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In an effort to better understand what in the heck my kids and their peers are talking about while searching the NZ net I ran across (in part) this -

Straight or gay. In 1948, sexologist Alfred Kinsey developed what is now known as the "Kinsey Scale"; Zero on the scale is exclusively heterosexual, six is exclusively homosexual, and everything in between is just that – something in between wholly straight, and wholly gay. Many decades later, more specific terms have emerged to help minorities define themselves outside of the "one or the other" box. Some examples –

Bisexual, ratings one through five on the Kinsey Scale denote bisexuality in different measurements, with three being "equally heterosexual and homosexual"; a description society generally understands as bisexual. However, the bisexuality spectrum is broader than that. Some are predominately attracted to one sex, but also attracted to another incidentally. Important to understand in comprehending bisexuality is its fluidity. A bisexual person may feel varying levels of attraction at different periods of their life. Some even refer to themselves as hetero- or homoflexible, and some identify as bicurious, which is the mere curiosity of bisexuality without necessarily acting on it.

Pansexual, often confused with bisexual, pansexual (pan meaning "all") means the gender binaries of male and female don't factor into your physical or emotional attraction to others. That is, pansexual people can feel attracted to all and anybody, including those who identify as intersex (this used to be called hermaphroditism, a term now considered outdated and derogatory), transgender, and any other gender identities.

Polysexual, attracted to multiple genders (poly meaning "many") but not necessarily all genders. Polysexual also differs from polyamorous, which is the desire for more than one romantic and/or physical relationship at the same time, with all partners consenting.

Skoliosexual, refers to those who are only attracted to people of non-binary genders. This includes trans and intersex people, among other genders. Skoliosexuals are not attracted to cisgender people, i.e. those who identify with their assigned sex at birth.

Androgynsexual, the sexual attraction to androgynous people (those who have ambiguous masculine and feminine characteristics), no matter what gender those people actually identify as.

Asexual people do not have sexual feelings, period. They don't experience arousal towards others, or when they think about sex as a concept.

Greysexual, is moving fluidly between asexual and sexual at different times and under different circumstances. Greysexual people can identify as straight, gay, or any other sexual orientation too.

Demisexual, a person who doesn't usually have sexual feelings towards somebody unless they have a very strong emotional bond with them.

Autosexuality, used by those who don't feel sexually gratified by other people; instead, they prefer self-gratification over all other forms of sexual activity.

There are also many people who don't like to define their sexual orientation at all. They can prefer queer, the umbrella term that promotes inclusiveness for anybody who is, essentially, not straight.

Questioning - A final part of minority sexual orientation for society-at-large to understand. This goes beyond the realm of bi curiosity as it denote the process of exploration for people who are unsure of their sexual orientations and/or gender identities.

These are only for self-identification, and should never be used to "out", shame, or give your own verdict on what box you think somebody else should be in.

And most importantly, just like heterosexuality and homosexuality, none of these diverse sexual orientations are a choice. - Stuff

I remember when it was all just as simple as normal, gay, other - my how this article dates me. The full article in its original form can be found byfollowing link below.

Source – http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/lo...ve-heard-about