British Columbians are going to the polls today. The Vancouver race is shaping up to be, it must be said, particularly stimulating.

The Sex Party — the party of “politics for a sex-positive future” — aims to promote healthy sex lives for its constituents, responsible (uncensored) coverage of sexual issues in media, and reform of youth sexual education (in order to encourage a “gradual and disciplined” approach to sexual activity among students, with particular focus on tolerance of different sexual identities). The party would repeal “sex-negative” laws and regulations, allow Criminal Code prohibitions against public nudity to go unenforced, and rename Victoria Day to honour Eros, a Greek fertility god (instead of commemorating a monarch “legendary for her negative attitudes toward female sexuality”).

Candidates include party leader (and lawyer!) John Ince (Vancouver Point Grey), who owns sex shop “The Art of Loving” in the Vancouver area; Dietrich Pajonk (Vancouver Hastings), a sex-positive activist and UBC radio producer; and Scarlett Lake (Vancouver West End), a former exotic dancer and self-described “madam” who operates an escort service.

While Law is Cool is not prepared to endorse the Sex Party outright, the party’s suggestion that leaders’ debates should be conducted in the nude is one that intrigues the anarchist elements of this blog, as it could bring the government, er, to its knees.

Everything sounds dirtier when you’re writing about the Sex Party.