Sex Toys For Sale?

A second hooker has confirmed to federal investigators Eliot Spitzer's proclivity for prostitutes and unprotected sex but has also revealed another embarrassing detail: the disgraced New York governor's fondness for sex toys, the New York Post reports. More »

The hirsute lover on the cover is coming back, but other updates to The Joy of Sex are still under wraps, the Telegraph reports. The original author’s son and a relationships psychologist have paired to modernize the 1972 classic that sold more than eight million copies. The September edition "is taking in new material to reflect how sex and sexual relationships have evolved in the last 35 years," the publisher said. More »

Be careful letting your kids wander in Wal-Mart—the retail giant and other mainstream stores are devoting more shelf space to sex aids, Newsweek reports, and they aren’t hiding it. Lubricants, oils and even vibrators are increasingly appearing next to contraceptives and pregnancy tests. “Even the more conservative retailers have come over,” says an executive of one sex-aid company. More »

Sex toys got a pardon in the Lone Star State yesterday, when a federal appeals court overturned a law banning their sale. The court ruled that the law prohibiting the possession of six or more devices used primarily for sexual stimulation violates the right to privacy. The decision cites a 2003 Supreme Court ruling that struck down Texas bans on consensual sex between people of the same sex, the Austin American-Statesman reports. More »

After 9 years of court challenges, an Alabama judge has green lighted enforcement of a state law banning the sale of sex toys—the Supreme Court declined to hear the case last week—making Wired’s Regina Lynn cry misogyny. The statute does not outlaw Viagra to help men achieve sexual pleasure, she observes, but a woman won't be able to (legally) get an assist. More »