This article then examines 29 quizzes and online forums in different languages that use a scale or a version of it and their user comments. There is no place on the scale that is more “normal” than another all placements have equal socio-cultural weight. This article first analyzes the historical use and development of the scale and shows its built-in flexibility for individuals seeking tools for contemplating their sexual identities beyond the heterosexual-bisexual-homosexual identity triad. Alfred Kinsey’s 0–6 (heterosexuality–homosexuality) scale, first published in 1948, has become a method for Internet users to mark and to discuss their sexuality with others in forums and through quizzes.
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