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Adriana

@adrianaravenlust.bsky.social
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Sex toy reviewer, blogger, and sex educator at ofsexandlove.com. Freelance writer, owned by cats, aspiring kinkster, feminist, and book worm. Let's talk sex + science. She/her.

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Adriana @adrianaravenlust.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
www.npr.org/2026/08/31/n...
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Why too many women are prescribed antibiotics for UTIs they don't have
A recent study found that many women treated for recurrent UTIs didn't have UTIs at all. Instead, their symptoms were caused by hormonally driven inflammation and pelvic floor dysfunction.
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Adriana @adrianaravenlust.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
www.the74million.org/article/as-s...
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As Students Head Back to School, Let’s Rethink What’s Success in Sex Education
Bell: Young people want to know more than how to prevent pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections. Schools should help.
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Adriana @adrianaravenlust.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
A recent study out of China was designed to test whether sexual miscommunication when it comes to consent is common. The study that involved 2 samples of romantic couples showed what we generally expect (and hope!) to be true: couples in committed relationships are more-or-less on the same page when
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TASHRA- The Alternative Sexuality Health Research Alliance @kinkhealth.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Rewriting Desire: Narrative Therapy, Kink, and the Erotic Imagination 🖤✨ 📅 Sunday, April 26th 🕒 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM PT 🔗 Register now: tashra.org/?p=7231 📢 Presented by @drerikamiley.bsky.social, PhD, LMHC, CST. 🎓 3 CE credits available | TASHRA is an approved provider for AASECT and APA.
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Adriana @adrianaravenlust.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
It's such a bummer. This article has an interesting premise but ends much too prematurely: www.economist.com/finance-and-...
economist.com
The new economics of sex work
As the sex economy grows, it deserves serious analysis
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Adriana @adrianaravenlust.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
The Osmolality of Sex—the Science of Vaginal Moisturizers and Lubricants buff.ly/efI2WSg
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Adriana @adrianaravenlust.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
A cool development! www.livescience.com/health/anato...
livescience.com
Scientists mapped all the nerves of the clitoris for the first time
High-resolution X-ray offers a new look at an understudied organ: the clitoris.
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Adriana @adrianaravenlust.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Using the NYC Podcast award noms as a list to check out but so many of the nominees aren't easily found. Wish @silver-nyc.com had links!
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Adriana @adrianaravenlust.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
ope www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/f...
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Love in a cold climate: Winter Olympic village runs out of condoms after three days
Free condoms for competitors at the Winter Olympics have run out within a record-breaking three days
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Adriana @adrianaravenlust.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
Such a wonderful excerpt from @drjustingarcia.bsky.social's book! www.popsci.com/environment/...
popsci.com
Why humans live and die for love
A new book explores how humans evolved to be wired for intimacy. It can save our lives.
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Adriana @adrianaravenlust.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
FREE educational kink event! Deck the halls and don your ugliest holiday sweater for “Santa Baby: Solstice Kinks and Naughty Winks” from TASHRA. This event focuses on how seasonal celebrations can influence and manifest in fetish and kink expressions. www.tashra.org/event/santa-...
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Santa Baby: Solstice Kinks and Naughty Winks - Tashra
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Adriana @adrianaravenlust.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Many of Friday's sales have rolled over to Cyber Monday (and some stores have some extra perks today!). Don't forget to check them out: buff.ly/4wgyeL6
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Black Friday 2025 Sex Toy Sales and Deals - of Sex and Love
If you’ve been waiting to buy a new vibrator, strap-on, or cuffs (and who can afford anything in this economy?!), now’s a great time to buy. Whether you’ve had your eye on something or don’t yet know…
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Adriana @adrianaravenlust.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
Black Friday 2025 Sex Toy Sales and Deals - of Sex and Love ofsexandlove.com/black-friday...
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Black Friday 2025 Sex Toy Sales and Deals - of Sex and Love
If you’ve been waiting to buy a new vibrator, strap-on, or cuffs (and who can afford anything in this economy?!), now’s a great time to buy. Whether you’ve had your eye on something or don’t yet know…
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Adriana @adrianaravenlust.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
I still can't believe this watetproof blanket is only $65! impact.pinkcherry.com/o4Eeno
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Pivot Protector Waterproof Blanket
Your favorite sheets or bedspread don't have to take the hit - Sportsheets' Pivot Protector will.
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Adriana @adrianaravenlust.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
While I haven't used Sportsheets option, it's half the price of a Liberator, and it's hard to be -that-! buff.ly/xw4gfQv
pinkcherry.com
Pivot Protector Waterproof Blanket
Your favorite sheets or bedspread don't have to take the hit - Sportsheets' Pivot Protector will.
