Erobella Data and Research

Erobella Data and Research

The numbers behind desire.

Original research, open data and interviews on how people really live, love and move. Published in full, free to read.

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01 Global index · 2026

World's Most Sexually Liberal Cities

Forty one major cities, scored on the freedom to live, love and express sexuality. Sex work law, LGBT life, reproductive health and adult lifestyle, weighted and ranked.

  • 41 cities
  • 10 indicators
  • Interactive ranking
Open the index
The Sexual Liberty Index, showing a wireframe globe and a ranked bar chart of 41 cities
02 London · TfL data

The Walk of Shame Line

Every Sunday, 102,276 people enter London's transport network between 5am and 8am. We struck off everyone holding a boarding pass and mapped the line the city actually needs.

  • 102,276 journeys
  • Sundays, 05:00 to 08:00
  • Tube map
Ride the line
The Walk of Shame Line, a tube-style diagram of London stations from Northolt to Dagenham Heathway
03 United States · College index

Out on Campus

The Campus Pride Index is gone, so we built its successor: 1,718 four-year US colleges scored on LGBTQ+ friendliness, from campus policy and state law to the community outside the gates.

  • 1,718 colleges
  • 12 data sources
  • Searchable table
Find your school
Out on Campus, the LGBTQ+ College Index, with a gradient title over a dark hero
04 Germany · Police data

Where Anti-Queer Crime Is Rising

No German authority publishes city-level figures on anti-queer hate crime, so we asked the police forces directly. Seven cities delivered full 2024 and 2025 numbers: Bremen more than doubled, Nuremberg fell by a third. Written in German, for our German readership.

  • 7 cities
  • Police request data
  • In German
Read it in German
Wo queerfeindliche Straftaten zunehmen, a German-language data analysis in an editorial print layout
05 Germany · RKI surveillance data

The Age of Diagnosis

Around 84,000 syphilis, HIV and gonorrhoea notifications to the Robert Koch Institute, 2019 to 2025, broken down by age. Most cases are diagnosed in the mid-30s, gonorrhoea in the mid-20s, and every year the curve shifts older. Written in German, for our German readership.

  • 84,000 notifications
  • 3 infections, 7 years
  • In German
Read it in German
In welchem Alter steckt man sich mit einer Geschlechtskrankheit an, a German-language data analysis with an age-distribution chart for gonorrhoea, HIV and syphilis
06 Reference series · By country

Sex Work Statistics

How many people sell sex, who buys it, what the law says and how it is enforced. Country-by-country reference pages with every figure traced to a primary source, starting with 135 verified statistics on the United Kingdom.

  • 135 UK statistics
  • 81 sources
  • Free to cite
Open the UK page
Sex Work Statistics by Country, a reference series in an editorial print layout listing the United Kingdom and five countries in preparation
07 England · Sexual-health data

The University Towns STI Index

Which university towns in England have the most STIs? We looked up the official 2025 rate for the town around every university in England and ranked all 60, with London on its own terms and every town's movement since 2024.

  • 60 towns
  • 93 universities
  • Interactive map
Find your university
The University Towns STI Index, a question headline over a dark hero with a glowing map of England