How to Tell Where You Stand on the Kinsey Scale

Are you heterosexual, homosexual, bisexual, or somewhere in between? The Kinsey scale provides a more fluid frame of reference to help define the degrees of sexuality beyond those three static boundaries. Here are a few questions you can ask yourself to determine where you stand.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

1. Kinsey 0: Have you never had the slightest interest in members of the same sex? Does imagining kissing one of your same-sex friends leave you dead below the waist with a bad taste in your mouth, yet imagining kissing an opposite-sex friend leaves you licking your lips and wanting more? Then you're a Kinsey 0: exclusively heterosexual.
2. Kinsey 1: You've had those thoughts now and then. Or have you? No, no...well...maybe, even if you don't want to admit it. You might have glanced at one guy/girl in the locker room; most members of the same sex don't even draw a second glance and you're usually totally into the opposite sex, but every one in a hundred, perhaps, someone catches your eye and you can't resist. If that's you, then you're a Kinsey 1: predominantly heterosexual, only incidentally homosexual.
3. Kinsey 2: While you're well-established in your attraction to the opposite sex, do you find yourself often pausing to appreciate the finer points of a member of the same sex? Would you be interested in dallying around in a little homosexual play now and then to spice things up, but would prefer to settle down for the long-term with a member of the opposite sex? You're a Kinsey 3: predominantly heterosexual, but more than incidentally homosexual.
4. Kinsey 3: Are you equally attracted to both sexes? Can both guys or girls get your fire going, and you have different things that you like about both? Do you sometimes feel like you're standing in the middle of a human buffet and there's just too much to choose from? Then you're a Kinsey 4: equally heterosexual and homosexual. Or, in simple terms, bisexual.
5. Kinsey 4: Although you like to taste the finer things from both sides of the fence, you lean more towards your own gender. You like to be a bit adventurous with your partners, and you're open to finding love anywhere, but over half your interests are same-sex--you just won't turn down a member of the opposite sex just because of their anatomy or yours, because when it comes down to it, you can find something attractive in everyone. You're a Kinsey 4: predominantly homosexual, but more than incidentally heterosexual.
6. Kinsey 5: You've staked out your territory batting for the same-sex team, but sometimes...just the right member of the opposite sex can make you turn your head and say "wow". It doesn't happen often, and maybe when it does, it throws you for a loop and shakes your idea of your fixed sexuality, but it's rare enough that it doesn't bother you often and you're likely okay with accepting it. If this describes you, you're a Kinsey 5: predominantly homosexual, only incidentally heterosexual.
7. Kinsey 6: You never grew out of the stage where the opposite sex has cooties, did you? It's okay. Neither did a lot of others out there. Where all your friends are cruising for opposite-sex dates for the night, you're cruising your own gender, seeking out traits that may well reflect yourself or things that you aspire to. If the opposite sex leaves you completely cold, then you're a Kinsey 6: exclusively homosexual.
8. X: Guys or girls, you're just not interested, are you? While you may enjoy making friends with people from all sides of the fence, you just never really had any of those hot little urges and you're not interested in anyone of either gender. There's a place on the Kinsey scale for you, and no matter what anyone says, you're not frigid. You're an X: asexual.