Sunday, February 19, 2023

Republicans take aim at risque jokes and romance novels with anti-sex bills | Republicans | The Guardian

In Texas, a new bill requiring age verification on websites with pornographic content defines images of the female breast "below the top of the areola" as porn, potentially hitting at business advertisements. In West Virginia, a bill outlawing all sexually oriented businesses is on the docket, with a definition that includes art studios with nude models and wrestling arenas. In South Carolina a bill would criminalize using "profane language" related to "sexual or excretory organs or activities" in front of minors during performances. The punishment? Up to a decade in prison. 

Some bills define porn so broadly that anatomy textbooks or sex education websites would meet them...


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