Summary

A new Texas bill (SB 3003), introduced by Senator Angela Paxton, would require online sex toy retailers to verify buyers’ ages with government-issued photo IDs or third-party services.

Violations could result in Class A Misdemeanors and fines up to $5,000.

Critics say the bill echoes outdated obscenity laws and could push consumers to riskier retailers while creating privacy concerns.

Opponents argue it mirrors ineffective age verification laws seen nationwide and could lead to records of sex toy purchases being used against marginalized communities.

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    “Party of Freedom”

    Hey Texans. I have the freedom to walk down the street and buy weed at the weed store. Do you?

    Hey Texans. Women here have rights your women don’t.

    Where dat freedom at? Is it trickling down?

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    It’s always the states that bitch about “the nanny state” the most who are constantly trying to nanny.

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      You mean the people that are strict adherants to “traditional values” and mostly always belong to one oppressive religion or another? God I wish these people had even the slightest bit of self reflection.

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      As someone who lives in TX, I can confirm that the 1 star on the flag is the rating

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    Bananas and cucumbers too. Please ban bananas and cucumbers! I want to see the top-notch marasmus, not just some slow-burning degenerosity.

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    This is the sort of stuff Republican leadership concerns itself with. Dildo laws, while they cant keep the power on when it gets too hot or cold because they privatized their power grid.

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    One of the most insidious parts of the Dobbs ruling is that they took away abortion by stripping our right to privacy.

    It’s natural to focus on the people it targets most: people who are pregnant. However, we lost a lot more than reproductive freedom when that reactionary decision came down.

    They want to return the status quo of the 19th century in so many ways.

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    Dildos should have a little camera that compares the face of the person using it to the registered owner.

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    This the same state that has a law limiting how many dildos you can own right? What do they have against sex toys??

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    Tell me you’re a state with a bunch of insecure men without telling me you’re a state full of insecure men?

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    Isn’t it already illegal to own more than 6 dildos?

    The big picture here is that a dildo is liberating and we don’t want that kind of satanic thinking blocking our ability to control people with our bullshit concept of morality at the service of churches and gas stations.