Ever since seeing An Inconvenient Truth, I’ve been changing my light bulbs to energy saver bulbs, switching my energy to wind/solar and generally worrying about the state of affairs on this planet.

In the midst of all of this, how could we forget about our sex lives? I’ve long been concerned with where my toys come from – are they made by 10 year old girls in sweatshops in China or by women being paid at least a living wage in the United States or Germany? Along with this comes thinking more consciously about the chemicals in our toys, how they are made, and what we can do to cut back on our overall waste.

That’s was why I was happy to see that Babeland has created an Eco-Friendly sex toy kit as well as a whole page devoted to eco-friendly sex. The kit has some of my favorite Babeland products in it including the amazing massage candles and the Laya Spot – one of my favorite vibrators.

Babeland isn’t the only one talking about eco sex – check out this great article from Treehugger.com

Also check out the Eco-Sexy kit in the news here and here.

Yesterday the Eleventh Circuit court held that Alabama’s ban on sex toys is constitutional. On Valentine’s Day of all days! The ruling does so on the grounds “that Alabama has an interest in preserving “public morality” against the sale of such devices.” This ban does not prohibit owning sex toys or using them, just (just!) buying them anywhere in the state of Alabama.

This is the same circuit that struck down Lawrence v Texas (the anti-sodomy law). Surprised? I was too. The court said that Lawrence was all about “private” activity between sexual partners whereas the sex toy ban is “public, commercial activity.” The decision actually said that selling sex toys is more like prostitution and has nothing to do with private, consensual sex.

Although it’s true that selling sex toys is commercial (most business do want to make at least some money), it’s about so much more than that and the items that people are buying affect their private lives in ways that are wholly different than tissues or toothbrushes. I have never been for the regulation of things used privately and this is no exception.

Live in Alabama? Babeland can send you all the sex toys you want in discreet boxes with an easy and simple return policy. We’ve got a lot of advice to help you pick out what you need, even if you can’t come into our stores.

Link (via Feministing)

Thanks, BoingBoing for the great image!

Thanks to Gawker, I noticed that Google’s logo today seems to be missing the “L”. Maybe it’s incorporated into the strawberry, but I really don’t think so.

What I like the best is Gawker’s suggestion for how to add back in that missing “L”

Happy Valentine’s Day everyone!