In recent days, the dichotomy between rough sex and violence against women has been much discussed. Asphyxiation can be considered an erotic discipline, it has to start from a consensus.

It is not puritanical to shed light on this issue, quite the opposite. We must not only talk about non-normative sexual practices, but also stop stigmatizing women who enjoy them, says Debates on Hard Sex, a new book by Elvira Lindo, published by Simon & Schuster.