Laws that regulate sex are difficult for many people to swallow. The same is true in Utah. According to the Associated Press, two Utah escort services have filed a federal lawsuit against the state since the broadly worded solicitation ordinances not only prohibit prostitution, but make acting sexy illegal.
Even an implied sex offering in Utah prohibited
To be able to help undercover agents attempting to stop the sex trade from taking place, an anti-prostitution law was put into place in Utah, according to the Salt Lake City Police Chief Chris Burbank. In order to prove they aren’t police, prostitutes ask officers to “expose or touch themselves” sometimes. This will not be a problem anymore if it is against Utah state legislation. While direct verbal solicitation of sex for money is outlawed, recent amendments to Utah’s sex laws too consist of “lewd” or “suggestive” nonverbal acts.
According to Burbank, non-prostitutes will not be targeted with the law. It is simply to stop the sex trade from occurring, particularly when under-aged parties are involved.
“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 sexual
Lawyer Andrew McCullough, who is representing the escort services in the lawsuit, believes that Utah’s anti-prostitution legislation is so broad that all workers in sexually oriented companies are in legal danger. McCullough says that just because an individual “acts sexy” as part of their job, as in someone who works at a strip club, doesn’t mean they’re attempting to sell themselves.
“Most girls who touch their breasts are not telling you they’re open for sex,” the attorney said.
Acting sexy is not 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. Critics claim the law would not only rob parents of their rights, but additionally ban any sexual relationship within the home until the divorce is final, yet another example of broad wording.
The amount a spouse would have to pay another would be capped while stopping the lifetime alimony payment practice though if the bill did pass.
Adding to that with bestiality
Do not forget Florida Senate Bill 344. It would have made bestiality illegal. In 2009, Sen. Nan Rich of Sunrise, Fla., introduced the bill. He thinks it is a significant one to have. Some say SB 344 needs to be reworded. It is pretty broad as well. SB 344 could possibly be banning human sexual intercourse since the word “animals” in the phrase “sex with animals” might be referring to humans too, according to Escapist Magazine.
Articles cited
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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