Tweaked “-Ness” Scale Visualization

Instruction: for each segment, decide how much you have on each scale by placing a dot. From
left (Ø) (i.e., empty sets / none of this / zero) to right (→) (i.e., a-lot-of / having of)

Example none = Ø middle = Ø full = Ø

Your psychological sense of

self. Who you, in your head,
know yourself to be, based on
how much you align (or don’t
align) with what you
understand to be the options
for gender.

The ways you present gender,

through your actions, clothing,
demeanor, and more. Your
outward-facing self, and how
that’s interpreted by others
based on gender norms.

Sex (sometimes called

biological sex, anatomical
sex, or physical sex) is
comprised of things like
genitals, chromosomes,
hormones, body hair, and
more. But one thing it’s not:
gender.

A sexual behavior in which

any mutually voluntary
activity with another person
that involves genital contact
and sexual excitement or
arousal, that is, feeling really
turned on, even if
“exclusive “exclusive
homosexual” heterosexual”
“equal” “incidental” intercourse or orgasm did
not occur

A Sexual Attraction toward

one sex or the desire to have
sexual relations or to be in a
primary loving, sexual
relationship with one or both
“Androsexual” “Gynesexuality” “aromantic”
“Skoliosexual/ sexes
Bisexual”
 Commitment Style
It is the exclusiveness you chose to be with people/ person you are romantically and/or sexually involved with. It
should be agreed upon and understood by both/all partners.

Check (/) the box that is applicable to your commitment style with a partner or people.
a single relationship between people who marry as virgins, remain
 Classical
monogamy
sexually exclusive their entire lives, and become celibate upon the
death of the partner.
is a cycle in which people are sexually exclusive with each other for
 Serial
monogamy
a period of time, break up, and then re-partner in another sexually
exclusive relationship with a different person.
a marriage of one husband and multiple wives, who are each
 Polygyny
sexually exclusive with the husband.
A marriage of one wife to multiple husbands—is far more rare, as
marriages between one woman and multiple men have received less
 Polyandry
social, political, and cultural support than have polygynous
relationships.
a married or long-term committed couple in open relationships
 Open
relationships
typically keep their relationships with others strictly sexual. They’re
not trying to date or fall in love with another person
involves committed couples consensually exchanging partners
 Swinging
specifically for sexual purposes.
as a relationship that is mostly monogamous, but occasionally
 Monogamish exceptions are made for sexual play or allow for little acts of sexual
indiscretion (kissing, hugging, sleeping together)
consensual non-monogamy — the type in which people have
 Polyamory multiple romantic-love relationships with the full knowledge and
consent of everyone involved.
is similar, except that it is a closed relationship style that requires
 Polyfidelity sexual and emotional fidelity to an intimate group that is larger than
two.
relationships are emotionally intimate, non-sexual connections
among people connected by a polyamorous relationship, such as two
 Polyaffective heterosexual men who are both in sexual relationships with the same
women and have co-spousal or brother-like relationships with each
other.
 Genderbread Person
Breaking a complicated concept into bite-sized, digestible pieces.

Instruction: for each facet of Genderbread person, write a bite-size description. Write your
answer besides each facet.