Sexual configurations theory (SCT) is a way to conceptualize, model, measure, and make sense of individual gender/sex and partnered sexuality. This page should be updated within a month with a new format and an online measure. In the meanwhile, here you go!
Articles
- The original SCT paper:
van Anders SM, 2015. Beyond sexual orientation: Integrating gender/sex and diverse sexualities in Sexual Configurations Theory. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 44, 1177-1213.
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- A response to commentaries on the original SCT paper:
van Anders SM & Schudson ZC, 2015. A response to commentaries on ''Beyond sexual orientation: Integrating gender/sex and diverse partnered sexualities via Sexual Configurations Theory.'' Archives of Sexual Behavior, 46, 1547-1550.
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- Empirical qualitative work with gender/sex and sexual minority people:
Schudson ZC, Dibble ER, & van Anders SM, 2017. Gender/Sex and sexual diversity via Sexual Configurations Theory: Insights from a qualitative study with gender and sexual minorities. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity, 4, 422-437.
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- Empirical qualitative work with gender/sex and sexual majority people:
Abed EC, Schudson ZC, Gunther OD, Beischel WJ, & van Anders SM, 2019. Sexual and gender diversity among sexual and gender/sex majorities: Insights via sexual configurations theory. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 48, 1423-1441.
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- SCT "Heatmaps"! Aggregates of sexual configurations by some gender/sex categories:
Beischel WJ, Schudson ZC, & van Anders SM, 2021. Visualizing gender/sex diversity via sexual configurations theory. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity, 8, 1-13.
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- How people react to using SCT online:
Beischel WJ, Schudson ZC, & van Anders SM, 2021. 鈥淭his is mind expanding鈥�: Reactions to an online survey using sexual configurations theory. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity, 8, 14-24.
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- The knowledge translation paper: What people including professionals (e.g., educators, researchers, clinicians) think about SCT
and how they might use it:
Beischel WJ, Schudson ZC, Hoskin RA, Mao J, Zielinski A, & van Anders SM, 2021. Translating knowledge of sexual configurations theory via instructional videos. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 50, 23-43.
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- How is SCT trans-inclusive?
van Anders SM, Beischel WJ, & Schudson ZC, 2021. Sexual configurations theory, inclusion of trans people. in AE Goldberg & G Beemyn (Eds) The SAGE Encyclopedia of Trans Studies.
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zine
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A magazine-like presentation of SCT! It's less formal, more casual, all graphic, and a more accessible
way to learn about SCT. It is free to download and you are welcome to print copies and share; just make sure you cite us and give it
away for free!
- THE ZINE!! Iantaffi A & Barker M-J (words), Scheele J (illustrations), & van Anders SM (ideas),
2018. Mapping Your Sexuality: From Sexual Orientation to Sexual Configurations Theory.
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- A Belarusian Translation of the SCT zine! 袩械褉邪泻谢邪写 蟹褨薪邪 锌褉邪 孝小袣 薪邪 斜械谢邪褉褍褋泻褍褞 屑芯胁褍!
Iantaffi A & Barker M-J (words), Scheele J (illustrations), & van Anders SM (ideas) (AA Klishin, U Harbacki, Translators), 2018/2022. 袣邪褉褌邪谐褉邪褎褨褟 孝胁邪褢泄 小褝泻褋褍邪谢褜薪邪褋褜褑褨: 邪写 褋褝泻褋褍邪谢褜薪邪泄 邪褉褘械薪褌邪褑褘褨 写邪 孝褝芯褉褘褨 小褝泻褋褍邪谢褜薪褘褏 袣邪薪褎褨谐褍褉邪褑褘褟褳.
- A French Translation of the SCT zine! Schématiser votre sexualité!
Iantaffi A & Barker M-J (words), Scheele J (illustrations), & van Anders SM (ideas) (Burns J, Ibrahim A, Konermann M, & Kredl K, in collaboration with Arnaud M-M & Paquette M-M, Translators), 2018/2021. Schématiser votre sexualité: De l'orientation sexuelle à la Théorie des configurations sexuelles.
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- An Italian Translation of the SCT zine! Mappando La Sessualità!
Iantaffi A & Barker M-J (words), Scheele J (illustrations), & van Anders SM (ideas) (see zine for list of translators!), 2018/2021. Mappando La Sessualità: dall'orientamento sessuale alla eoria delle configurazioni sessuali.
- A Spanish Translation of the SCT zine! La traducción al español del zine sobre TCS!
Iantaffi A & Barker M-J (words), Scheele J (illustrations), & van Anders SM (ideas) (IM Otero, RV Molina, C Rodríguez-Díaz, Translators), 2018/2020. Delineando Tu Sexualidad: de orientación sexual a la Teoría de configuraciones sexuales.
Videos
- Feel free to watch, share, and/or use these SCT videos in your own research or education, or more!
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- Here is a neat video for some new work we are doing on visualizing the importance of various aspects of sexuality (actions/behaviours,
partner number sexuality, gender/sex sexuality) across some domains (fantasy, in-person sexuality, and porn).
- Here is a video not made by us, but very cool!