Exploring sexuality, relationships,
and well-being
For more than 75 years, the Kinsey Institute at Indiana University has been the trusted source for scientific knowledge and research on critical issues in sexuality, gender, and reproduction.
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Please note: The Kinsey Institute will be closed for IU Winter Break from December 23 - Jan 3.
Our research
Learn more about the science-based discoveries—both past and present—that reveal the complexity of sexuality and relationships.
Read moreOur collections
Search our site and online catalog to discover art, artifacts, publications, and anthropological resources that document the stories of our common humanity.
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From Executive Director, Dr. Justin Garcia
Today’s Kinsey Institute is a dynamic interdisciplinary research center and archival collection, world-renowned for research, historical preservation, and education programs exploring sex, sexuality, relationships, and well-being. We welcome you to join us in the discovery of the unknown as we continue to advance knowledge and change the world for the better.
Learn moreIn the Media
"Texting habit alert: If you do this, study says you’re more emotionally intelligent." Jerusualem Post. December 8, 2024.
"Hands off: on celibacy, voluntary abstinence or going sex sober." Vogue, September 19, 2024.
"Masturbation May Help With Menopause Symptoms, New Research Says." New York Times. September 17, 2024.
"The ‘Orgasm Gap’ Isn’t Going Away for Straight Women." New York Times. August 6, 2024.
Events
December 2, 2024 - July 2025 Mariette Pathy Allen: Breaking Boundaries
WEAM, Miami, FL
January 9 Innovating Intimacy: A Conversation with the Kinsey Institute
The Battery, San Francisco / 7pm pdt
January 25-26 This Girl is on Fire: Menopause Sexceptional Weekend
Live, online
January 30 Screening of Kinsey (2004) with guest speaker Dr. Jessica Hille
Buskirk-Chumley Theater, Bloomington, IN
Ongoing:
Universal Language: The Legacy of Sexual and Gender Diversity in the Kinsey Institute Collections
Support Kinsey
Sexuality and intimate relationships are essential to our individual and collective well-being. Your support will help the Kinsey Institute advance research and education in the science of love, sexuality, gender, and sexual health, and give a diverse field of researchers the resources they need to make new discoveries.
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