He acquiesced, but when they finished having intercourse, Helen realized he had removed it without her permission.
Lauren Palumbo, is the communications director at the National Sexual Violence Resource Center.
What happened to Helennonconsensual condom removalis calledstealthing, and its not uncommon.
Brodsky called stealthing [an act] experienced by many as agrave violation of dignity and autonomy.
A 2019 study published inWomens Health Issuessurveyed 503 women and found that 12 percent had experienced stealthing.
I didnt know how to tell him I wasnt okay with that.
Jennifer Long, is a lawyer with AEquitas Resource, a nonprofit organization that focuses on examining prosecution practices related to gender-based violence and human trafficking.
I didnt know how to tell him I wasnt okay with that, she says.
In the case of stealthing, perpetrators rob victims of their consent.
Under this law, stealthing will be a civil offense as opposed to a criminal one.
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But, Long says its important to remember that the only person at fault is the perpetrator.
No one has a right or reason to assault anyone.
The things that we do that make us vulnerable do not make us at fault, Long says.
When Brooke* was stealthed, her partner used the casual nature of their hookup against her.
I noticed the condom was gone, and I called him out on it, she says.
Jennifer Long, is a lawyer with AEquitas Resource, a nonprofit organization that focuses on examining prosecution practices related to gender-based violence and human trafficking.
I sort of gaslighted myself into thinking that was okay, she says.
The law might also be a deterrent to anyone considering stealthing a sexual partner, says Long.
And for victims of stealthing, it may bring hard-won clarity to once hazy experiences.
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