According to this article, a federal court struck down an infrequently enforced ban on sex toys that has been effect in Texas for years and was first challenged in 2004. Happy Valentine's Day, y'all. Have some vibrators!
Naturally, the whole idea of a ban on "obscene devices" (like these here stimulators and these dildos . . . oh, and these little old butt plugs) strikes me as funny. Then again, if my state had such a ban, I would be unemployed, or employed in a significantly less interesting way! According to the article, three more states have sex toy bans -- Mississippi, Alabama, and Virginia. Remind me not to move there any time soon.
On a more serious note, many states also have laws on the books forbidding consensual anal sex, oral sex, and sometimes homosexual relations of any kind. While these laws are seldom if ever enforced, it is a sad sign of discrimination (and proof of a way too involved Big Brother government) that they exist at all. Of course, since 9/11, even more invasive laws have been getting passed with ease, all in the name of national security. If the next election doesn't go well, we will be saying goodbye to abortion and all kinds of other important freedoms.
Ah well . . . why end on a depressing note? Go buy some sex toys, Texas!