Public sex
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The Cynic philosopher Crates of Thebes and his wife Hipparchia of Maroneia were recorded by Sextus Empiricus as having sexual intercourse in public in ancient Greece.[1] Over the following decade, dogging reportedly spread to nations including the United States, Canada, Ireland, Australia, Barbados, Brazil, the Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, Poland, and Sweden.[2] The Sexual Offences Act 2003 addressed the legal status of public sexual acts in the United Kingdom.[3][4] According to draft guidelines reported by the BBC in 2008, the Association of Chief Police Officers advises that arrests for public sex should be a last resort.[3][4]
Since the early 1990s, the number of public sex venues in the UK has increased, possibly because of more relaxed law enforcement.[5]
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A 2008 BBC News report stated that police should turn a blind eye to consenting adults in parks and public toilets.[4] Officers should avoid a "knee jerk" reaction to incidents of dogging, cruising, and cottaging.[4] An Elle–MSNBC.com survey found that 22 percent of Americans had done it in public in the preceding year.[6] A New York magazine article reported that common public sex acts among interviewed New Yorkers included rooftops, empty subway cars, and bar bathrooms.[6]
Celebrities have boasted of public sex dalliances, such as in a New York opera-house bathroom.[6] The 2003 BBC article noted that doggers commit no offence unless a member of the public who can be legally defined as "outraged" witnesses them.[7]
References
- Wikipedia, "Public sex" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Sextus Empiricus Outlines of Pyrrhonism Book II section 153 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Public sex" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Hansen, "Masser af sex på landsdelens rastepladser", TV/MIDT VEST, 29 May 2011; Gray, "Tenner på risikosex", Aftenposten, 4 February 2007; "Uprawiają seks w centrum Warszawy", onet.pl, 9 October 2007; Abrahamsson, "Sommarens heta sextrend", Aftonbladet, 14 July 2008 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Public sex" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Police leniency call on park sex", BBC News, 17 October 2008 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- "Police leniency call on park sex", BBC News, 17 October 2008. facts only, no text reused. news.bbc.co.uk
- Wikipedia, "Public sex" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Finlayson, "The Human Condition: Johnny be good", The Independent, 21 June 1998 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Em & Lo, "Public Displays of Affection", New York, 1 April 2007. facts only, no text reused. nymag.com
- "'Dogging' craze sex disease risk", BBC, 8 September 2003. facts only, no text reused. news.bbc.co.uk
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- Wikipedia: Public sex (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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