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S.C. Legislation Would Ban Sale of Sex Toys

South Carolina could join the states of Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi and Texas with legislation that, if passed, would make it a felony to sell sex toys and novelties, either in brick-and-mortar stores or over the Internet to the state’s residents.

Experts Ponder a Future For New Age Sex Toys

When Howard Rheingold discussed the field of teledildonics in his 1992 book “Virtual Reality,” he predicted we’d all have “portable telediddlers” by 2020.

Priscilla’s Sues Sheriff’s Department Over Sex Toys

Adult store Priscilla’s has filed suit against the Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office alleging that a warrant used to seize more than 500 sex toys and novelties in a raid on the store last month was overbroad and that the seizure itself was massive, which is only permissible after an adversarial meeting.

Durex Sex Toys Figures Rise on Mainstream Retailers’ Sales

Durex last week said that the launch of sex toys and new types of condoms at two of U.K.’s largest chains lifted sales growth to a record 10 percent in the last six months.

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Banning Sales of Sex Toys

In February, Alabama's controversial ban on sex toy sales went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, which — much to the disappointment of sex toy providers — refused to examine the constitutionality of the ban. Under an Alabama law passed in 1998, selling a dildo or vibrator in that state can result in a year of incarceration and a $10,000 fine — and there are six other states where selling sex toys is illegal or greatly restricted, including Georgia and Texas (where schoolteacher Joanne Webb was arrested in 2003 for selling vibrators).

Alex Henderson ·
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Sex Toys for Fun and Profit

Once upon a time the topic of sex toys was all but taboo for even the most "liberated" of women. This situation has changed, however, in part by mainstream media's open "normalization" of sex toys through hit television shows like "Sex and the City."

Ayrora Temple ·

Court OKs Alabama’s Ban on Sale of Sex Toys

A federal appeals court has upheld a 1998 Alabama law banning the sale of sex toys in the state. The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said Alabama can police the sale of adult novelties that include "any device designed or marketed as useful primarily for the stimulation of human genital organs.”