JOHANNESBURG (Reuters)-
South Africans lined up to learn sex toys and poles
This weekend, dancing at the first sex trade in a country founded by conservative Christians, there are still many sexual taboos.
The exhibition is modeled on an exhibition held in Australia since 1996, and 15 years ago, when South Africa was still ruled by the original white descendants of Africans, it was unthinkable, mainly pilgrims from the Netherlands and France.
During the period of apartheid, customs officials not only confiscated pornography brought by travellers from abroad, but sometimes detained people trying to import pornography.
Strip clubs don't exist, handcuffs are rich but not furlined.
The end of white minority rule in 1994 and the establishment of a new constitution
Considered one of the Most Free Countries in the world
Unleashed a torrent of hardshipcore porn.
Sex shops and strip clubs are booming.
Despite the tolerance of this lifestyle by the authorities, few South Africans have openly discussed or acknowledged their support for it.
At the same time, South Africa is one of the most serious AIDS epidemic in the world.
It is estimated that 12% of 47 million people are infected with HIV, most of them black.
Sex is the main channel of communication in a culture that rarely challenges male dominance and often tolerates promiscuity.
About 1,000 people die of AIDS every day, and another 1,500 are infected with the virus.
In sexy lingerie, porn DVDs and exotic sex toys, Johannesburg's "Sexpo SA" has made room for some health promotion groups, including the lovely Trust Fund, national HIV prevention plan for young people.
Silas Howarth, 28-year-
The old South Africans who organized the exhibition said that about 40,000 people paid 89 Rand ($13)
Fair admission.
He said similar events are planned in Durban and Cape Town in the coming months.