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What are Gavin Arthur’s 12 sexual orientations?

What are the 12 sexual orientations he describes in his book, “the circle of sex”? How do you compare him and kinsley?
Original post by Eccentric Goatie
What are the 12 sexual orientations he describes in his book, “the circle of sex”? How do you compare him and kinsley?

In 1962, Arthur published The Circle of Sex, a book that analyzed human sexuality through the lens of astrology. Rather than the linear scale developed by Alfred Kinsey, Arthur envisioned sexuality as a wheel with twelve orientations.[11] The twelve types corresponded to the zodiac and Arthur illustrated each with an historical archetype (e.g., Don Juan, Sappho, Lady C).[11] Arthur, bisexual himself, was said to have been intimate with Edward Carpenter and Neal Cassady.[12] Arthur was also a friend to many of the beat generation, including Allen Ginsberg and Alan Watts, and was active in the early gay liberation movement.[12]

Arthur married for the third time in 1965 to Ellen Jansen.[2] He wrote an enlarged edition of The Circle of Sex the following year.[2] He used astrology to determine the date to hold the Human Be-In in 1967. In 1968, he debated fellow astrologer Dane Rudhyar on the topic of the Age of Aquarius.[13] In 1972, Arthur died at the Fort Miley Veterans Hospital in San Francisco.[7] Having no children himself, he was the last living descendant of his grandfather, President Chester A. Arthur. His papers, including many family papers, were donated to the Library of Congress.
Original post by Jukebox88
In 1962, Arthur published The Circle of Sex, a book that analyzed human sexuality through the lens of astrology. Rather than the linear scale developed by Alfred Kinsey, Arthur envisioned sexuality as a wheel with twelve orientations.[11] The twelve types corresponded to the zodiac and Arthur illustrated each with an historical archetype (e.g., Don Juan, Sappho, Lady C).[11] Arthur, bisexual himself, was said to have been intimate with Edward Carpenter and Neal Cassady.[12] Arthur was also a friend to many of the beat generation, including Allen Ginsberg and Alan Watts, and was active in the early gay liberation movement.[12]

Arthur married for the third time in 1965 to Ellen Jansen.[2] He wrote an enlarged edition of The Circle of Sex the following year.[2] He used astrology to determine the date to hold the Human Be-In in 1967. In 1968, he debated fellow astrologer Dane Rudhyar on the topic of the Age of Aquarius.[13] In 1972, Arthur died at the Fort Miley Veterans Hospital in San Francisco.[7] Having no children himself, he was the last living descendant of his grandfather, President Chester A. Arthur. His papers, including many family papers, were donated to the Library of Congress.


That’s straight out of wikipedia.. yeah I read that too.. and that doesn’t answer the question either
Original post by Eccentric Goatie
That’s straight out of wikipedia.. yeah I read that too.. and that doesn’t answer the question either

Yup, I copied that from W. But, I thought it would help, sorry for being an inconvenience.

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