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  • Who Are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Americans?

    How many Americans are lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender? And, who are they? A recent Gallup/Williams Institute poll gives new insight into LGBT life.

  • The Kinsey Scale: Its Purpose And Significance

    The work of Dr. Alfred Kinsey, including his Heterosexual-Homosexual Rating Scale ("the Kinsey scale"), continues to be significant in society and culture.

  • How Many Americans Are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, And Transgender?

    With more and more data on sexual orientation in the United States, Kinsey's 10% figure has been challenged, and smaller percentages have been offered.

  • Q&A: Sexual Orientation Confusion

    A male reader is emotionally attracted to females but physically attracted to males and wonders what this means for his sexual orientation.

  • Q&A: Can Straight Men Be Curious About Gay Sex Without Being Gay?

    Some people use curiosity as a way to explore, and possibly to become comfortable with, a sexual orientation or behavior that they’re interested in.

  • Q&A: Dating Women But Fantasizing About Men. Straight, Gay, or Bi?

    The idea of having labels to define or describe people’s sexual orientation is freeing for many people.

  • Q&A: I’m Attracted To Both Trans and Genetic Women. Am I Bisexual?

    Some people consider a person’s sexual orientation to be defined by the pattern of romantic and sexual attractions that they experience.

  • Q&A: I Think About Women When I Masturbate. Am I A Lesbian?

    Few things in life are cut and dry and neither is sexual orientation. Some women who identify as heterosexual have explored sexually with other women.

  • Q&A: Is There A Test I Can Take To Find Out If I’m Bisexual?

    There are a lot of people who identify as bisexual and who insist that their natural inclination is to be romantically and/or sexually attracted to both sexes.

  • How Is The Kinsey Scale Used In Regard To Sexual Orientation?

    The Kinsey Scale got a mention on a recent Oprah episode about sexual fluidity. Read more here about the scale and how it relates to sexual orientation.

  • Kinsey Is #1 According To Playboy Magazine

    Playboy highlights the 50 most influential people in sex from the last 50 years - Alfred Kinsey is number 1! Natalie discusses other notables who made the list.

  • Kinsey Confidential In The Daily Vidette

    We are so pleased that Illinois State University's Daily Vidette has recently begun publishing our Kinsey Confidential column.

  • Q&A: Sexual Fantasies – Are They Normal?

    A reader asks: I’ve been having sexual fantasies about acts I would never consider doing in real life. Is there something wrong with me?

  • Q&A: The Kinsey Scale And Kinsey Test

    A reader asks how one knows where he or she falls on the heterosexual/homosexual rating scale and if there is such a thing as the "Kinsey Test"

  • Q&A: Confused About Same-Sex Attraction

    A reader asks about developing feelings for a friend of the opposite sex and what this might mean for her sexual orientation.

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