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The Multidimensional Scale of Sexuality

The Multidimensional Scale of Sexuality was devised by Larry Kurdek, B. Berkey and T. Perelman-Hall. It is an extension of the Klein Sexual Orientation Grid, recognising that sexual identities can change over time, people can identify with more than one sexual identity, and that asexuality is a valid sexual identity. The Multidimensional Scale of Sexuality was published in the "Journal of Homosexuality" in 1990.

Instructions
The following questions refer to situations in which both partners willingly participated.

Please read all of the questions carefully and tick the statements which you feel apply to you. There may not be many - don't worry! In regard to questions which refer to your current partner(s), if you are not currently in a relationship, please answer these questions based on your preferred choice of partner(s).

The Quiz
Please note, your result will not be stored, although you may wish to copy the result into a blog, or on your own website.

	Question	Your Answer
1	For the most part, I am sexually attracted to members of my same sex, and to a lesser degree I am sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex.	True
2	In the past, I have felt in love with members of the opposite sex, but currently I only feel in love with members of my same sex.	True
3	I have always been sexually active only with members of my same sex.	True
4	I have never been aroused by erotic material which features members of either my same or opposite sex.	True
5	I usually have sexual fantasies or dreams about members of the opposite sex, but occasionally I have sexual fantasies or dreams about members of the same sex.	True
6	I have always been attracted only to members of the opposite sex.	True
7	In general, I feel in love with members of my same sex, but occasionally I feel in love with members of the opposite sex.	True
8	In the past, I have engaged in sexual activity with members of the opposite sex, but currently I engage in sexual activity with members of my same sex.	True
9	There are periods of time when I find erotic material which features members of my same sex more arousing, while at other periods of time I find erotic material which features members of the opposite sex more arousing.	True
10	I have always sexually fantasized or dreamed only about members of my same sex.	True
11	There are periods of time when I feel more sexually attracted to members of my same sex, while at other periods of time I feel more sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex.	True
12	There are periods of time when I feel more in love with members of my same sex, while at other periods of time I feel more in love with members of the opposite sex.	True
13	I have always been sexually active only with members of the opposite sex.	True
14	In the past, I was aroused by erotic material which featured members of the opposite sex, but currently I am aroused only by erotic material which features members of my same sex.	True
15	I have always sexually fantasized or dreamed only about members of the opposite sex.	True
16	In the past, I was sexually attracted to members of my same sex, but currently I have an interest only in opposite sex partners.	True
17	I currently feel equally in love with members of both sexes.	True
18	Most of my current sexual activity involves members of the opposite sex, but occasionally I am sexually active with members of my same sex.	True
19	I am generally aroused by erotic material which features members of the opposite sex, and to a lesser degree I am aroused by erotic material which features members of my same sex.	True
20	There are periods of time when I sexually fantasize or dream mainly about members of my same sex, while at other periods of time I sexually fantasize or dream mainly about members of the opposite sex.	True
21	For the most part, I am attracted to members of the opposite sex, and to a lesser degree, I am sexually attracted to members of my same sex.	True
22	I have never felt in love with members of either my same or opposite sex.	True
23	In the past, I have engaged in sexual activity with members of my same sex, but currently I engage in sexual activity only with opposite sex partners.	True
24	I have always been aroused only by erotic material which features members of the opposite sex.	True
25	I have never sexually fantasized or dreamed about members of either my same or opposite sex.	True
26	I have always been attracted only to members of my same sex.	True
27	In the past, I have felt in love with members of my same sex, but currently I only feel in love with members of the opposite sex.	True
28	I engage in sexual activity with members of one sex for a period of months or years, followed by sexual activity with members of the other sex for the next few months or years.	True
29	I am generally aroused by erotic material which features members of my same sex, and to a lesser degree, I am aroused by erotic material which features members of th opposite sex.	True
30	In the past, I had sexual fantasies or dreams about members of my same sex, but currently I have fantasies or dreams only about members of the opposite sex.	True
31	I am not sexually attracted to members of either my same or opposite sex.	True
32	I have always felt in love with members of my same sex only.	True
33	I engage in sexual activity with members of both sexes equally frequently, on a fairly regular basis.	True
34	In the past, I was aroused by erotic material which featured members of my same sex, but currently I am aroused only by erotic material which features members of the opposite sex.	True
35	I currently have about equal numbers of sexual fantasies or dreams about members of my same and opposite sex.	True
36	In the past, I was sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex, but currently I have an interest only in same sex partners	True
37	In general, I feel in love with members of the opposite sex, but occasionally I feel in love with members of my same sex.	True
38	I have never engaged in sexual activity with members of my same or opposite sex.	True
39	I am currently equally aroused by erotic material which features members of my same sex, as well as erotic material which features members of the opposite sex.	True
40	In the past, I had sexual fantasies or dreams about members of the opposite sex, but currently I have fantasies or or dreams about members of the same sex.	True
41	I currently feel equally sexually attracted to members of both sexes.	True
42	I have always felt in love with members of the opposite sex only.	True
43	Most of my current sexual activity involves members of my same sex, but occasionally I am sexually active with members of the opposite sex.	True
44	I have always been aroused only by erotic material which features members of my same sex.	True
45	I usually have sexual fantasies or dreams about members of the same sex, but occasionally I have sexual fantasies or dreams about members of the opposite sex.	True