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|style="text-align: center"|0 | |style="text-align: center"|0 | ||
|Exclusively heterosexual - Straight | |Exclusively heterosexual - Straight | ||
| − | |- style="background-color: # | + | |- style="background-color: #EE8844" |
|style="text-align: center"|1 | |style="text-align: center"|1 | ||
|Predominantly heterosexual, | |Predominantly heterosexual, | ||
| − | |- style="background-color: # | + | |- style="background-color: #EEEE66" |
|style="text-align: center"|2 | |style="text-align: center"|2 | ||
|Slightly heterosexual, | |Slightly heterosexual, | ||
| − | |- style="background-color: # | + | |- style="background-color: #66EE66" |
|style="text-align: center"|3 | |style="text-align: center"|3 | ||
| − | |Equally heterosexual and homosexual | + | |Equally heterosexual and homosexual - Bisexual |
| − | |- style="background-color: # | + | |- style="background-color: #88EECC" |
|style="text-align: center"|4 | |style="text-align: center"|4 | ||
|Slightly homosexual, | |Slightly homosexual, | ||
| − | |- style="background-color: # | + | |- style="background-color: #44AAEE" |
|style="text-align: center"|5 | |style="text-align: center"|5 | ||
|Predominantly homosexual, | |Predominantly homosexual, | ||
| − | |- style="background-color: # | + | |- style="background-color: #AA88EE" |
|style="text-align: center"|6 | |style="text-align: center"|6 | ||
|Exclusively homosexual - Gay | |Exclusively homosexual - Gay | ||
| − | |- style="background-color: # | + | |- style="background-color: #AAAAAA" |
|style="text-align: center"|X | |style="text-align: center"|X | ||
|Asexual | |Asexual | ||
Revision as of 00:21, 30 October 2010
The Kinsey scale was created by Dr. Alfred Kinsey, and attempts to chart the level of an individual's sexuality over time. The scale shows that it is possible to be between sexual orientations, and that very few people are only one sexual orientation. It measures hetero- and homosexuality from 0 to 6, with 0 being exclusively heterosexual and 6 being exclusively homosexual.
Asexuality and The Kinsey Scale
In the Kinsey reports of 1948 and 1953, Kinsey added a grade for asexuality as well; this separate category, X, was created for those with "no socio-sexual contacts or reactions."[1][2] The Kinsey scale can be seen at the top of the AVEN Triangle as well as on many other models.
Table of the scale
The scale is as follows:
| Rating | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | Exclusively heterosexual - Straight |
| 1 | Predominantly heterosexual, |
| 2 | Slightly heterosexual, |
| 3 | Equally heterosexual and homosexual - Bisexual |
| 4 | Slightly homosexual, |
| 5 | Predominantly homosexual, |
| 6 | Exclusively homosexual - Gay |
| X | Asexual |
