South Africa's Health Advice: Glory Holes

HEALTH OFFICIALS HAVE COME UP WITH AN EFFECTIVE YET UNUSUAL WAY OF ADVOCATING FOR SAFER SEX DURING THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC.

AND IT STARTS WITH TWO WORDS: GLORY HOLES... “USE BARRIERS, LIKE WALLS (E.G., GLORY HOLES), THAT ALLOW FOR SEXUAL CONTACT BUT PREVENT CLOSE FACE-TO-FACE CONTACT,” IT STATES.


ACCORDING TO THE MERRIAM-WEBSTER DICTIONARY, A GLORY HOLE IS “A HOLE MADE THROUGH A WALL OR PARTITION TO ENABLE PEOPLE TO PERFORM SEX ACTS ANONYMOUSLY.”