I homosexuallity a sliding scale?

Question

i'm just curious about your opinion on whether your gay or straight, black and white with no grey?... or is it somewhat of a sliding scale?... is that where bisexual comes from?

Also i've kind of noticed different types of gay... i.e the flamboyant ones who make homosexuallity obvious... or the quiter ones who's orientation you can only tell if you like see them 'looking' at guys

Answer 1

Most researchers view homosexuality on a sliding scale.



The Kinsey Heterosexual-Homosexual Rating Scale, The Klein Sexual Orientation Grid (or KSOG), & the Epstein Sexual Orientation Inventory (ESOI) all recognize that sexual orientation is more than just Straight, Bisexual, or Gay.



The Kinsey scale is from 0 to 6:

0 = Exclusively heterosexual with no homosexual

1 = Predominantly heterosexual, only incidentally homosexual

2 = Predominantly heterosexual, but more than incidentally homosexual

3 = Equally heterosexual and homosexual

4 = Predominantly homosexual, but more than incidentally heterosexual

5 = Predominantly homosexual, only incidentally heterosexual

6 = Exclusively homosexual



The Klein Sexual Orientation Grid (or KSOG) is from 1 to 7:

1 = Heterosexual only

2 = Heterosexual mostly

3 = Heterosexual somewhat more

4 = Hetero/Gay-Lesbian equally

5 = Gay/Lesbian somewhat more

6 = Gay/Lesbian mostly

7 = Gay/Lesbian only



The Epstein Sexual Orientation Survey (ESOI) has a Sexual Orientation Continuum from 0 (Heterosexual) to 13 (Homosexual) that consists of a Mean Sexual Orientation and a Sexual Orientation Range.

Answer 2

Ya it is like a sliding scale, some guys are really attracted to guys while others can be attracted to guys and girls but feel more attracted to one sex. It is very different for every person and your feelings are your own and right for you. Do not feel bad not fitting into the stereotypical gay category as few do. There are also as you say different gay guys like fems, macho, so it all depends on the person

Answer 3

I think there are the basic feelings of attraction to men, women, or both - but with different expressions and variations of them. Nobody feels exactly the same about it and you can sometimes go outside of your usual zone depending on the person and your own personality. Also, personal gender identity can play a factor in whether you consider yourself transgendered, genderqueer, etc. It's complicated, basically.



As far as "different types of gay," well duh. There are different personalities in everyone and how they express themselves and their attraction and anything else. Just because someone is gay doesn't mean they all must act feminine if they're guys or masculine if girls.

Answer 4

Well i am gay. Zero attraction to females.

I experimented, thought it was interesting but not really for me.

I wasn't grossed out, I wasn't emotionally scarred just kind of saw it as a learning experience. I am not a flamboyant guy and i am described by my friends (including straight girls/guys and gay girls/guys) to be 'straight acting'.



Don't know if that helps at all.

Answer 5

Yes, gender and sexuality are fluid things, not polar. Ask any "bisexual" and you'll find that are attracted to only specific kinds of guys and all girls, or just enjoy the emotional attachment of one gender type to another. Just with transgenderism, there is no written law that says anyone has to conform to any one gender stereotype.



Pansexuals would be a more apt term, as they don't draw a gender distinction to their physical/sexual attraction.



"The terms "pansexual" and "bisexual" are not mutually exclusive. Pansexuality is inclusive of bisexuality (attraction to both males and females) but additionally includes attraction to other genders and sexes such as those identifying as transgender, genderqueer, bigender, intersex, or genderfuck. In this sense, it necessarily rejects the concept of a gender binary, which some bisexuals may not reject. To this end, pansexuality as a concept has been criticized as a "means to skip the binaries and essentialism of 'bi'." --Wikipedia (link below)

Answer 6

I guess that's one way of looking at it. The sliding scale analogy is convenient when expressing differences but also a continuum of overlapping elements.

Answer 7

I don't think there is a sliding scale. You are attracted to who you are attracted to and the other stuff is just part of your personality.

Answer 8

yes