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Adriana @adrianaravenlust.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Get an extra 11% off at Lelo for Single's Day
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Singles Day Sex Toys Sale 2025 | LELO
Discover the sexiest Singles' Day sex toy deals on LELO sex toys.
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Adriana @adrianaravenlust.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
Inside the sex lives of chimpanzees: it’s about much more than just reproduction - Durham University www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
durham.ac.uk
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Adriana @adrianaravenlust.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
Interesting! Men with lower mate value compared to their partners perform more cunnilingus, study finds
psypost.org
Men with lower mate value compared to their partners perform more cunnilingus, study finds
Men who see themselves as less desirable than their partners perform cunnilingus more often, likely as a strategy to maintain their relationships, new research suggests.
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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 14/11/2025
Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
“Faith leader, Michael Woolf, minister at Lake Street Church of Evanston, is detained by Illinois State Police during a protest against immigration actions, outside the Broadview ICE facility in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., November 14, 2025. REUTERS/Jim Vondruska”
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Adriana @adrianaravenlust.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
The greatest frequency supports more rigorous research, too! Which U.S. States Have the Most Sex? - NapLab
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Which U.S. States Have the Most Sex? - NapLab
We surveyed 1,567 adults in the US to determine which US states are having the most sex! Is your state on top? Find out now!
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Adriana @adrianaravenlust.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
This is definitely something I've experienced
psychologytoday.com
The Truth About Sexual Compatibility
Relying on "chemistry" is a bit like relying on good luck.
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Adriana @adrianaravenlust.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
I've updated my sales page, which includes Single's Day (that's today!) coupons and pre-Black Friday sales! Check it out -> ofsexandlove.com/sex-toy-ling...
ofsexandlove.com
Sex Toy Sales + Coupons - of Sex and Love
Below you’ll find the best deals on sex toys from all the shops that I work with and support. I’ll earn a commission if you click and shop. Thanks for supporting me! Check back frequently for new…
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Adriana @adrianaravenlust.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
What's everyone's fav vibe under $50 these days?
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Adriana @adrianaravenlust.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
It's really cool that these researchers decided to look at how much falling in love impacts sexual frequency!
reporter.anu.edu.au
Hot, heavy love: if you’re having that much sex, you might be a ‘libidinous’ lover, according to science
Whether the binding glue of a pair is lust or companionship and commitment, people experiencing romantic love probably fit into one of four distinct categories of romantic lovers, new research from…
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Sheryl Weikal says Prosecute ICE @leftistlawyer.com · 08/11/2025
If you're arrested in Illinois for the means by which you acquire food for your family because of the government shutdown or loss of SNAP benefits, I can represent you pro bono. Email me at sheryl@weikallaw.com. As always, I will take as many cases as I can.
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Ripley's Believe it or Else 🎃 @ripleylacross.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
With a box that cluttered you may as well call it Pandora's Dick: cause you never know what you're gonna get! Check out my comic at @ohjoysextoy.bsky.social about how I solved my disastrously disorganized dick depot. #comic www.ohjoysextoy.com/organized-bl...
ohjoysextoy.com
Organized Bliss by Ripley LaCross
Hey gang! I don't know about you, but whenever I'm feeling overwhelmed by all the things out of my control I turn my focus to the things I CAN control. You know, the things that bring me joy! Like my ...
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Adriana @adrianaravenlust.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
While this is fairly obvious, having the research to show it is excellent news.iu.edu/kinseyinstit...
news.iu.edu
Kinsey Institute study shows lasting impact of limited sex education on adult relationships
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Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
Whenever people complain about the number of folks relying on food stamps, it is worth reminding them that SNAP is, by too large of a degree, a subsidy for corporations that refuse to pay a living wage and their political allies who reject public policy prescriptions to reduce income inequality.
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Adriana @adrianaravenlust.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
I'm sure many of my female followers disagree, of course english.elpais.com/technology/2...
english.elpais.com
Designed by men, for men: Why sex with robots does not have appeal among women
The growing market for sex technology is overlooking certain factors that could condemn robosexuality to objectification
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Adriana @adrianaravenlust.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
This is so interesting because we've already been IDing STIs.. And it's possible to track even if condoms are used?! www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
theguardian.com
Bacteria transferred during intercourse could help identify sexual assault perpetrators, scientists say
Genital microbiome or ‘sexome’ leaves specific signature even when barrier protection is used, which could be traced in absence of DNA material
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Adriana @adrianaravenlust.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Through the end of the month, Babeland's offering 10% off kinky goods AND you can save 15% off $150+ with code KINKY www.pntrs.com/t/8-10991-87...
