Laws that regulate any sexuality are quite controversial. This is also true in Utah. According to the AP, two Utah escort services have filed a federal lawsuit against the state since the broadly phrased solicitation ordinances not only ban prostitution, but make acting sexual illegal.
Utah does not allow implied offerings of sex anymore
In order to help undercover agents attempting to stop the sex trade from happening, an anti-prostitution law was put into place in Utah, according to the Salt Lake City Police Chief Chris Burbank. Since asking officers to “expose or touch themselves” is now against Utah legislation, it wouldn’t be allowed for prostitutes to ask police this to prove they aren’t law enforcement. Any “lewd” or “suggestive” nonverbal act isn’t illegal with the amendments to Utah’s sex laws on top of straight out asking for money from sex.
Burbank told the media that officers will not target non-prostitutes, but will simply weed out illegal behavior within the sex trade, particularly when it involves the under-aged.
“Officers were being put in a position that we’re not going to allow, so we took a different direction,” he told the AP.
Not legal to act sexy
Attorney Andrew McCullough, who is representing the escort services in the lawsuit, believes that Utah’s anti-prostitution law is so broad that all workers in sexually oriented companies are in legal danger. McCullough says that just because a person “acts sexy” as part of their job, as in somebody who works at a strip club, does not mean they are attempting to sell themselves.
“Most girls who touch their breasts are not telling you they’re open for sex,” the attorney said.
Acting sexy isn’t really good at home, either
A Massachusetts bill is considering making intercourse illegal between many people. If they’re in the divorce process, it would be illegal to do this within home. According to Wrentham, Mass., Selectman (legislator) Robert Leclair, the intent of the proposed legislation is to curb domestic violence and protect children. This would make it illegal for any sexual relationship within the home to take place until the divorce is final while too robbing parents of their rights, some say.
The good news is the bill would stop lifetime alimony payments. A spouse wouldn’t have to pay too much to the other.
A bestiality law considered
Bestiality would have been banned in Florida with U.S. Senate Bill 344 too. Many agree with Senator Nan Rich of Sunrise, Fla., who thinks the bill needs to be passed which is why he introduced it in 2009. Several critics think the broad wording in SB 344 needs to be fixed. Escapist Magazine explained the word “animals” in the phrase “sex with animals” might refer to humans also. This means sexual intercourse would be banned in the state amongst humans.
Citations
Associated Press
wapo.st/jgXAOq
Escapist Magazine
escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/528.283827-Florida-outlaws-sex
Mother Jones
motherjones.com/mojo/2011/05/annals-big-government-florida-ban-bestiality-baggy-pants
My Fox Boston
bit.ly/m50Qb6
David Archuleta’s dad Jeff could not resist the sexy (allegedly)
youtube.com/watch?v=xm6R-V3tL8g
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