Help Wanted: Legal Sexpert Sought
You can find the weirdest s**t on Craigslist:
I'm creating a proposal for a downtown performance art show based on US sex laws - the quirkier the better. There are many lists online of these laws, but it's really hard to find the actual statute or case number. In some cases, they either don't exist or are changed to sound funny but the actual law is not so strange. Like, if its illegal to bring an animal into a public space, you could say that porcupines are not allowed at the opera but then neither is a dog. So much for your funny porcupine law.The strength of the show is based on the truth - like the real Texas law where having 7 or more sex toys in your possession is "intent to distribute". I'm looking to see if some defunct laws ever existed - like the supposed Florida law that banned unmarried women from parachuting on Sundays.
If you even understand what I'm going for and have access to a law library (online or brick&mortar), please contact me.
Cheers,
Gabrielle
Our tipster writes: "I'd take it on myself, but I'm not sure how I'd bill it. I know Loyola 2L is pretty hard up; perhaps he could use the extra bucks. Plus, something tells me Gabrielle's gotta be hot (Roissy would surely agree)."
Gabrielle: you might want to drop Howard Bashman a line. He is a recognized authority on sex toys (as a legal if not practical matter).
Update: A diligent associate at a bonus-bestowing firm recommends A Guide to America's Sex Laws, by no less an authority than the eminent Judge Richard Posner.
But this sex law compendium might come with a big red flag over it, in the wake of Lawrence v. Texas. The diligent associate points out: "Note that it's out of date, coming as it did in the Bowers era."
RESEARCH - Strange Laws for Performance Piece (Lower East Side) [Craigslist]
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FOIST!
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FOIST!
That reminds me of a funny thing that happened to me in a Texas sex shop once.
I can understand the desire to be first in one of the clusterf*ck posts, but for this? D-bags!
In New Jersey, in order for a male to female transaction to be legally "female" the constructed vagina has to be sufficiently deep for the marriage to be "consummated" - leads to interesting medical testimony.
In New Jersey, in order for a male to female transsexual to be legally "female" the constructed vagina has to be sufficiently deep for the marriage to be "consummated" - leads to interesting medical testimony.
Howard, you've been google bombed. Hilarious. Congrats on establishing yourself as the foremost expert on matters of appellate-sex-toy import.
Howard, you've been google bombed. Hilarious. Congrats on establishing yourself as the foremost expert on matters of appellate-sex-toy import.
Check out the Ala. Constitution. It's full of funny laws. Alabama also has quite the interesting sex toy ban.
"coming...in the Bowers era"
Nice one.
Check out the Ala. Constitution. It's full of funny laws. Alabama also has quite the interesting sex toy ban.
Let the handcuffs slip off your wrist
I'll let you be my chaperone
At the halfway home
I'm a full grown man but I'm
Not afraid to cry
Another book that focuses more on the absurd sex laws: Looney Sex Laws by Robert Wayne Pelton.
Another book that may be more on point than Posner's (although not as cool to have on your bookshelf): Loony Sex Laws by Robert Wayne Pelton. It is more directed at sex laws that are absurd, although one might argue that describes any law regarding sex.
damn server gave me an error on the first post... checked back on site and post wasn't there... now there are two... BITE ME LAT!
Can the posters add cites to make finding the humor funnier? It would better allow me to waste time.
Thanks for posting my post. I've gotten a number of answers and great feedback. I'll let you know when the show goes up, though it may take a while. It's amazing how many books, and even newspaper articles, just don't list the darn law itself.
There's something compelling about a girl in a phallic tutu, handing out paraphernalia (at least 7 items - thank you, Texas) with properly researched legalese projected onto a large screen. The show shouldn't just be about Alabama, though it's utterly possible. Their laws are so fresh and easy to find.
A short version of the show went well, but now I need more research to make a feature piece.
Regards,
g
Thanks for posting my post. I've gotten a number of answers and great feedback. I'll let you know when the show goes up, though it may take a while. It's amazing how many books, and even newspaper articles, just don't list the darn law itself.
There's something compelling about a girl in a phallic tutu, handing out paraphernalia (at least 7 items - thank you, Texas) with properly researched legalese projected onto a large screen. The show shouldn't just be about Alabama, though it's utterly possible. Their laws are so fresh and easy to find.
A short version of the show went well, but now I need more research to make a feature piece.
Regards,
g