By gilliebean (23, F, CA)
10. On Thin Ice
Indiana and Ohio have laws banning male skating instructors from having sexual relations with female students. A violation is considered a felony, though apparently female skating instructors can get it on with male students.
9. Under the Influence
Maryland forbids the selling of condoms through vending machines in gas stations and stores, except in places where alcoholic beverages are sold.
8. Medical Malpractice
In Texas, only registered pharmacists may sell condoms or other forms of contraception “on the streets or other public places.” Anyone else, even doctors, could be accused of “unlawfully practicing medicine.”
7. Life of Crime
You may be a criminal and not even know it! Oral sex is illegal in Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Georgia, North and South Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, Utah, Virginia and Washington, D.C.
6. Virginia Isn’t for Lovers
In Virginia, it’s illegal to have sex with the lights on.
5. Saving it for Marriage
If unmarried couples are caught having sex in Michigan, they can face up to a $2,500 fine and five years in prison.
4. Population Control
In Washington, anyone “who shall seduce and have sexual intercourse with any female of previously chaste character shall be punished.” Puts a damper on the honeymoon, doesn’t it?
3. Sticks and Stones
In Oklahoma, it is illegal for a man to accuse a woman of being a nonvirgin or sexually impure. A conviction can carry a fine of up to $500 and up to 90 days in jail.
2. Collector’s Item
In Texas, using or owning more than six dildos can qualify you for a felony.
1. Don’t Get Too Excited
In Connorsville, Wisconsin, it is illegal for a couple to shoot a gun when the female partner has an orgasm.
Sources
• Laughable Laws and Courtroom Capers by Robert Wayne Pelton
• Loony Laws by Robert Wayne Pelton
• Loony Sex Laws by Robert Wayne Pelton
• "Strange Laws," Cornell Daily Sun by Naomi Goldin
