The society adopted the pornography divide into two types - the borderline erotica and sex-called "soft" and "hard", which include, among others illustrating the content of genitals in the state of excitation, or acts of perverse behavior. The first country to legalize so-called. "hard" pornography, was Denmark in 1969. Examples of other liberal countries are the Netherlands, where letters and pornographic videos can be bought at street kiosks, and Sweden (although in the latter country's rules on the availability of pornography in the 80s were much more stringent). In many European countries (eg Italy, Portugal, France) is also permitted sale of porn.