| It's Saturday night and, like most sixteen year old girls, Cindy is getting ready for a date. She has bathed, done her make-up and laid out her best dress. Now she waits for her mother. Cindy's mother enters her daughter's room carrying a bundle of things. She closes the door, smiles at her daughter and then spreads out on the bed two large, fluffy peices of cloth. Cindy blushes a little, removes her dressing gown and lies down on the cloth. Her mother then expertly applies baby powder and then pins her daughter into two adult-sized diapers. Cindy stands up and her mother uses a needle and thread to sew the diapers closed, forming a seal that must be intact when Cindy returns later that night. He mother watches the girl step into a pair of plastic panties and then leaves her daughter to finish dressing. Cindy is going out on her date wearing diapers. She doesn't need them for medical reasons, instead, they are a chastity belt, protecting her from unwelcome male advances. She won't be the only girl at the dance in such a condition. Chastity has become an obsession in this small town near Denver. Three years ago a wave of sexual incidents rocked this traditional and religious community. Civic and church leaders convened a special task force to find ways to prevent date rape and teenage pregnancies. Their proposed solution harkened back to the middle ages- the concept of enforced female chastity. Since the passage of the Community Chastity Law two years ago, the community has been the focus of intense debate between traditionalists and women's groups. Mayor Beatrice Smyth offers no appologies, "We werefaced with the same epidemic as the rest of America - we just decided to do something about it." The Community Chastity Law requires that no female person under the age of 21 shall be at large in the community after 6 p.m. unless she wears some "device, garment or other appliance which shall by its design prevent access to her genitals". The CCL has been widely criticized by women's rights groups but Mayor Smyth disagrees. "It's not unfair to the girls,in fact its a favour to them. With their vulnerability to rape or assault removed, they can interact with males on an equal footing." And what about the fact that only women must wear the devices? "That's not entirely the case. The Law provides thata female may be without a device if she is accompanied by a male who is confined in one. The fact that few males have opted for this has more to do with the relative comfort factor for females and that female clothing lends itself to concealing diapers and chastity belts." The passage of the CCL was widely supported by the community and it immediately had a dramatic effect. Finding a source of chastity belts was the first problem. Tom Jacobs, the local drug store owner, was the first to locate a supply and is still the major vendor of all manner of devices and garments as specified in the Law. "I had tosearch the sex boutiques of New York and California before I found a reliable model. Then we had to open a small manufacturing plant in town. Business is booming. It's interesting to note that we've already sold enough chastity belts to equip every womanand girl in town twice over. We get a lot of orders from out of state." It was Jacobs who also hit upon the idea of using diapersas chastity devices. "It's done all the time in mental hospitals where patients often try to sneak away for a quickie." Mary, Jacobs' wife explains that a chastity belt is not just a chastity belt. "Most people picture a solid band of metal running between the woman's legs. It's not like that at all. We use a small cage, in some cases custom built, that covers only the vulva. It's attached to a waist belt by a series of fine chains. The lock is tiny." Asked about the comfort of the device, Mary blushed, "Oh,I can tell you from personal experience that they are quite comfortable. I test all the new models and I've worn one foras long as a week with only minor discomfort - in fact I'm wearing one now that's been in place for three days. I bet you couldn't tell." For girls and women who want an option, diapers are the answer. Susan Marks, Cindy's mother, explains why she chose diapers for her daughter instead of a metal belt. "Three reasons: it brings her home earlier, it forcesher to watch what she drinks and it creates a dependency bond." Susan explained that she and Cindy agree on a curfew. Cindy is then given enough diapers to last until that time. "Of course,the longer she wants to stay out the thicker her diapers will be and therefore that much more uncomfortable. I can tell you she gets a lot more sleep these days and her high school marks have improved as a result." What about the fact that a determined aggressor could break the threads? "Research has shown that even the most aroused male has a pre-conceived notion of what the sex experience will be like. Finding his target to be smelling of urine and baby powder breaks that fantasy. It is an effective deterrent." Since the law has the most effect on young girls, Cindy Marks was interviewed for her opinion. We found her in her room, freshly diapered and about to finish dressing for her date. She was more than a little embarassed about being interviewed wearing only diapers, plastic panties and a bra but she agreed to speak to us if she could continue dressing. QUESTION: How do you feel about having to wear diapers out on a date? ANSWER: At first I thought it was pretty awful. I cried the first time but Mom was really good about it and my boyfriend ignored them. QUESTION: You seem pretty calm right now. Have you gotten used to them? ANSWER: I guess so. After a while it feels strange to be all dressed up without diapers on. I wore a special dress toa friend's birthday party last Saturday afternoon and nearly wet myself because every other time I've worn that dress I was also in diapers and didn't need to worry about controlling my water. QUESTION: Does that mean you lose control of your urine when diapered? ANSWER: No, I just don't try to control it. Oh, I usedto. We all used to run off to the ladies room to release our pee but it's better to let a little out at a time. It lets the diaper absorb it gradually. QUESTION: What changes have happened as a result of wearing diapers? ANSWER: Well, my boyfriend is nicer to me. He doesn't grope me anymore. I don't have to worry about being alone with him. And periods are nothing to worry about any more." QUESTION: Why not? ANSWER: Of course, Mom makes me wear disposables for that time, which are less comfortable, but there's no chance of a leak. Sometimes I just wear diapers for the whole period, night and day. It's easier. QUESTION: So you wear diapers voluntarily sometimes? ANSWER: Oh yeah. A lot of us do, especially if we are going some place where the washrooms aren't very clean. Sometimes they can feel real good. QUESTION: Diapers are pretty bulky. Has your wardrobe changed to accommodate that? |