The Kinsey Scale was originally developed in Alfred C. More and more of us now can come out than ever could have been imagined decades ago. Although prejudices are still around, the good news is that acceptance is more common among the rising generations. We only wish we could be accepted for the gay or bisexual persons we are. Social costs may keep us closeted–our public identity at odds with our orientation. Others know full well who we are (private identity), but do not want to disclose this (public identity). Some of us may be (or have been) in denial even to ourselves. Put another way, our orientation (set at birth although understanding who we are comes much later) and our identity (who we think we are and what we want others to know) may not be the same. How the world knows us-our public identities-may be at odds with how we privately identify ourselves (or are willing to share with a friend or a few others). Whatever our real orientations may be on the straight-gay, Kinsey scale, how we actually identify ourselves is something else. 1- Predominantly straight, only incidentally gayĢ- Predominantly straight, but more than incidentally gayĤ- Predominantly gay, but more than incidentally straightĥ- Predominantly gay, only incidentally straight