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BDSM + Kink - Babeland Toy Store
Shop the best BDSM + Kink with our carefully curated selection to bring you the ultimate in pleasure.
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Adriana @adrianaravenlust.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
bioengineer.org/sexual-desir...
bioengineer.org
Sexual Desire: The Powerful Force That Both Unites and Divides Us
A new research article authored by Prof. Gurit Birnbaum, a prominent researcher in the domain of sexuality in close relationships at Reichman University’s Baruch Ivcher School of Psychology, in c
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Adriana @adrianaravenlust.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
Surprise I've never heard of him! quillette.com/2025/02/04/s...
quillette.com
Sage of Sex and Psyche
Remembering Don Symons (1942–2024).
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Adriana @adrianaravenlust.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
This so important! www.apr.org/science-heal...
apr.org
Many doctors don't discuss sex after cancer. But survivors wish they would
Questions about sex and intimacy often go unanswered for people with cancer. It's a glaring problem, especially for the growing number of young people being diagnosed.
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Adriana @adrianaravenlust.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
While the headline is sensational, it -is- interesting www.dailymail.co.uk/health/artic...
dailymail.co.uk
What your handshake reveals about your SEX LIFE, according to science
A new major study into the sexuality of more than 4,000 Americans, looked at how upper body strength is an indicator of sexual antics.
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Adriana @adrianaravenlust.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Anyone else -not- think of RVs when they hear "Pleasureland, Inc."?
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Adriana @adrianaravenlust.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Not sure why Bluesky wasn't showing me notifications for the last month, but a bunch suddenly popped up!
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Adriana @adrianaravenlust.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
"This inconsistency between individuals' sexual identity or attraction and the type of partnership they are in is an understudied and often 'hidden' phenomenon." phys.org/news/2025-01...
phys.org
How sexuality conflicts are quietly breaking relationships apart
A new study, by researchers from Lancaster University and the University of British Columbia (UBC) in Canada, has uncovered considerable "sexual inconsistency" between people's sexual identity or attr...
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Adriana @adrianaravenlust.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Register now for TASHRA's October event where Dr. Kaston Anderson will discuss how research can be made more ethical. A must for working with marginalized communities! www.tashra.org/event/citize...
tashra.org
Citizens as Co-Creators: Community-Engaged Research as a Liberation Practice - Tashra
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
My god…
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 06/09/2025
The President of the United States is threatening to go to war with an American city. This is not a joke. This is not normal. Donald Trump isn't a strongman, he's a scared man. Illinois won’t be intimidated by a wannabe dictator.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 07/09/2025
Are you someone who has been or could be affected by imminent ICE raids in Chicago? Do you have friends, family members or neighbors who have been or could be? If you have information you can share, please reach out to @melissa-sanchez.bsky.social on Signal or WhatsApp at 872-444-0011.
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Adriana @adrianaravenlust.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
All right, so.. If you know of any US/Can grad programs where sex research fits, including gender studies, education, public health, psychology (but not therapy), and human dev, that are accepting students (where an honors bachelor's qualifies), let me know! It's about time I start looking again.
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Kevin M. King @kevinmking.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
I'm reviewing applications for the University of Washington's PhD program this fall. Applicants interested in the Clinical Psychology, Social-Personality (emphasis on personality), or Quantitative programs are welcome to apply. More information here: sites.google.com/uw.edu/radla...
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RADLab - Graduate Applicants
Is the RADLab a good fit for my career goals? Our lab is very research oriented. Our primary goal is to train doctoral students to make outstanding, substantive, and meaningful contributions to the sc...
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Justin Hancock @justinhancock.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
"This is an idea from Karl Marx... which is where these things are in our lives (Dubai chocolate bars, matcha lattes, or Labubus) just kind of magically appear, rather than being made and designed by people who themselves are supported and produced by other people." www.bishuk.com/your-questio...
bishuk.com
What's the Difference Between a Kink and a Fetish?
Specific kinks are to do with consensual power play and BDSM. Fetishes are making 'a thing' out of 'a thing'. Here's some important advice.
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Adriana @adrianaravenlust.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
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Submissive Guide @subguide.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
📦 What you get this month: ✅ Stickers (all tiers) ✅ Pin (annual only) ✅ Full Patron library Perks vanish at the end of the drive. Don’t miss yours! 🔗 patreon.com/subguide
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Adriana @adrianaravenlust.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
If I haven't already shared.. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
washingtonpost.com
‘Scan your face’ laws for the web are having unexpected consequences
The new age-verification laws in the United States and United Kingdom have brought some surprising downsides, including soaring traffic to seedy parts of the web.
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Adriana @adrianaravenlust.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
If I haven't already shared.. archive.is/HKOfK
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