Information for
travelers...
In Lebanon, men are legally allowed
to have sex with animals, but the animals must be female. Having
sexual relations with a male animal is punishable by death. (Like THAT
makes sense.)
In Bahrain, a male doctor may
legally examine a woman's genitals, but is prohibited from looking directly at
them during the examination. He may only see their reflection in a
mirror. (Do they look different
reversed?)
Muslims are banned from looking at
the genitals of a corpse. This also applies to undertakers; the sex organs
of the deceased must be covered with a brick or piece of wood at all
times. (A brick??)
The penalty for
masturbation in Indonesia is decapitation. (Much worse than "going
blind!")
There are men in Guam whose full-time
job is to travel the countryside and deflower young virgins, who pay them for
the privilege of having sex for the first time... Reason: under Guam law, it is
expressly forbidden for virgins to marry.
In
Hong Kong, a betrayed wife is legally allowed to kill her adulterous husband,
but may only do so with her bare hands. The husband's lover, on the other
hand, may be killed in any manner desired. (Ah!
Justice!)
Topless saleswomen are legal in
Liverpool, England - but only in tropical fish stores. (But of
course!)
In Cali, Colombia, a woman may
only have sex with her husband, and the first
time this happens, her mother
must be in the room to witness the act.(Makes one shudder at the
thought.)
In Santa Cruz, Bolivia, it is
illegal for a man to have sex with a woman and her daughter at the same
time. (I presume this was a big enough problem that they had to pass this
law?)
In Maryland, it is illegal to sell
condoms from vending machines with one exception: prophylactics may be dispensed
from a vending machine only "in places where alcoholic consumption on the
premises." (Is this a great country or what? Not as great as
Guam!)
