Straight, Gay, or in Between?

Epstein Sexual Orientation Inventory (ESOI) v. 2.1, © 2006-2013, Dr. Robert Epstein  

You are about to take the Epstein Sexual Orientation Inventory (ESOI), a test of sexual orientation designed by Dr. Robert Epstein, one of America's most distinguished research psychologists. The test has been empirically validated with a sample of nearly 18,000 people in more than 40 countries.

Although most people believe that virtually everyone is either "straight" (heterosexual) or "gay" (homosexual), sexual orientation actually exists on a continuum. This test will show you where you are on the Sexual Orientation Continuum, and it will also give you an estimate of how much flexibility you have in expressing your sexual orientation.

NEW! As of December 1st, 2012, the test includes a new, more accurate measure of sexual orientation flexibility, as well as a measure of overall sex drive.

The test is also available in French, Spanish, German, Hungarian, and Japanese.

Before we get to the test itself, we'll ask you a few basic questions about yourself. Demographic information is being collected for research purposes only and will be kept strictly confidential.

To make sure the scoring is accurate, be sure to fill in all the blanks!

*Your initials:
*Highest Degree: None High School Associates College Masters Doctorate	*Race/Ethnicity: White Black Hispanic Asian American Indian Other	*Gender: Male Female Other	*Sexual Orientation: Straight Gay or lesbian Bisexual Other Unsure	*Parent: Yes No

*Your age: -Select- 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 or over

*Your location: Select UNITED STATES Algeria Afghanistan Angola Argentina Australia Austria Bangladesh Belgium Brazil Bolivia Cambodia Cameroon Canada Chile China Colombia Costa Rica C?te d'Ivoire Czech Republic Dem. Rep. of Congo Denmark Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt Ethiopia Finland France Germany Ghana Greece Guatemala Hungary India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Japan Kenya Laos Lebanon Malaysia Mexico Morocco Mozambique Myanmar (Burma) Netherlands Nepal New Zealand Niger Nigeria North Korea Norway Paraguay Pakistan Palestine Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Romania Russia Saudi Arabia South Africa Singapore South Korea Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Sweden Switzerland Syria Taiwan (Rep. of China) Tanzania Thailand Turkey United Kingdom Uganda Ukraine Uruguay Uzbekistan Venezuela Vietnam Yemen --NOT LISTED--

Other location:

*How fluent are you in English?
Not very fluent   1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  Highly fluent

*Over the years, how much uncertainty have you felt about your sexual orientation?
Low   1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  High

*Over the years, how much distress have you felt about your sexual orientation?
No distress   1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  A great deal of distress

*Over the years, has your sexual orientation changed?
Yes  No

Thanks! Now here is the test itself:

*1. Have you ever felt sexually attracted to a member of the same sex?
No  Yes

*2. How strongly are you sexually attracted to members of the same sex?
Very Strongly  Moderately  Not at all

*3. Have you ever had a dream about a sexual encounter with a member of the same sex?
No  Yes

*4. Have you ever had a waking fantasy about a sexual encounter with a member of the same sex?
No  Yes

*5. Have you ever felt sexually aroused when you've had any exposure to two people of your same gender having a sexual encounter (through gossip, a video, or some other means)?
No  Yes

*6. Have you ever voluntarily had sexual contact (such as kissing or petting) with a member of the same sex?
No  Yes

*7. Would you be willing to have sexual relations with someone of the same sex?
No  Maybe  Yes

*8. How frequent are your same-sex sexual fantasies or dreams?
Never Have Them  Rare or Occasional  Frequent

*9. How frequent are your same-sex sexual encounters?
Never Have Them  Rare or Occasional  Frequent

*10. Have you ever felt sexually attracted to a member of the opposite sex?
No  Yes

*11. How strongly are you sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex?
Very Strongly  Moderately  Not At All

*12. Have you ever had a dream about a sexual encounter with a member of the opposite sex?
No  Yes

*13. Have you ever had a waking fantasy about a sexual encounter with a member of the opposite sex?
No  Yes

*14. Have you ever felt sexually aroused when you've had any exposure to someone of your gender having a sexual encounter with someone of the opposite sex (through gossip, a video, or some other means)?
No  Yes

*15. Have you ever voluntarily had sexual contact (such as kissing or petting) with a member of the opposite sex?
No  Yes

*16. Would you be willing to have sexual relations with someone of the opposite sex?
No  Maybe  Yes

*17. How frequent are your opposite-sex sexual fantasies or dreams?
Never Have Them  Rare or Occasional  Frequent

*18. How frequent are your opposite-sex sexual encounters?
Never Have Them  Rare or Occasional  Frequent