Karl Ulrichs' Sexual Orientation Classification Scheme (1860's)
The Human Male:
A. Dioning(1)
B. Urning(2)
1. Mannling(3)
2. Weibling(4)
3. Zwischen(5)
4. Virilised(6)
C. Urano-Dioning(7)
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Notes:
1 – Comparable to the modern term “heterosexual.” A Dioning that sexually behaves like a
Urning is termed an “Uraniaster.”
2 – Comparable to the modern term “homosexual.”
3 – A manly Urning.
4 – An effeminate Urning.
5 – A somewhat manly and somewhat effeminate Urning.
6 – An Urning that sexually behaves like a Dioning.
7 – Comparable to the modern term “bisexual.”
(for additional information see Ulrichs, K. H. The Riddle of Man-Manly Love, Prometheus Books, Buffalo, NY, 1994.; Carpenter, E. The Intermediate Sex, Allen and Unwin, London, 1908.)
The Human Male:
A. Dioning(1)
B. Urning(2)
1. Mannling(3)
2. Weibling(4)
3. Zwischen(5)
4. Virilised(6)
C. Urano-Dioning(7)
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Notes:
1 – Comparable to the modern term “heterosexual.” A Dioning that sexually behaves like a
Urning is termed an “Uraniaster.”
2 – Comparable to the modern term “homosexual.”
3 – A manly Urning.
4 – An effeminate Urning.
5 – A somewhat manly and somewhat effeminate Urning.
6 – An Urning that sexually behaves like a Dioning.
7 – Comparable to the modern term “bisexual.”
(for additional information see Ulrichs, K. H. The Riddle of Man-Manly Love, Prometheus Books, Buffalo, NY, 1994.; Carpenter, E. The Intermediate Sex, Allen and Unwin, London, 1908.)