Editing Kinsey scale (section)

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{{Main|Scales of sexual orientation}}

The Kinsey scale is credited as one of the first attempts to "acknowledge the diversity and fluidity of human sexual behavior" by illustrating that "sexuality does not fall neatly into the [[Dichotomy|dichotomous]] categories of exclusively heterosexual or exclusively homosexual."<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last=Galupo |first=M. Paz |date=18 June 2014 |title=Sexual Minority Reflections on the Kinsey Scale and the Klein Sexual Orientation Grid: Conceptualization and Measurement |journal=Journal of Bisexuality |volume=14 |issue=3–4 |pages=404–432 |doi=10.1080/15299716.2014.929553 |s2cid=144321245}}</ref> Most studies regarding homosexuality, at the time, were conducted by medical professionals who were sought out by individuals that wanted to change their sexual orientation.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Sell |first1=Randall L. |last2=Petrulio |first2=Christian |year=1996 |title=Sampling Homosexuals, Bisexuals, Gays, and Lesbians for Public Health Research |journal=Journal of Homosexuality |volume=30 |issue=4 |pages=31–47 |doi=10.1300/J082v30n04_02 |pmid=8738743}}</ref> Alfred Kinsey's publications on human sexuality, which encompasses the Kinsey scale, were widely advertised and had a huge impact on society's modern conceptions of sexuality, post–[[World War II]].<ref>''Sexual Revolution and the Politics of Gay Identity'', by Jeffery Escoffier. p. 167.</ref>

Galupo et al. argued, "Despite the availability of the Kinsey Scale, assessment via [[Sociocultural perspective|sociocultural]] labels (i.e., heterosexual, homosexual, and bisexual) is the predominant modality for determining the sexual orientation of research participants."<ref name=":0" /> Many sexologists see the Kinsey scale as relevant to sexual orientation, but not comprehensive enough to cover all [[sexual identity]] aspects. Measures of sexual orientation do not always correlate with individuals' self-identification labels.<ref name=":0" /> As such, sexual identity involves more than one component and may also involve [[biological sex]] and [[gender identity]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.plannedparenthood.org/health-topics/sexual-orientation-gender-4329.htm |title=Sexual Orientation & Gender |publisher=Planned Parenthood |access-date=2012-09-06}}</ref> However, Bullough et al. argued that this "wide-scale public discussion of human sexuality" ultimately led Americans to challenge traditional [[heteronormative]] behaviors. His research and findings encouraged [[gay men]] and [[lesbian]]s to [[Coming out|come out]] by debunking much of the stigma revolved around homosexuality.<ref>{{Cite journal | doi=10.1023/B:ASEB.0000026627.24993.03| pmid=15129046|title = Sex Will Never be the Same: The Contributions of Alfred C. Kinsey| journal=Archives of Sexual Behavior| volume=33| issue=3| pages=277–286|year = 2004|last1 = Bullough|first1 = Vern L.| s2cid=45214914}}</ref>

Others have further defined the scale. In 1980, Michael Storms proposed a two dimensional chart with an X and Y axis.<ref>{{cite web|title=Evaluation of Models of Sexual Orientation |url=http://www.uwlax.edu/pridecenter/images/101/Eval%20of%20Models%20of%20Sexual%20Orientation.pdf |publisher=University of Wisconsin–La Crosse |access-date=September 6, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120715130712/http://www.uwlax.edu/PrideCenter/images/101/Eval%20of%20Models%20of%20Sexual%20Orientation.pdf |archive-date=July 15, 2012 }}</ref> This scale explicitly takes into account the case of asexuality and the simultaneous expression of hetero-eroticism and homo-eroticism.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.siue.edu/~cbwilso/203misc4.jpg |title=Graph of Michael Storm Scale versus Kinsey Scale |publisher=Southern Illinois University Edwardsville |access-date=2012-09-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203001438/http://www.siue.edu/~cbwilso/203misc4.jpg |archive-date=2013-12-03 }}</ref> Fritz Klein, in his [[Klein Sexual Orientation Grid]], included factors such as how orientation can change throughout a person's lifetime, as well as emotional and social orientation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.americaninstituteofbisexuality.org/thekleingrid/|title=The Klein Grid|website=AIB|language=en-US|access-date=2018-04-12}}</ref> Kinsey, Storm, and Klein are only three of more than 200 scales to measure and describe sexual orientation.<ref>{{cite book|title=Handbook of Sexuality-Related Measures|year=2000|publisher=Sage|isbn=978-1-4129-1336-2|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EFPs55zfAKcC|author1=Clive M. Davis |author2=William L. Yarber |author3=Robert Bauserman |author4=George Schreer |author5=Sandra L. Davis }}</ref> For example, there are scales that rate homosexual behaviors from 1 to 14, and measures for gender, masculinity, femininity, and transgender identity.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kinsey's Heterosexual-Homosexual Rating Scale|url=http://www.iub.edu/~kinsey/research/ak-hhscale.html|publisher=The Kinsey Institute|access-date=September 6, 2012|archive-date=August 17, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110817050313/http://www.iub.edu/~kinsey/research/ak-hhscale.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Handbook of Sexuality-Related Measures|year=2000|publisher=Sage|isbn=978-1-4129-1336-2|page=137|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EFPs55zfAKcC|author1=Clive M. Davis |author2=William L. Yarber |author3=Robert Bauserman |author4=George Schreer |author5=Sandra L. Davis }}</ref>