Banning Sex Toys - Sex~Kitten.net

If you want to quench your sexual thirst with a double dildo or a Pocket Rocket, you would be out of luck if you live in Georgia, Texas, Alabama, or Mississippi. Those states have banned the sale of sex toys.

Why would anyone want to ban the sale of sex toys? Sometimes I think government officials want to keep all of us from having any fun at all. Indiana and South Carolina may be next on the list.

I have a couple of sex toys that I like very much. One is a Rabbit Pearl vibrator, which I like to use all the time. I have another one that is inserted into the vagina. It's best to use that one with a condom so that you don't pull the cord out. I bought some Kama Sutra massage cream for my husband for Valentine's Day in 2006, and it's very nice. It smells like mint and menthol. I would very much like one of those vibrators that massages the G-spot, like a Rock Chick. I know the Rabbit does that, but I want one that is specifically designed with that in mind. I have also read rave reviews of the Hitachi Magic Wand.

Have you noticed that it is southern, Bible Belt states that don't want us to have our favorite sex toys? Yes, I know the ban is on selling the toys, but people who want to buy them would have a hard time finding them if sales are banned.

That brings me to Indiana.

The Indy Star reported in early November 2006 the new Indiana law, if passed, would " add stores selling sexual aids to the list of adult businesses banned within 1,000 feet of a school, church, park, day-care or residence."

Of course, the Bible Belt states don't think that sex toys are a good thing. South Carolina is on the verge of banning the sale of sex toys. Rep. Ralph Davenport of Boiling Springs, South Carolina has proposed House Bill 4830, proposed by Rep. Ralph Davenport of Boiling Springs, South Carolina, would ban the sale of sex toys. If you are convicted of selling some horny woman a Rabbit Pearl, you could get up to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine. The House Bill would "make it a felony to sell devices used primarily for sexual stimulation and allow law enforcement to seize sex toys from raided businesses."

I wonder what police officers intend to do with those confiscated sex toys? Use them on each other?

South Carolina doesn't want anyone to have any fun. The bill describes the sale of sex toys as "prurient interest in sex", as if sex is a bad thing. At the moment, the bill sits in a House subcommittee. So far, so good. It isn't going anywhere. That's better than passing.

Alabama refused to hear a case that would challenge the states ban which "prohibited the distribution of 'any device designed or marketed as useful primarily for the stimulation of human genital organs.'" The punishment for a first offense? A year in jail or a $10,000 fine. The bill did allow for the sale of sex toys and body massagers if their use was "for a bona fide medical, scientific, educational, legislative, judicial or law enforcement purpose." I wonder how many people tried to pass off their nipple clamps as a medical necessity?

Here are some details on the Alabama case and the law:

The U.S. Supreme Court rejected on Tuesday a constitutional challenge to an Alabama law that makes it a crime to sell sex toys. The high court refused to hear an appeal by a group of individuals who regularly use sexual devices and by two vendors who argued the case raised important issues about the scope of the constitutional right to sexual privacy.

The law prohibited the distribution of "any device designed or marketed as useful primarily for the stimulation of human genital organs." First-time violators can face a fine of up to $10,000 and as much as one year in jail.

The law, adopted in 1998, allowed the sale of ordinary vibrators and body massagers that are not designed or marketed primarily as sexual aids. It exempted sales of sexual devices "for a bona fide medical, scientific, educational, legislative, judicial or law enforcement purpose." I bet law enforcement using a pair of plush handcuffs and a butt plug would bring new meaning to "protect and serve".

There is nothing wrong with enjoying a romp with your favorite sex toy. If only certain Bible Belt states would realize that. Legislators really should stay out of people's bedrooms.

Elizabeth Black lives with her husband and clowder of cats on the Massachusetts coast next to the ocean. She has written erotic fiction for Xodtica, Tit-Elation, and Scarlet Magazine. She has written articles about pop culture, sex, and relationships for Nuts4Chic and Bare Back Magazine. You may visit her 'at' LiveJournal.