Strange Sex Laws
May. 13th, 2010 02:19 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
lightcastleThis got linked to a while ago, but I forgot to post about it.
Odd sex laws.
As always with such lists, I suspect many are urban legends and not really on the books. Nonetheless, I tend to wish they are true because this desire to legislate desire always amuses and horrifies me.
Of course, I am proud to know that if this list is true I have broken the law in Massachusetts.
Some of my favourites:
* In New York an old law means you can be fined $25 for flirting. (Rumours that this is why I left New York and am so in debt are unfounded.)
* ...in Oregon it's illegal to whisper "dirty" things in your lover's ear during sex.
* A state law in Illinois mandates that all bachelors should be called master, not mister, when addressed by their female counterparts.
* If both parties voluntary participate in 'unnatural intercourse' in Mississippi they are liable to a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and a $10,000 fine.
* ... in Walnut, San Francisco men may not dress as a female unless a special permit is obtained from the sheriff and in Florida it's illegal for a man to be seen publicly in any kind of strapless gown.
* ... if bestiality is your cup of tea, and you're a man, then head over to West Virginia where it's legal for a male to have sex with an animal as long as it does not exceed 40 lbs.
* In Thailand it's illegal to leave your house if you aren't wearing underwear.
* In the state of Arizona it is illegal to have more than two dildos in the same house.
Odd sex laws.
As always with such lists, I suspect many are urban legends and not really on the books. Nonetheless, I tend to wish they are true because this desire to legislate desire always amuses and horrifies me.
Of course, I am proud to know that if this list is true I have broken the law in Massachusetts.
Some of my favourites:
* In New York an old law means you can be fined $25 for flirting. (Rumours that this is why I left New York and am so in debt are unfounded.)
* ...in Oregon it's illegal to whisper "dirty" things in your lover's ear during sex.
* A state law in Illinois mandates that all bachelors should be called master, not mister, when addressed by their female counterparts.
* If both parties voluntary participate in 'unnatural intercourse' in Mississippi they are liable to a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and a $10,000 fine.
* ... in Walnut, San Francisco men may not dress as a female unless a special permit is obtained from the sheriff and in Florida it's illegal for a man to be seen publicly in any kind of strapless gown.
* ... if bestiality is your cup of tea, and you're a man, then head over to West Virginia where it's legal for a male to have sex with an animal as long as it does not exceed 40 lbs.
* In Thailand it's illegal to leave your house if you aren't wearing underwear.
* In the state of Arizona it is illegal to have more than two dildos in the same house.
