Sexpo Health, Sexuality & Lifestyle Expo
Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre 1 Convention Centre Place, South Wharf, MelbourneWHAT IS SEXPO? Sexpo is not just about sex. It’s about celebrating all lifestyles and sexualities. SEXPO® Health, Sexuality & Lifestyle Expo is the world’s longest-running adult exhibition and is designed to provide a fun, vibrant and safe environment for open-minded adults. At SEXPO you’ll find hundreds of exhibitors, and there’s something for everyone. If you’re looking for that fun, different or special gift for a friend or loved one, you sure to find it at SEXPO. The entertainment is second to none, with international performers, male and female stage acts, comedy hypnotists, fetish demonstrations and audience participation competitions, including the world famous Amateur Strip and the acclaimed Sexy Cosplay competition. There are multiple bars and lounge areas for patrons to enjoy, such as the All Male Revue and Laporium, as well as educational demonstrations and seminars in the Fetish Playroom and the S.H.A.R.E. Seminar Theatre. Check out our Carnal Carnival, where we’ve taken everyday carnival games and rides and turned them into...
Forbidden Book Club at Passionfruit: Marquis De Sade
Passionfruit 404 Bridge Road, RichmondHosted by Anne O Nomis, featuring international guests. Ever wanted to be a part of an intimate, interesting and entirely subversive bookclub? The Passionfruit Forbidden Book Club features 12 books which were once banned due to their erotic or so called 'obscene' content. Its publishers and authors were in some cases jailed and prosecuted, and books taken off the shelves and seized by law enforcement. The Catholic Church had an 'Index Librorum Prohibitorum' - Index of Banned Books - which included publications deemed heretical, anti-clerical or lascivious. (They banned everyone from Gallileo in 1616 - who had dared suggest the earth revolved around the sun, right through to feminist Simone de Beauvoir's book 'The Second Sex' banned in 1956. So it's unsurprising that much of our literature with erotic themes was also banned by the church.) Sex historian Anne O Nomis has curated the club and will host it on...