I found this interesting sexual orientation scale/grid which looks at the 7 components of sexual orientation- such as sexual attraction, sexual behavior, sexual fantasies, emotional preferences, social preference, self identification, hetero/gay lifestyle.
A complete description is given here:
http://members.tde.com/ben/kleingrid.html
For a brief description:
http://www.bisexual.org/en/klein/index.php
I think in the end we're meant to average out what we got overall.
I'm not sure where I best fit in the labelling scheme of things, so I don't tend to label myself. If asked I would refer to myself as queer rather than any of the three most commonly used labels. I find that I fit better into the gay community with this label than with bisexual. From personal experience I've found that some people (both gay and straight) tend not to take bisexuality seriously, they think that bisexuals are confused-don't know what they want, are greedy, or that they don't really exist. As a result I feel more comfortable and less of an outcast when identifying myself under the umbrella term of queer, or behind a number which expresses more about myself than the word bisexual.
According to this scale I find that I rate mostly at 5 or 6, on a scale of 1 to 7, on all of the components mentioned. I was just wondering what others thought of this grid and do you believe it takes into account all of the factors encompassing sexual orientation. And where do you find yourself on each of the components. Is that an accurate assessment of where you see yourself as a bisexual?
I hope this topic has not been posted before. I'm new so I'm not sure myself.
