1.   Abortion, though, is still taboo.

2.   But many other ventures are still taboo.

3.   For some whites -- and blacks -- interracial dating is still taboo.

4.   In a culture where oral sex has joined graphic violence as routine fare, candor about terminal illness and death is still often taboo.

5.   To dine with blacks was still taboo.

6.   An international conference on homosexuality opened Thursday amid strong criticism from the Orthodox Church of Romania, where the topic is still taboo.

7.   Dalits are prevented from entering many Hindu temples in remote parts of the country, while inter-caste marriages are still taboo.