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  2. Types of prostitution in modern Japan - Wikipedia

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    Prostitution, as defined under modern Japanese law, is the illegal practice of sexual intercourse with an 'unspecified' (unacquainted) person in exchange for monetary compensation, [1] [2] [3] which was criminalised in 1956 by the introduction of article 3 of the Anti-Prostitution Law (売春防止法, Baishun bōshi hō).

  3. Washing out the mouth with soap - Wikipedia

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    Washing out the mouth with soap is most often used as a response to profanity, lying, biting, [1] tobacco use, or verbal disrespect. It functions both as a symbolic "cleansing" following the infraction and as a deterrent, due to the foul aftertaste. It is commonly used as child discipline or school discipline, and is more frequently employed by ...

  4. Sodomy laws in the United States - Wikipedia

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    As he did not veto the bill within 30 days of passage, Moore allowed for the bill to become law without his signature, and the repeal took effect on October 1, 2023. [22] In March 2022, Idaho repealed its sodomy law. [23] The repeal was a result of a lawsuit brought on in September 2020 by a plaintiff known as John Doe.

  5. Legal status of Salvia divinorum in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The next day, on November 28, 2006, the same channel reported House Representative Paul Ray's "immediate response" with proposed legislation to ban Salvia divinorum in the State of Utah, quoting him as saying, – "It was upsetting to see we have a drug of that strength that's legal." and "We're basically going to make it illegal to possess or ...

  6. Pornography laws by region - Wikipedia

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    The law criminalizes only the 'illegal' production and selling of pornography (which implies that it sometimes can be legal), but two circumstances make enforcement of the law difficult: (1) the lack of a legal definition of pornography, and (2) no law defining when production or selling is permitted.

  7. Sodomy law - Wikipedia

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    e. A sodomy law is a law that defines certain sexual acts as crimes. The precise sexual acts meant by the term sodomy are rarely spelled out in the law, but are typically understood and defined by many courts and jurisdictions to include any or all forms of sexual acts that are illegal, illicit, unlawful, unnatural and immoral. [ 1]

  8. Soap made from human corpses - Wikipedia

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    The manufacture of soap from stolen liposuction waste is a major plot point in the 1999 film Fight Club . In September 2016, Dutch artist, Julian Hetzel, created an art installation called Schuldfabrik using soap made from donated human fat, highlighting human excess and waste.

  9. Legality of conversion therapy - Wikipedia

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    Legality of conversion therapy. Map of jurisdictions that have bans on sexual orientation and gender identity change efforts with minors. Conversion therapy is the pseudoscientific practice of attempting to change a person's sexual orientation or gender identity. As of December 2023, twenty-eight countries have bans on conversion therapy ...