GIVEAWAY 🎁 Your chance to win a free advanced copy of @drjustingarcia.bsky.social new book 📕 Enter by November 12! @littlebrown.bsky.social www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...

🔎 Could camming spice up your relationship? 💻 Among a small proportion of participants who’d cammed w/ a partner, most reported positive-neutral effects on their relationship, inc. better sexual communication & understanding + less awkwardness. www.doi.org/10.1177/02654075251392288

Congratulations to our senior scientist @cygraham.bsky.social for being awarded the title of Distinguished Professor, IU’s most prestigious appointment 👏🎓

We’re looking for clinical therapists to participate in a paid research study on Triadic Models. Can be based anywhere. Virtual interview. $50 compensation.

Nov 12-16, we're presenting research on preventing sexual violence, expanding menopause care, consent, perceptions of AI-generated content & intimacy online, pleasure & aging, + more at the #SSSS2025 Annual Meeting in Philadelphia. See you there? events.iu.edu/kinsey/event...

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What if oral sex could be safer, but still sexy? That’s what a new @kinseyinstitute.bsky.social study explored. Today, @cygraham.bsky.social joins me to talk about what she found when participants tried Lorals for Protection. @mylorals.bsky.social www.sexandpsychology.com/blog/podcast...

One of the headlines from our new survey w/Datingnews.com …and the data is breaking stereotypes. 💡 @cnbcmakeit.cnbc.com @justinlehmiller.bsky.social

There's just one week left to submit proposals to the next SPSP Sexuality Pre-Conference! Submit by Oct 23 and join us in Chicago in February for a full day of cutting-edge sex science! https://www.sexandpsychology.com/blog/2025/9/10/announcing-the-13th-annual-spsp-sexuality-pre-conference/

Want the highlights from our latest #menopause research? Check out this article in @psychologytoday.com @cygraham.bsky.social @menopausesociety.bsky.social

What happens when technology takes the wheel in our love lives…? Join us @techcrunch.com on Oct 29 discussing everything from dating apps to digital companions in San Francisco.

New paper 📑 44% of 3895 singles aged 18-98 surveyed believe they’d have healthier romantic relationships today if they had better sex ed. Details 👇 news.iu.edu/kinseyinstit... P.S. it is never too late to learn with our Crash Course series! @jessicajhille.bsky.social @drjustingarcia.bsky.social

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our Sex & Aging Symposium 👏

Make Your Match ⚡️ with an incredible 2:1 gift match on all donations made to the Kinsey Institute in October. Please consider a donation to this special crowdfunding campaign to support our research 🎁🙏 Every $1 donated = $3 Thanks to generous support from Match ❣️ knsy.in/giftmatch

NEW study 📖 we linked self-pleasure to statistically significant improvements in some #menopause symptoms. See what we found: knsy.in/menopause2025 @lovehoneyofficial.bsky.social @cygraham.bsky.social @justinlehmiller.bsky.social

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New publication deep diving into polyvagal theory 🧠 www.frontiersin.org/journals/beh...

New paper 📄

We’ll be sharing findings from our sexual assault and trauma research @istss.bsky.social next week. Will you be there?

Join us in Chicago in February for the 13th annual SPSP Sexuality Pre-Conference! If you'd like to share your latest research with us, submissions for presentations are open through October 23. Hope to see you there! www.sexandpsychology.com/blog/2025/9/...

New paper 📢 when are dealbreakers no longer dealbreakers? This study found people were more willing to consider a partner with a highly aversive dealbreaker when faced with the prospect of prolonged singlehood.   www.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/pere.70026 @vwongsomboon.bsky.social

Know an amazing digital librarian or archivist? Share this job opportunity to help preserve & digitize access to the 🌎 most important collection on sexuality, relationships, & intimate culture 📚📰📑 📍On-site at IU Bloomington. Salary $70-95k + benefits. 🚨 Apply by Sept 30! knsy.in/job101311

Have you ever been a #bottlegirl? We’d love you to share your experiences with our researchers in this survey: iu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Good-enough sex is often mischaracterized as settling or mediocre… ”But good-enough sex is sex that is pleasurable and satisfying without the expectation or demand that it’s going to be perfect every time” @justinlehmiller.bsky.social www.cnn.com/2025/08/25/health/good-enough-sex-wellness

“This new data is just the beginning of research needed to further understand how people’s lives change—for better or worse—while on GLP-1s.” @time.com time.com/7311899/weig... @justinlehmiller.bsky.social

Know an amazing digital librarian or archivist? Share this job opportunity to help preserve & digitize access to the 🌎 most important collection on sexuality, relationships, & intimate culture 📚📰📑 📍On-site at IU Bloomington. Salary $70-95k + benefits. 🚨 Apply by Sept 30! knsy.in/job101311

Have you signed up to attend our sex & #aging symposium yet? Learn about new research areas such as strategies for improving #menopause care, addressing age-related stigma, & understanding physical changes. ⚠️ Register by Sept 22 (in person) or 30 (virtual) at knsy.in/aging2025

"Women are very open to trying something if it's presented as effective. The problem is: very few physicians will raise this," says Graham. ICYMI: 🔥 story on our work w/ Womanizer on #menopause @cygraham.bsky.social @justinlehmiller.bsky.social @yahoonews.com health.yahoo.com/your-body/wo...

