Sex Toys: An Ethico-legal conundrum March 16, 2021, 7:52 PM IST
Vageshwari is an academician, feminist and activist teaching at Faculty of Law, University of Delhi.
Sex toys, manual or electrical, are objects used to enhance sexual pleasure by providing the required stimulation. Employed as means of sexual gratification, the sale and purchase of sex toys is morally as well as legally controversial in India. According to an analytical survey titled, “India Uncovered: Insightful Analysis of Sex Products Trends in India” conducted by ThatsPersonal.com, a sexual health and wellness product retailer, a sixty five percent rise was recorded in the sale of sex toys when people were compelled to stay indoors during the lockdown owing to Covid in the first half of 2020. The buyers were both men as well as women and belonged to metropolitan cities as well as small towns. Boom in E-commerce has brought the sex toy industry, out from clandestine op
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