Ooh La La In Quebec

Discussion in 'Politics & Current Events' started by #10 Jersey, Dec 26, 2005.

  1. #10 Jersey

    #10 Jersey Member

    May 2, 1999
  2. Own Goal Hat-Trick

    Jul 28, 1999
    ColoRADo
    youre kidding, right?
     
  3. Dolemite

    Dolemite Member+

    Apr 2, 2001
    East Bay, Ca

    sodomy is still illegal in some states.
     
  4. VFish

    VFish Member+

    Jan 7, 2001
    Atlanta, GA
    Club:
    Atlanta
    I’m sure these swingers aren’t engaging in any of that.
     
  5. Barbara

    Barbara BigSoccer Supporter

    Apr 29, 2000
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States

    That totally depends on where in US you are.
     
  6. #10 Jersey

    #10 Jersey Member

    May 2, 1999
    Obviously prostitution is illegal in the US, but consensual group sex isn't.

    But I"m just shocked that it was illegal in Canada.
     
  7. Barbara

    Barbara BigSoccer Supporter

    Apr 29, 2000
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States

    Swinging isn't generally illegal (except to the extent that adultery, etc is illegal.) However, swing clubs are a different matter entirely.
     
  8. #10 Jersey

    #10 Jersey Member

    May 2, 1999
    Okay, I read it wrong. I thought they said group sex in general was illegal.
     
  9. Breakwood

    Breakwood Member

    Mar 23, 2004
    Toronto, Canada
    The way I understand the situation, is that group sex was legal, but clubs specializing in group sex weren't. Now, it is legal to run a club specifically for group sex.
     
  10. Dante

    Dante Moderator
    Staff Member

    Nov 19, 1998
    Upstate NY
    Club:
    Juventus FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    In parts of Nevada, prositution is legal.
     
  11. Own Goal Hat-Trick

    Jul 28, 1999
    ColoRADo
    a small exception to the wide wide rule.
     
  12. minorthreat

    minorthreat Member

    Jan 1, 2001
    NYC
    Club:
    Real Madrid
    Nat'l Team:
    Spain
    I thought Lawrence v. Texas took care of that?
     
  13. John Galt

    John Galt Member

    Aug 30, 2001
    Atlanta
    It did. In the privacy of your home.
     
  14. topcatcole

    topcatcole BigSoccer Supporter

    Apr 26, 2003
    Washington DC
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Why are English speakers the ones that are outraged and the french speakers, for the most part, unconcerned?

    I don't get the "why" of the huge cultural difference in this case.
     
  15. Blitzz Boy

    Blitzz Boy Member

    Apr 4, 2002
    The West Side
    Yeah, but you'd better yell "Je viens!" or "Mon Dieu" or "Plus vite!" or the Language Police will come get you.
     
  16. Gordon

    Gordon New Member

    May 6, 2002
    Saskatoon, SK
    There has been no outrage in this part of english speaking canada. Haven't seen much evidence of outrage anywhere else either. Of course, there might be some in Toronto as most Torontonians are Amish who drive cars :p

    The significance of the decision is the redefinition of "community standards" from the subjective (morality) to the objective (causing harm). In Saskatchewan, for example, it is illegal to serve alcohol in a strip club. Either on their own legal, but a barrier, effectively to strip bars. This ruling may open the Saskatchewan law to another challenge.
     
  17. Barbara

    Barbara BigSoccer Supporter

    Apr 29, 2000
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    A barrier to strip clubs? Seriously? There are towns all across the US who have strip clubs in which alcohol isn't served. Usually the way it works is if the girls get all the way nude, no alcohol but if they wear g-strings and/or pasties, then they can serve alcohol.

    Yeah, I know, it's retarded.
     
  18. topcatcole

    topcatcole BigSoccer Supporter

    Apr 26, 2003
    Washington DC
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    After all, we are the people that all the civilized countries kicked out!! :D
     
  19. Gordon

    Gordon New Member

    May 6, 2002
    Saskatoon, SK
    Well, there are no permanent strip clubs in the province. We get the occasional travelling roadshow come through for a day or two then move on. So it must be some sort of a barrier. There was a two year hiatus in th elaw 5-6 years as a provincial court overturned it before the Supreme Court reinstated it, and a club started here in Saskatoon, did OK but not screamingingly well.
     

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