Gay Test

How the Scales are Structured
Who Usually Takes This Test?
See How You Compare
Below is a preview of how scores are typically distributed across each scale.
Example Questions From the Test
- Never
- Rarely
- Sometimes
- Often
- Very often
- Never
- Rarely
- Sometimes
- Often
- Very often
- Never
- Rarely
- Sometimes
- Often
- Very often
Gay Test - Description and methodology of the test
If you have ever tried an am I gay quiz, you probably got three vague questions and a verdict that meant very little. Real attraction shows up in small moments: a look that lingers, a crush you never mentioned, a kiss you keep imagining. This gay test is built from such moments and gives a clear answer about how strongly you are drawn to people of your own gender.
What the test measures
The questions fall into four parts, each with its own score. The first is attraction to your own gender, shown from 0 to 100: whom you notice in a crowded room, who stays on your mind after they leave, who appears in your fantasies and whom you want beside you on a quiet Sunday. Romantic interest and sexual attraction are both counted, because for many people one arrives before the other. The second part asks the same about other genders, so the result can tell whether your attraction goes mostly to one gender or to more than one. The third is the word you use for yourself and whether it stays the same in private and out loud. The fourth is everyday comfort: how a joke, a direct question or a date affects the rest of your day.
How to take it and read the result
There are 46 short statements written in the first person. For each one, pick how often it has been true for you over the past few months, from never to very often. Some statements describe the opposite experience and are scored in reverse, so read each one to the end. Answer from what actually happened rather than from what you think you should feel. Most people finish in about ten minutes. When you finish, you get:
- your same-gender attraction from 0 to 100;
- how strongly other genders draw you, and whether the mix points to gay or lesbian, bisexual or straight;
- whether a label fits you and how steady it feels;
- how relaxed you are in conversations, plans and dates.
The test works for any gender and does not ask you to choose a label first. Many people come back a year later to see what has changed.
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