At last, Virginia really is for lovers

Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus, even if some of his gifts arrive a few weeks late. According to the Washington Post, consensual sex between unmarried people has finally been legalized in my home state. This surely comes as a relief to friends of mine still residing there, most of whom were in serious danger of serving hard time for this very crime. In particular, one friend whose first child was born before he and his wife married might have had a difficult time beating those charges.

But fortunately, these fornicating friends have been spared. A 19th century law criminalizing sex out of wedlock has been repealed. Although I believe an even more antiquated law still requires the sex to be missionary position only. Some of the aforementioned friends might still have to answer for that one.

You can read the full article here. The court ruling stemmed from a case where a woman sued a former boyfriend for giving her herpes. As one defense lawyer noted, the irony is that "had the plaintiff complied with Virginia's fornication statute, she would not have gotten herpes." Which is pretty funny when you think about it.

So to all of my friends back in ol' Virginny (which no longer need be associated with virgins), I say, well, I say keep on doing what and who you're doing. You were never really in danger of being arrested before, and now you're officially off the hook.

Song lyric of the day (I couldn't resist):
"Come out, Virginia, don't let me wait
You Catholic girls start much too late
But sooner or later it comes down to fate
I might as well will be the one"
-Billy Joel, "Only the Good Die Young"