New research found parents’ odds were 48% higher for engaging in infidelity compared to non parents. See our study ⬇️ doi.org/10.1371/jour...

What are users of erotic camsites really looking for? New @kinseyinstitute.bsky.social research finds that they're not just looking for sexual titillation--they're often seeking emotional connection and fulfillment, too. www.sexandpsychology.com/blog/podcast...

“As people age, their need for connection remains strong…” Fantastic article in @forbes.com highlighting our latest research around #menopause and our upcoming symposium on sex & #aging 📝 www.forbes.com/sites/sophie... @cygraham.bsky.social @justinlehmiller.bsky.social

Miss us at @opentodebate.bsky.social with @nayeema.bsky.social discussing #AI and #dating? Get a fantastic play-by-play analysis from @rebeccabellan.bsky.social at TechCrunch ⏬ techcrunch.com/2025/07/24/a...

Reminder: You can still submit a poster to present at our Sex & Aging Symposium at IU Bloomington. ⏰ Aug 1 rolling deadline 🗓️ Oct 4 event Quantitative, qualitative & mixed-methods studies from any discipline that explores sex & #aging welcome. Details: knsy.in/aging2025

Happening tomorrow! Last call for signups.

💉A new side-effect of GLP-1 weight-loss drugs: disrupting dating. Our survey with @datingadvice.bsky.social showed 59% of people reported changes to their dating life and 52% changes to their sex life. @justinlehmiller.bsky.social www.datingadvice.com/studies/glp-...

I’m teaching an online course with the @kinseyinstitute.bsky.social on July 19th on the science of sexual fantasies! Learn more and register here to reserve your spot: events.iu.edu/kinsey/event...

I was interviewed for this @theguardian.com article on sex after 60 @kinseyinstitute.bsky.social @jessicajhille.bsky.social @justinlehmiller.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/wellness/202...

In a new study we conducted at the @kinseyinstitute.bsky.social, we found that the current political climate is changing the way that LGBTQ+ people date, with many relocating to more LGBTQ-friendly areas. www.datingnews.com/industry-tre...

⏳ Less than one month away! Join us and our Senior Research Fellow @justinlehmiller.bsky.social Institute for this course ⤵️

📣 We are hiring an archivist! Join the Kinsey Institute’s world-renowned Library & Special Collections. 🌍 2,000+ years of global history 📖 7,630 archive requests in 2024 🖼️ 55 works on loan in 2024 🎬 Used by scholars, artists, authors, filmmakers, & more go.iu.edu/8tKh

Our Library & Special Collections Director Liana Zhou sharing highlights from our archives at #WAS2025 this week. Are you here too?

Are you a believer or naysayer for love at first sight? Read this article from @faith-hill.bsky.social interviewing Kinsey Institute research scientist Dr. Amanda Gesselman & UC Davis @pauleastwick.bsky.social and let us know. @theatlantic.com www.theatlantic.com/family/archi...

Survey results 4 our 14th Singles in America collab with Match are LIVE w/ data on everything from how much 💰 singles are spending on dates to how they're using AI to if they believe in love at first sight. Get the insights on modern dating at singlesinamerica.com @drjustingarcia.bsky.social

Last chance to join us at @opentodebate.bsky.social in NYC tonight! opentodebate.org/debate/could... @drjustingarcia.bsky.social

Reminder: You can still submit a poster to present at our Sex & Aging Symposium at IU Bloomington. ⏰ Aug 1 rolling deadline 🗓️ Oct 4 event Quantitative, qualitative & mixed-methods studies from any discipline that explores sex & #aging welcome. Details: knsy.in/aging2025

Most people have fantasies. Few talk about them. Even fewer understand them. 🗓️ Join the Kinsey Institute & @justinlehmiller.bsky.social for a 🆕 1-day workshop exploring the science & psychology of fantasies through research with 10,000+ people worldwide 👉🔗 knsy.in/fantasyscience

Issue 5 of #JSexResearch is now online with contributions from @drjustingarcia.bsky.social @mlchivers.bsky.social @typicaltims.bsky.social @drkristenmark.bsky.social @kinseyinstitute.bsky.social @sexsciencesociety.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/toc/hjsr20/6...

Will you be at #WAS2025? Our Executive Director @drjustingarcia.bsky.social will deliver a keynote on the future of sex research at the World Association for Sexual Health's 27th Congress in Brisbane from June 16-19, 2025. See the program at was2025.org & let us know if you'll be joining!

Issue 4 of #JSexResearch is now online @tiff-marcan.bsky.social @drlaurawidman.bsky.social @liksamchan.bsky.social @maritarantino.bsky.social @stinenyg.bsky.social @stephaniebward.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/toc/hjsr20/6... @kinseyinstitute.bsky.social @sexsciencesociety.bsky.social

From Bloomington to Berlin: presenting our camming research at Sx Tech EU. 💡DYK? 1 in 4 people <40 in the US cam and cam users we surveyed said they did it in part to combat loneliness (30%), for friendship (29%), and to reduce stress (24% ). Learn more at knsy.in/vibes