Kinsey Scale: A Historical Model of Sexual Orientation
The Kinsey scale describes sexual orientation as a continuum between exclusively heterosexual and exclusively homosexual experiences.
Klein Sexual Orientation Grid: A Multidimensional Sexuality Model
The Klein Sexual Orientation Grid explores sexual orientation through attraction, behavior, identity, emotions, fantasies, and changes over time.
Performative Sexuality: Expression, Identity, and Social Meaning
Performative sexuality describes how people express and present sexuality through behaviors, communication, identity, and cultural practices.
Self-Descriptor: Identity Labels, Self-Identification, and Language
A self-descriptor is a word or label a person uses to describe their own identity, experiences, sexuality, gender, relationships, or other personally meaningful characteristics.
Sexual Self-Image: Body Image, Confidence, and Sexual Identity
Sexual self-image is how a person perceives and feels about themselves sexually, including attractiveness, confidence, body image, desires, abilities, and sexual expression.
Fluid Sense of Self: Identity, Gender, Sexuality, and Change
A fluid sense of self describes an adaptable or changing understanding of identity, gender, sexuality, values, relationships, or personal expression.
Evolving Identity: Meaning, Growth, Gender, and Sexuality
Evolving identity describes a sense of self that develops, becomes clearer, or gains new meaning through experience, reflection, and personal growth.
Dynamic Identity: Meaning, Personal Growth, Gender, and Sexuality
Dynamic identity describes a sense of self that develops, adapts, or gains new meaning through experience, relationships, culture, and personal growth.
Flexible Identity: Meaning, Adaptable Labels, Gender, and Attraction
Flexible identity describes an adaptable, broad, or nonrestrictive way of understanding gender, attraction, expression, or personal identity.
Innate Sexuality: Meaning, Biology, Attraction, and Development
Innate sexuality is the idea that some aspects of attraction, orientation, desire, or sexual development arise naturally rather than being entirely learned.