Democrats to push for sex toy legalisation
published : 25 Apr 2023 at 09:12
writer: Gary Boyle
ORIGINAL SOURCE/WRITER: Post Reporters
The Democrat Party has pledged to push for legalising sex toys, saying it will bring more benefits beyond sexual pleasure.
The party supports establishing a sex toy industry in Thailand, with the aim of making sex toys safe products for consumers.
If sex toys become controlled products, consumers aged 18 and above can buy them freely.
Sex toys are legal products in many countries such as Japan, Singapore, Germany and the Czech Republic, which can help generate substantial income, a party executive said.
In Thailand, a previous proposal to legalise sex toys caused debate.
While sex toys are currently illegal in Thailand, they are being smuggled into the country due to demand, she said, adding that this means the state is losing a chance to collect taxes while some corrupt state officials demand bribes.
Sex toys are also believed to help reduce sex crime cases and help some married couples, she said.
The global sex toy market has grown 7% annually since 2019, generating more than 300 billion baht annually, she said, citing a UK study.
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Vocabulary
- aim: purpose; goal - เป้าหมาย จุดมุ่งหมาย
- bribe: money or a present given to someone so that they will help you doing something dishonest or illegal - สินบน
- consumer: someone who buys and uses goods and services - ผู้บริโภค
- corrupt (adj.): (people) willing to use their power to do dishonest or illegal things in return for money or to get an advantage - (ผู้)ทุจริต, (ผู้)โกง
- crime: an illegal activity or action - อาชญากรรม
- debate: a discussion in which people or groups state different opinions about a subject - การอภิปราย, การโต้วาที, การถกเถียง
- establish: to start a company or organization that will likely continue for a long time - สถาปนา, ก่อตั้ง, จัดตั้ง
- executive: a senior manager in a business or other organisation - ผู้บริหาร
- industry: the people and activities involved in producing a particular thing, or in providing a particular service; the production of goods from raw materials, especially in factories - อุตสาหกรรม
- legalise: to make something be according to the law - ทำให้มีอำนาจตามกฎหมาย ทำให้ถูกต้องตามกฎหมาย
- party: an organized group of people who have similar ideas about the way in which a country should be governed, and who work together to try to persuade people to vote for them in elections - พรรค การเมือง
- pleasure: the activity of enjoying yourself, especially in contrast to working; a state of feeling or being happy or satisfied - ความสนุกสนาน, ความรื่นเริง
- products (noun): things that are grown or produced, usually for sale - ผลิตผล
- smuggle: to take drugs, money, people, etc. to or from a place secretly and often illegally - ลักลอบนำเข้า
- state: government - รัฐ
- substantial: large in size, value or importance - มากมาย, ยิ่งใหญ่, สำคัญ
