BROOMFIELD, Colo. — Eldorado and Wicked Sensual Care are partnering for the next edition of the “Eldorado Presents” Facebook Live series on Tuesday, July 18 at 10 a.m. (PDT).

Wicked Sensual Care’s jessica drake and Jenn Brice will lead a discussion on flavored lubricants.

Event participants are encouraged to engage throughout the livestream for the opportunity to win prizes.

Brice enthused about the opportunity to connect with Eldorado’s customers.

“Wicked Sensual Care appreciates the partnership we have with Eldorado,” she said. “We love meeting and working with their retail customers. We hope to see you on July 18.”

During the event, drake and Brice will announce a two-part — retail store-only and public — social media contest. The “simply summer” contests begin Wednesday, July 19, on the Eldorado Facebook page. Public contest participants are encouraged to reply to the Eldorado Facebook post for a chance to win Wicked Sensual Care products. Contest winners will be announced Friday, July 21.

The contest for retailers will run through Aug. 1. Stores that order at least $200 worth of Wicked Sensual Care products will be entered to win one of three prizes. Winners will be announced Aug. 4.

For more information, contact an Eldorado account manager, call 800-525-0848 or visit Eldorado.

NEW YORK — Romantic Depot attended the 2023 NYC Pride March on Sunday, June 25.

More than 150 associates from Romantic Depot’s eight New York retail stores advocated for LGBTQ+ rights, inclusivity, equality and sex-positive culture alongside an estimated two million NYC Pride attendees.

“As a company, we are committed to continuous learning, growth and creating safe spaces where our customers and staff know that they are seen, welcome and respected,” said CEO Glen Buzzetti.

During the celebration, Romantic Depot retail associates handed out VIP Pride customer cards and complimentary swag from the Romantic Depot party truck float.

“Attending NYC Pride as a group enabled us to extend our collective allyship for the LGBTQ+ community beyond the retail store environment,” Buzzetti added. “Everyone deserves to be treated with dignity, kindness and acceptance, regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity.”

For more information, visit RomanticDepot.

LOS ANGELES — Pleasure products sanitizer brand UVee is seeking a licensing partner. 

“Economic conditions have created challenges for many small companies and we are no exception,” said Carrie Martz, founder of Clean Light Laboratories. “We have come to a deciding moment in our future of either expanding our product offerings, based on our extensive patents and innovation, or offering a licensing opportunity to a company already established in manufacturing with a multitude of distribution channels. We have chosen to focus on finding a licensing partner.” 

Uvee manufactures sex toy sanitizing products using its patented Advanced Refractiom Technology. 

“Consumers love our system,” Martz continued. “We are hopeful we can continue to offer it in a variety of sizes through a partnership. I am so proud of the solution we came to market with. A three-in-one, simple to use, locked storage system that charges toys and sanitizes at the same time — no one else can make this claim. We were the incubator for this technology and have many patents to apply for even more innovation.”

For more information on licensing, contact Carrie@CleanLightLabs.com. 

MIAMI — Rebel Rhyder will appear at the Exxxotica Miami expo July 14-16.

She will be selling autographed photos, pics with fans and DVDs, among other items at the TadpoleXStudio booth 419.

In related news, Rhyder recently starred in a 100-man gangbang from TadpoleXStudio.

“I’d like to thank TadpoleXStudio for helping me turn one of my biggest fantasies into a reality,” said Rhyder. “I’ve always dreamed of being gangbanged by 100 horny men, and Tadpole made it happen for me. The entire event was fun, sexy and safe. I look forward to doing an even bigger one next year.”

Find additional details about Exxxotica Miami online and on Twitter.

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LOS ANGELES — Sara Jay has earned Urban X Awards nominations for Social Media Star of the Year and MILF Performer of the Year.

“It is always an honor to be nominated and especially for an Urban X Award, a brand that is so close to me,” said Jay. “It would be so wonderful to win because the fans would be 100-percent responsible for these awards. Thank you Urban X.”

Cast votes for the 2023 Urban X Awards here.

Follow Sara Jay on Twitter.

LAS VEGAS— Goddess Lilith will make her ePlay debut this Saturday, July 8.

Lilith will be streaming on Saturday, July 8 and Monday, July 10 at 3 p.m. (EDT)
 
Her livestreams will feature tarot readings, ASMR and gaming.
 
“I’m thrilled to be working with ePlay and am looking forward to having a platform to explore making new, exclusive content that I don’t make anywhere else,” said Lilith. “Fans will get to see a different side of me on ePlay. Don’t miss out.”

