A critique of the Kinsey conception of human sexuality. Manhood and American political culture in the cold war. New York: Oxford University Press.Ĭuordileone, K. Reinisch (Eds.), Homosexuality/heterosexuality: Concepts of sexual orientation (pp. Toward a synthetic understanding of sexual orientation.
New York: Oxford University Press.Ĭoleman, E. The implications of homosexual identity formation for the Kinsey model and scale of sexual preference. Gender trouble: Feminism and the subversion of identity. Bloomington, IN: Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction, Inc.īutler, J. Where on the Kinsey scale do you rate yourself?. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.Īnyone. On the Kinsey scale, where do you stand?. The elasticity of placement on the scale-one can perceive one’s place on it differently at will over time-is particularly useful and applicable in a postmodern, online environment in which people are open to exploring sexual identities and to finding a precise labeling that fits them.Īmoroso. Many users who do not feel that the present-day sexual identity triad adequately represents their sexual self-perception discover affirmation and solidarity in finding a place on the scale in either a whole-number or decimal form. This article then examines 29 quizzes and online forums in different languages that use a scale or a version of it and their user comments. There is no place on the scale that is more “normal” than another all placements have equal socio-cultural weight. This article first analyzes the historical use and development of the scale and shows its built-in flexibility for individuals seeking tools for contemplating their sexual identities beyond the heterosexual-bisexual-homosexual identity triad.
Alfred Kinsey’s 0–6 (heterosexuality–homosexuality) scale, first published in 1948, has become a method for Internet users to mark and to discuss their sexuality with others in forums and through quizzes.
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