now this begins to be a useful approximation of orientation

[jinian]

from http://www.sagepub.co.uk/journals/details/issue/sample/a010339.pdf

Own sexual identity was assessed with a modified form of the Klein Sexual Orientation Grid (KSOG; Klein, 1985). Participants were asked to rate four dimensions: their physical and sexual attractions/fantasies; their sexual behavior; their emotional connection; and their self-identification during the past four years along a Kinsey-type, seven-point scale, in order to examine what the meaning of sexual orientation was to each person. These four entries were summed to create a single value for the variable of sexual orientation, with higher scores indicating greater degrees of identification as a lesbian.

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[jinian.livejournal.com]

That's a very interesting point about bi people. I definitely have several types of people I'm attracted to, as well as the piles of off-type folks. I'm not sure I'd say that my orientation was part of either subset you're describing. Do you suppose the people who like manly men and womanly women are a simplified case of my liking short blond girls and tall geeky boys with long hair and glasses and and and? :)

My Hodgell fandom is a strange thing. Intellectually, I don't think they are the best books ever, but I am compelled to reread them a lot and infect others.

Nice to meet you!