0 the act of a man intentionally and secretly taking off a condom (= a thin rubber covering that can be worn on the penis) during sex, although it had previously been agreed with his sexual partner that a condom will be worn:
Stealthing is illegal in many countries because it is regarded as non-consensual sex.
Survivors of stealthing sometimes struggle to recognize their experience as sexual assault.
Stealthing is considered sexual assault because it essentially turns a consensual sexual encounter (protected sex) into a nonconsensual one (unprotected sex).
Stealthing is a form of sexual violation that is as deceptive and dangerous as it sounds.
Such condom removal, popularly known as “stealthing,” can be understood to transform consensual sex into nonconsensual sex.
