Are accepted social norms and the law of the land moral sexual conduct according to Buddhism?
I was taught by my Buddhist teacher, that sexual conduct falls under the law of cause and effect, aka karma.  And that every action we do creates a future result.  If we would like to have a pleasant future in samsara then we undertake activities that will provide a pleasant result.  The laws of the land and accepted social norms often times &quot;accept&quot; behavior that will result in unpleasant karmic consequences.  (For instance, white lies are &quot;accepted&quot; by social norms, but would not constitute &quot;right speech&quot; and would lead to undesirable consequences.)
I can't back up this idea with a reference, but logic would say that the laws of the land and accepted social norms may not be &quot;right sexual conduct&quot; according to Buddhist thought.