Sunday, September 10, 2006

The Multidimensional Scale of Sexuality

The Multidimensional Scale of Sexuality

According to my answers, it is likely that I identify as
Past heterosexual, currently homosexual.

Complete set of results








Past heterosexual, currently homosexual:


According to your answers, it is likely that you identify as Past heterosexual, currently homosexual.
Complete set of results


Past heterosexual, currently homosexual: 4
Homosexual with some heterosexuality: 2
Heterosexual with some homosexuality: 1
Homosexual: 1
Sequential bisexual: 1
Asexual: 0
Concurrent bisexual: 0
Heterosexual: 0
Past homosexual, currently heterosexual: 0

The Klein Sexual Orientation Grid

Klein Sexual Orientation Grid


I scored an average of 2.67



Meaning
This result can also be related to the Kinsey Scale:

0 = exclusively heterosexual
1 = predominantly heterosexual, incidentally homosexual
2 = predominantly heterosexual, but more than incidentally homosexual
3 = equally heterosexual and homosexual
4 = predominantly homosexual, but more than incidentally heterosexual
5 = predominantly homosexual, incidentally heterosexual
6 = exclusively homosexual


Summary
The idea of this excercise is to understand exactly how dynamic a person's sexual orientation can be, as well as how fluid it can be over a person's lifespan. While a person's number of actual homo/heterosexual encounters may be easy to categorize, their actual orientation may be completely different. Simple labels like "homosexual", "heterosexual", and "bisexual" need not be the only three options available to us. See also the page about
methods of measuring sexual identity.