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Educational organization Everyone Deserves Sex Ed (EDSE) has tapped renowned disability educator, advocate and consultant Andrew Gurza to train attendees of EDSE’s upcoming 25-hour sex educator certification program, scheduled April 6-7 and 13-14 in Los Angeles. Gurza will facilitate a frank, honest and enlightening discussion of the disabled experience with regard to sexual health and education, and how to...

Renowned ‘sex hacker’ Kenneth Play is set to join Pamela Madsen’s popular ‘Back to The Body Sensuous Retreats for Women’ for a special weekend in New York City to celebrate ‘The Art of Receiving’, February 8-10, 2019. “Many of you have probably heard me talk before about the Back to The Body Sensuous Retreats for Women,” said Play, adding that women from...

A new Valentine's Day survey conducted by adult novelty manufacturer CalExotics reveals that 88 percent of people would be open to receiving a sex toy as a gift from a romantic partner, with the vast majority saying they'd be "thrilled" or "intrigued" about it, yet only 29 percent have actually given one. Nichole Grossmann, spokesperson for CalExotics, said: "These survey results...

Fresh off the busiest trade show month of the adult industry's year, Clandestine Devices, maker of the popular MIMIC and MIMIC + Plus personal massagers, announces that Jade Leon has joined the company as its Internal Operational Manager. Leon, who comes to Clandestine Devices with a sales, marketing and visual design background, will utilize her previous adult retail and product...

Williams Trading is pleased to announce the addition of Olivia’s Boudoir Boutique Line in stock for wholesale orders for upcoming Valentine’s Day selling period. This new high-end product line features 100% all natural manufacturing with coconut oil, including high-end fragrances from USA perfumers. View the complete assortment for wholesale ordering here. “Valentine’s Day is the perfect time to launch Olivia’s...

CalExotics took home top honors from XBIZ during the annual XBIZ Awards and Xbiz Executive Awards. The global leader in adult pleasure products won Pleasure Products Company of the Year, and its very own Lupe Martinez, International Business Development Executive for the company, was honored as Business Development Exec of the Year. CalExotics is the world’s leading manufacturer of adult...

To support the launch of the Happy Rabbit Mini Vibes, Lovehoney is running a competition for retailers to get creative and design their own unique window or instore display using products from the Happy Rabbit range. The competition will run from the 1st Feb until the 8th March with the winners being picked on the 12th of March with the...

Xgen Products, the leading adult novelty products distributor and manufacturer, has been named Specialty Distributor of the Year at the 2019 XBIZ Awards. “It’s an honor to be recognized by our peers in the industry.” said Andy Green, president of Xgen Products. “I am extremely proud of our team, their hard work and ethics, which combined equate to a superior...

Who better to ignite sales for Valentine’s day than Tickle Kitty’s Dr. Sadie Allison—on her annual coast-to-coast radio tour reaching 15 million passionate drivetime listeners. Partnering exclusively in 2019 with industry leaders CalExotics, Womanizer and Fun Factory, Tickle Kitty’s lively CEO will tease romance across 125 radio markets with her ever-popular show ‘n tell guest appearances. Temptations include talk-ups of her...