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    The Klein Sexual Orientation Grid is a system introduced in 1978 to describe a person's sexual orientation in more detail than previous models like the Kinsey Scale. It captures seven components of sexual orientation - attraction, behavior, fantasies, emotional preference, social preference, lifestyle, and self-identification - and rates them from 1 to 7 for a person's past, present, and ideal orientation. This provides a more nuanced understanding of sexuality as a dynamic process that may change over time rather than a fixed concept. While self-assessment with the grid can aid understanding, those questioning their bisexuality are advised to seek a therapist's guidance.

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    The Klein Sexual Orientation Grid is a system introduced in 1978 to describe a person's sexual orientation in more detail than previous models like the Kinsey Scale. It captures seven components of sexual orientation - attraction, behavior, fantasies, emotional preference, social preference, lifestyle, and self-identification - and rates them from 1 to 7 for a person's past, present, and ideal orientation. This provides a more nuanced understanding of sexuality as a dynamic process that may change over time rather than a fixed concept. While self-assessment with the grid can aid understanding, those questioning their bisexuality are advised to seek a therapist's guidance.

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    The Klein Sexual Orientation Grid is a system introduced in 1978 to describe a person's sexual orientation in more detail than previous models like the Kinsey Scale. It captures seven components of sexual orientation - attraction, behavior, fantasies, emotional preference, social preference, lifestyle, and self-identification - and rates them from 1 to 7 for a person's past, present, and ideal orientation. This provides a more nuanced understanding of sexuality as a dynamic process that may change over time rather than a fixed concept. While self-assessment with the grid can aid understanding, those questioning their bisexuality are advised to seek a therapist's guidance.

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    The Klein Sexual Orientation Grid

    (Modified)

    The Klein Sexual Orientation Grid (or KSOG) is a system for describing a person's
    sexual orientation in a way more detailed and informative than previous methods. It was
    introduced by Dr. Fritz Klein (1932-2006) in his 1978 book The Bisexual Option. It
    captures more nuance and complexity than the familiar, one-dimensional Kinsey Scale.

    The KSOG was published in an academic journal in 1985. In 2009, Debra L. Moore used
    slightly modified language for the KSOG to improve readability. The Klein Sexual
    Orientation Grid, as modified by Moore, is shown below.

    For each person, it sets out seven component variables of sexual orientation. These
    variables are assessed at three different time periods: the person's past, their present, and
    their ideal future. The person then receives a rating from 1 to 7 for each of the 21
    resulting combinations.

    For each of the following 7


    variables, you are asked to
    rate yourself for each of the
    three aspects of your life:
    your past (defined as age 16
    through one year ago), your
    present (defined as the past
    year), and your ideal
    (defined as what you would
    choose to be now if it were
    a matter of choice).
     
    For Variables I – V, use the following rating scale to rate yourself:

    1 2 3 4 5 6 7
    Other sex Other sex Other sex Both Same sex Same sex Same sex
    only mostly somewhat sexes somewhat mostly only
    more equally more

    I. Sexual Attraction – To whom are you sexually attracted?

    A. Past (age 16 through 1 year ago). Circle one. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7


    B. Present (during the past year). Circle one. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
    Ideal (what you would choose now if it were a
    C. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
    matter of choice). Circle one.

    II. Sexual Behavior – Here we look at actual behavior as opposed to sexual


    attraction. With whom do you have sexual relationships?

    A. Past (age 16 through 1 year ago). Circle one. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7


    B. Present (during the past year). Circle one. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
    Ideal (what you would choose now if it were a
    C. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
    matter of choice). Circle one.

    III. Sexual Fantasies – Whether they occur while daydreaming, during masturbation,
    as a part of our real lives, or purely in our imagination, fantasies provide insight.
    About whom do you have sexual fantasies?

    A. Past (age 16 through 1 year ago). Circle one. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7


    B. Present (during the past year). Circle one. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
    Ideal (what you would choose now if it were a
    C. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
    matter of choice). Circle one.

    IV. Emotional Preference – Our emotions directly influence, if not define, the actual
    physical act of love. Ask yourself if you love and like only the opposite sex or if
    you are also emotionally close to the same sex. Where are you on the scale?

    A. Past (age 16 through 1 year ago). Circle one. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7


    B. Present (during the past year). Circle one. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
    Ideal (what you would choose now if it were a
    C. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
    matter of choice). Circle one.
    V. Social Preference – Though closely allied to emotional preference, social
    preference is often different. You may love only women but spend most of your
    social life with men. Some people, of all orientations, only socialize with their
    own sex, while others socialize with the opposite sex exclusively. Where are you
    on the scale?

    A. Past (age 16 through 1 year ago). Circle one. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7


    B. Present (during the past year). Circle one. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
    Ideal (what you would choose now if it were a
    C. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
    matter of choice). Circle one.

    For Variables VI – VII, use the following rating scale:

    1 2 3 4 5 6 7
    Hetero- Hetero- Hetero- Hetero/ Gay/ Gay/ Gay/
    sexual sexual sexual Gay- Lesbian Lesbian Lesbian
    only mostly somewhat Lesbian somewhat mostly only
    more equally more

    VI. Heterosexual/Gay-Lesbian Lifestyle – Some heterosexuals only have sex with


    the opposite sex but prefer to spend the majority of their time with gay/lesbian
    people. On the other hand, gay/lesbian or bisexual persons may prefer to live
    exclusively in the gay/lesbian world, the heterosexual world, or even to live in
    both worlds. Where do you tend to spend time and with whom?

    A. Past (age 16 through 1 year ago). Circle one. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7


    B. Present (during the past year). Circle one. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
    Ideal (what you would choose now if it were a
    C. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
    matter of choice). Circle one.

    VII. Self-Identification – Your sexual self-definition is a strong variable since self-


    image strongly affects our thoughts and actions. In some cases, a person’s present
    and past self-identification differ markedly from their ideal. Where are you on the
    scale?

    A. Past (age 16 through 1 year ago). Circle one. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7


    B. Present (during the past year). Circle one. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
    Ideal (what you would choose now if it were a
    C. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
    matter of choice). Circle one.
    Note that the Klein Sexual Orientation Grid takes into consideration the fact that many
    people change their orientation over time. Where a person is today is not necessarily
    where she or he was in the past—or, for that matter, where he or she will be or would like
    to be in the future. The concept of sexual orientation as an ongoing dynamic process is
    necessary if we are to understand a person's orientation properly in its entirety. A more
    detailed explanation is found in Chapter 2 of Dr. Klein's book "The Bisexual Option."

    Please note that although it is entirely possible for an individual to utilize the Klein
    Sexual Orientation Grid for the purposes of better determining self identification through
    a process of self assessment, if you are in the process of coming out as bisexual, the best
    option is to seek the guidance of a professional therapist who understands bisexuality.

    References
    Klein, F., Sepekoff, B., & Wolf, T. I. (1985). Sexual orientation: A multi-variable
    dynamic process. Journal of Homosexuality, 11, 35-49.

    Moore, D. L. (2000). Empirical investigation of the conflict and flexibility models of bisexuality
    (Doctoral dissertation, Georgia State University, 1999). Dissertation Abstracts International, 61,
    1645.

    American Institute of Bisexuality, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) charity. www.bisexual.org

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