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In Africa, as in America, the idea would be controversial, but it might be made more locally acceptable if it could be connected with traditions like ukusoma.
No Place Left to Bury the Dead Nicole Itano 2007
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Called ukuHlobonga or ukusoma in Zulu, it was considered an acceptable form of sexual experimentation without the risk of impregnating the female partner, whose virginity was highly prized by the Zulu.
No Place Left to Bury the Dead Nicole Itano 2007
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While ukusoma was primarily about male pleasure, with women as the providers rather than recipients of gratification, the tradition might have served as the basis for a safer modern sexuality in the era of AIDS.
No Place Left to Bury the Dead Nicole Itano 2007
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The key objective of this gathering is enable young people to break the silence on the impact cultural practices such as virginity testing (ukuhlolwa), thigh test (ukusoma) and circumcision
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