufv.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #fff;\">02\/26\/2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It shows up in pop culture and dating conversations as choking, but what do we actually know about consensual sexual strangulation? This hybrid webinar (in person + MS Teams) provides clear, research-based information about what consensual sexual strangulation is, the risks involved, and why informed consent and safety matter. Facilitated by Dr. Amanda McCormick, associate &#8230; <a title=\"The Truth about Sexual Strangulation: Consent, Risk, and Reality &#8212; Feb 25\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/2026\/02\/05\/the-truth-about-sexual-strangulation-consent-risk-and-reality-feb-25\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":36962,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"generate_page_header":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,10,12,11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36961","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-event","category-myufv","category-calendar","category-ufv-today"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36961","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36961"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36961\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37005,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36961\/revisions\/37005"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36962"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36961"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36961"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36961"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}