Department of Feminist and Gender Studies, Colorado College, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80903, USA.
J Homosex. 2010;57(9):1105-23. doi: 10.1080/00918369.2010.508314.
Using a 0-6 scale, Alfred Kinsey demonstrated that the complexity of human sexuality could best be represented on a continuum rather than as a binary. Kinsey developed the scale from models created by his predecessors in human sex research. A primary intention of the scale was to eradicate sexual identity categories altogether in order to eliminate sexual identity-based persecutions and to promote equal rights. As proponents and opponents of homosexual rights both depended on constructions of sexual identity to advance their agendas, Kinsey's ideal was never realized. The scale nonetheless continues to challenge postmodern associations of identity and sexuality.
金赛采用 0-6 的尺度，证明人类的性行为的复杂性最好用一个连续体来表示，而不是一个二元对立。金赛的这个尺度是从他在人类性研究方面的前辈所创建的模型中发展而来的。这个尺度的主要意图是彻底消除性身份类别，以消除基于性身份的迫害，并促进平等权利。由于同性恋权利的支持者和反对者都依赖于性身份的构建来推进他们的议程，因此金赛的理想从未实现。然而，这个尺度仍然在挑战后现代的身份和性的关联。
