Where do you fit on the Kinsey Scale?

Contributor: Vanille Vanille
Quote:
Originally posted by spiced
The well-known sex researcher Alfred Kinsey believed the terms heterosexual, homosexual and bisexual to be incomplete for describing human sexuality. Kinsey believed that sexual orientation could be viewed as a spectrum of behavior; you may be ... more
Female, 6.

Too gay to function. (and proud.) ;P
02/19/2013
Contributor: LoooveMonkey LoooveMonkey
I got a 6. But I'm with a man. The test doesn't really allow for pansexual tendencies. lol
02/21/2013
Contributor: UnknownGirl UnknownGirl
The test failed to match you to a Kinsey Type profile. Either you answered some questions wrong, or you are a very unusual person.

LOL
02/22/2013
Contributor: 1001 Pleasures 1001 Pleasures
Kinsey 6 here.
02/22/2013
Contributor: VeganChick (is Gone) VeganChick (is Gone)
I don't think I can really put myself firmly anywhere. I've gone through phases where men didn't interest me at all, and phases where men definitely interested me. But I find I'm more picky when it comes to men. I feel like I can always find more women that are attractive then I can men.
02/25/2013
Contributor: big b big b
zero
02/26/2013
Contributor: RonLee RonLee
Two and a half to Three
02/26/2013
Contributor: Chilipepper Chilipepper
The test doesn't believe in a straight sapiosexual.
02/26/2013
Contributor: oneeyedoctopus oneeyedoctopus
I've always been comfortable with describing myself as bisexual. Maybe the split isn't exactly 50/50. But close enough.
05/01/2013
Contributor: synj66 synj66
I'm a "3" but this three really only translates to fantasy. I have experimented with another female once, but I regularly fantasize about females/ watch lesbian porn. I've never identified as "bisexual" per se, but I would say it would fit if I had the chance to actually act on it. The husband is not convinced yet, but we've only been married for four years and are still very young so hopefully I have plenty of time to try and live up to my 3
05/01/2013
Contributor: Llewey Llewey
I did the Klein grid thing online (a variation on Kinsey's scale), and got a 4.87. So... mostly into males (forced to identify as male sex). I don't like those tests because past experience is not always reliable, and they aren't worded in a friendly way toward trans* people. Unfortunately while you suggest using your gender, the tests themselves I believe only consider your physical sex. If I picked female (my gender), I'd just get the inverse of the above score, so: 1.13

For those interested, I'm talking about this one right here: link
05/01/2013
Contributor: Katelyn Katelyn
Quote:
Originally posted by Septimus
I've kind of struggled with placing myself on the Kinsey scale. The truth is that I'm attracted to both (should I say all?) genders, but I don't really feel comfortable saying that my attraction is split 50/50.
Some days I feel more ... more
I hate the Kinsey scale! It isn't so black and white in real life. It fails to take into account the depth of human attraction. Grrr
05/29/2013
Contributor: foxinlace foxinlace
I've always been much more attracted to men than women, but I've had more sexual experience with women than with men. I can be attracted to anyone in the right circumstances, but women don't make me all fluttery and weird. The quiz placed me as a two, which seems relatively accurate.
05/30/2013
Contributor: SydneyScreams SydneyScreams
At different points in my life, I've tested between a 6 and a 4. Guess it just depends...
05/30/2013
Contributor: leanright69 leanright69
Wife and I are both 0.
05/30/2013
Contributor: mdnght mdnght
I'm a female and I got a 3.
05/30/2013
Contributor: BrittaniMaree BrittaniMaree
I'm female and I'm more homosexual but I've also had more than a little experience with or desire for sexual activity with males. (Kinsey Scale: 4)
05/30/2013
Contributor: spiced spiced
Quote:
Originally posted by Katelyn
I hate the Kinsey scale! It isn't so black and white in real life. It fails to take into account the depth of human attraction. Grrr
Well, moving past a black/white view of sexuality was Kinsey's intention in creating the scale. Certainly, his scale is less black and white than simply trying to fit everyone into "straight", "gay", or "bi". Do you agree?

I do agree with you that a two-dimensional, 6 point scale is inadequate to to account for all of human sexuality. I think Klein's grid, with its additional points, is a little better. But it still doesn't account for people who identify other than "male" or "female".

Maybe some Edenite will become a human sexuality researcher and create a better scale. Until then, Kinsey and Klein work pretty well for cisgendered folks...
05/30/2013
Contributor: Clock Chime Clock Chime
I got F. Huh.
05/30/2013
Contributor: KinkyKatieJames KinkyKatieJames
I received a 2, which is accurate. However, this is a seriously simplified version of the Kinsey scale, so much so, that it won;t be accurate for a vast majority of people.
06/02/2013