http://www.sagazette.com/joanne/jenn_aea.html
The practice apparently started when it was discovered that hanged men sometimes get erections and ejaculate, even after the hangings. This carried over to the thought that by preventing oxygen to the brain, a sense of light-headedness and intoxication will occur, which will heighten the feeling of orgasm. The "normal" way generally consists of a young man stripping naked and standing on a chair or table. He will then tie a noose lightly around his neck (perhaps a belt), lean against it to limit the amount of air flow to his brain, then masturbate. It is believed that many of the accidental deaths caused by autoerotic asphyxiation were due to the man fainting from a lack of oxygen, hence causing him to fall off his ledge and hang himself. According to www.silentvictims.org, between 500 and 1,000 men die of this every year in the United States, and about 30% of all adolescent male hangings are the result of autoerotic asphyxiation.
I wouldn't be surprised if this data is what is used to justify homosexual tolerance seminars and classes in our country's schools beginning in kindergarten. The gays are always going on and on about the high rate of gay teenage suicide, insinuating that they kill themselves because of intolerance and cruel teasing at our country's schools.
Ummmm.....There's an easier way to acomplish this without hanging yourself.
What the......??????