Fans can use the code GODDESS100 to score 100 free tokens for Lilith’s livestream here.
 
Follow Goddess Lilith on Twitter.

MENLO PARK, Calif. — Merely a few hours after Meta’s launch of its Twitter-competitor app Threads, the head of Instagram confirmed that female nipples and everything else considered as “nudity” will not be allowed on the platform.

Answering an open query on Threads by pop tech journalist Taylor Lorenz, Instagram’s Adam Mosseri — a close collaborator of Meta’s owner Mark Zuckerberg — confirmed that the Instagram guidelines will also apply to the company’s new Twitter-like platform.

“Can women post nips on here?” Lorenz asked shortly after Threads’ launch.

“Nope, same community guidelines as Instagram,” Mosseri replied. “We don’t have any philosophical issues with nudity, we just can’t verify age or consent unfortunately, which makes it a safety issue.”

Mosseri’s candid reply providing a rationale for the controversial “no female nipple” policy is unusual for a high-level Meta exec.

As XBIZ reported, in January Meta’s own Oversight Board — a panel of experts selected by the company to deliberate on content decisions — released a decision recommending the company clarify arbitrary and vague definitions concerning nudity, sexual activity and sexual solicitation.

The Board ultimately found that the Sexual Solicitation Community Standard “contains overbroad criteria in the internal guidelines provided to reviewers. This poorly tailored guidance contributes to over-enforcement by reviewers and confusion for users. Meta acknowledged this, as it explained to the Board that applying its internal guidance could ‘lead to over-enforcement’ in cases where the criteria for implicit sexual solicitation are met but it is clear that there was ‘no intention to solicit sex.’”

Moreover, the fact that reviewers “repeatedly reached different outcomes about this content” suggested to the Board “a lack of clarity for moderators on what content should be considered sexual solicitation.”

SAN FRANCISCO — The organizers of the San Francisco PornFilmFestival have announced the official slate for the event’s 2023 edition.

The festival features in-person events broadcasting live from the Brava Theater, August 18 and 19, as well as online programing Aug. 16 to 27.

The screenings are powered by streaming adult platform PinkLabel.TV.

The festival is a multigenerational celebration of the industry’s history, and a look forward to the innovations of today’s adult filmmakers. Attendees can look forward to in-person and virtual screenings, socials, filmmaker chats and a collection of thought-provoking erotic and adult films.

The collection of 69 titles, a rep noted, “present an erotic smorgasbord with something for everyone, in a wide assortment of films exploring sexuality, spanning experimental to documentary.”

This year’s festival features a fresh line-up of films premiering this year, as well as a look back at classic LGBTQ+ movies.

“This year also sees a trend coming out after the initial wave of the pandemic isolation — group sex scenes!” the rep enthused.

The festival closes with BIG/BANG, a curated who’s who in contemporary porn-making around the world.

Coinciding with the announcement of the festival’s official selections, organizers also launched the festival’s annual fundraiser, offering VIP and presale tickets, limited-edition t-shirts, PinkLabel.TV gift cards and big sponsorship packages.

The fundraiser, the rep said, “allows the international filmmaking community and its biggest fans to play a major role in supporting the event by helping to secure theatrical and virtual production expenses, and importantly, ensuring artist payment.”

For the full program, click here.

To contribute to the fundraiser, click here.

LAS VEGAS — Lauren Phillips is nominated for Newcomer Feature Entertainer of the Year at the 2023 Adult Nightclub & Exotic Dancer Awards (ED Awards), set to take place on Aug. 22 as part of the 30th annual Exotic Dancer Expo in Las Vegas. 

In addition to attending the ED Expo and Awards, Phillips will also be hosting the sponsored pool party at Sapphire Pool & Dayclub on Aug. 23 from 2-6 p.m. (PDT).

“Last year, I attended the expo, events and awards, but this year I decided I wanted to be a bigger part of this incredible event,” said Phillips. “I’m excited to connect with the club owners and managers and get more feature bookings. Plus, I’m looking forward to hosting the Sapphire Pool event and chilling with everyone from the expo, and I’m honored to be nominated for Newcomer Feature Entertainer of the Year.”

In related news, Phillips is also featured in the July issue of ED Magazine with an exclusive interview and photo set. 

Cast votes for the ED Awards through Jul. 16.  

Click here for more information on the ED Expo. 

Follow Lauren Phillips on Twitter.