A draft bill covering pornography would outlaw orgies and BDSM, amongst other sexual activities, in Thailand if passed and rubber stamped by the government.

The Inducement Suppression bill would ban specific kinds of pornography such as group sex, bondage and discipline, dominance and submission, and sadomasochism in the name of public morals.

The bill is aimed at getting rid of child pornography and to safeguard children from being induced to commit wrongdoing together with increased efficiency in suppressing pornography in the Kingdom.

Those who produce, trade, distribute, and publish obscene or violent “materials which induce dangerous behaviour” are the primary targets of the proposals.

From an outline on the prachatai.org website it states, “materials which induce dangerous behaviour” are defined as any publication, printed matter, photographs, films, messages, data or anything which encourages or induces the following:

– deviant sexual behaviour

– sex with children

– cruelty against children

– suicide of children or group suicide

– illicit drug usage

– commission of the following crimes: terrorism, robbery, theft, murder, assault

It explains that “deviant sexual behaviour” is

– sex between parents and children

– sex between people who share at least one parent

– sex with physical violence, especially using implements

– forced sex

– group sex

– sex with animals

– sex with corpses

If passed, the Inducement Suppression bill will see hundreds of movies and TV shows from Hollywood being outlawed such as the upcoming 50 Shades Of Gray.

Does this mean an end to fetish venues and kinky clubs around the country? As with much legislation in Thailand it can be extremely vague allowing many interpretations. The “or anything” mentioned above can be used however the prosecutor wished.

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