How do you define sexually explicit?

Forget the speculation, what’s the legal definition of sexually explicit conduct?

According to 18 U.S. Code § 2256 …

(A)Except as provided in subparagraph (B), “sexually explicit conduct” means actual or simulated—

• (i)sexual intercourse, including genital-genital, oral-genital, anal-genital, or oral-anal, whether between persons of the same or opposite sex;
• (ii)bestiality;
• (iii)masturbation;
• (iv)sadistic or masochistic abuse; or
• (v)lascivious exhibition of the anus, genitals, or pubic area of any person;

(B)For purposes of subsection 8(B)?[1] of this section, “sexually explicit conduct” means—

• (i)graphic sexual intercourse, including genital-genital, oral-genital, anal-genital, or oral-anal, whether between persons of the same or opposite sex, or lascivious simulated sexual intercourse where the genitals, breast, or pubic area of any person is exhibited;
• (ii)graphic or lascivious simulated;
• (I)bestiality;
• (II)masturbation; or
• (III)sadistic or masochistic abuse; or
• (iii)graphic or simulated lascivious exhibition of the anus, genitals, or pubic area of any person;

Now you know.