Klein Sexual Orientation Grid
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The Klein Sexual Orientation Grid attempts to further measure sexual orientation by expanding upon the earlier Kinsey scale which categorizes sexual history from 0 (exclusively heterosexual) to 6 (exclusively homosexual). As you travel the scale, you could be determined to be "Predominantly heterosexual, more than incidentally homosexual" at interval 2, "Predominantly homosexual, only incidentally heterosexual" at interval 5 and anywhere in between. At the centre, Interval 3 is "Equally Heterosexual and Homosexual".
Fritz Klein used a different measure of orientation:
| Past (entire life up until a year ago) | Present (last 12 months) | Ideal (what would you like?) | |
| Sexual Attraction: To whom are you sexually attracted? | |||
| Sexual Behaviour: With whom have you actually had sex? | |||
| Sexual Fantasies: About whom are your sexual fantasies? | |||
| Emotional preference: Who do you feel more drawn to or close to emotionally? | |||
| Social preference: Which gender do you socialize with? | |||
| Lifestyle preference: In which community do you like to spend your time? In which do you feel most comfortable? | |||
| Self-identification: How do you label or identify yourself? |
Unlike the Kinsey Scale, the Klein grid investigates sexual orientation in three time periods and with respect to seven factors.
See also
References
- Klein, Fritz, MD. The Bisexual Option, Second Edition. Binghamton, NY: The Haworth Press, 1993. ISBN 1-56023-033-9, ISBN 1-56023-033-5.
External links
- The Klein Sexual Orientation Grid, A brief explanation
- Sexual and Affectional Orientation and Identity Scales by Bobbi Keppel and Alan Hamilton for the Bisexual Resource Centercy:Grid Cyfeiriadedd Rhywiol Klein
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