One of the most basic instincts and activities in human life experiences is sex, the act of mating between two people. Billions of human beings on planet Earth continue to practise and enjoy this activity which often leads to an increase in human population. Copulation leads to population. At times, certain societies repress the knowledge and information involved in sex for moral, religious or political reasons and ban publications or media which depict sex. Pornography is often underground or subcultured even in the freedom-loving Western World, which has magazines such as Playboy and Penthouse, and thousands of dvds sold in small sex shops. Here in the big city of Toronto, EverythingtodowithSex Show has put sexual education in the mainstream once a year where they showcase businesses that are sexual inside the Direct Energy Center in Exhibition Place. Most of the people who attend are couples who obviously enjoy this activity and topic. Mikey Singer, the new festival manager related how he worked his way up through the years as the festival grew bigger with thousands of Torontonians now attending. Many of the sex businesses operate around Toronto and Canada and rent a booth with tables to show off their products and services. Some of them are still underground and need secrecy and confidentiality so as not to jeopardize their mainstream careers; one section, the Dungeon had a no camera policy for this purpose, because of the bondage and sado-masochistic gear and equipment which could possibly be seen as torture by more conventional people. As for live sex acts, which happens in some countries such as Amsterdam or Thailand, Mr. Singer said that they would not go to that extent. The entertainment stage showed the increasingly popular pole dancing done in strip bars by young women, and sexy lingerie outfits paraded by attractive and fit models. Walking around the business booths, sex products such as vibrators of various sizes and colours were popular items, particularly 'the bullet' which looks like a giant capsule that vibrates and massages certain areas in the body, retailing for about $20. The more extreme products were for sadomasochistic acts, reminding one of the witch trials done by Christians, black gear and metal equipment for imprisonment or bondage. Perhaps at a certain period in history, men punished women for their sexuality and nature, portraying women as evil as Eve who attracted Adam with her apple at the snake's prodding. This Biblical passage possibly shows the sex organs in metaphor -- apple meaning a woman's vagina and the snake a man's p***Losing their innocence from disobedience, God casts them out from the Garden of Eden, where they eventually multiply to fill Earth. Holy men who wrote the Bible have a twisted view of women whom they consider sexual in corrupting men. Back to the present modern world, marriages have legalized and spiritualized heterosexual mating. Trade exhibitions such as EverythingtodowithSex are a safe way to gain more knowledge without fear of being punished by religious fanatics. This attitude will hopefully spread towards the repressive religions such as Christianity and Islam, so married couples can safely seek out information, products and services which improve their sex lives together.
