MOSAIC
Multidimensional Orientation of Sexuality, Attraction, Identity, and Conduct.
Explore seven domains Research-informed conceptual framework
Sexuality is not a single line.
It is a living configuration.
MOSAIC separates sex traits, gender, identity, sexual attraction, romantic attraction, history, conduct, and relationship context—so complexity is described without forcing it into one label or score.
Configuration, not classification.MOSAIC allows domains to align, diverge, remain uncertain, or change over time.
The framework suite
One core model. Two specialized lenses.
MOSAIC describes the person. TRIAD examines three-person sexual and relational dynamics. SCOPE maps consensual nonmonogamy as a relationship ecology.
TRIAD
Triadic Relational Interests, Attractions, and Dynamics.
Explore triadic dynamicsSCOPE
Structure, Consent, Openness, Power, and Entanglement.
Explore relationship ecologySeven primary domains
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A fuller map of human sexuality.
Each domain retains its own meaning. None is presumed to determine the others.
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Sex traits & variations
Embodied characteristics without reducing them to gender identity.
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Gender identity & experience
Identity, expression, congruence, and lived gendered experience.
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Sexual identity & labeling
Self-chosen language, certainty, centrality, and label flexibility.
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Sexual attraction
Patterns, intensity, conditions, targets, and change over time.
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Romantic attraction
Measured separately from sexual attraction and behavior.
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Lifetime history
Developmental milestones, relationships, experiences, and shifts.
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Current conduct
Present sexual and romantic behavior without treating it as identity.
Core measurement logic
Distinctions that prevent false conclusions.
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Identity is not attraction
A chosen identity can be meaningful even when attraction patterns are mixed, fluid, uncertain, or differently described.
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Attraction is not conduct
What a person experiences, wants, fantasizes about, and does are related variables—not interchangeable evidence.
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Lifetime is not current
History matters, but past behavior should not overwrite a person’s present attractions, relationships, or self-understanding.
“The goal is not to discover one hidden truth beneath a person’s sexuality. It is to represent the pattern honestly enough that no single dimension erases the rest.”MOSAIC design principle
Interactive profile concept
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How central a sexual identity label feels.
Illustrative current salience.
Independent from sexual attraction.
How strongly past experience informs the present.
Descriptive, never identity-defining.
Partner, setting, safety, and life-stage effects.
Scientific status
Clear about what is known—and what is proposed.
Empirical foundations
Supported component distinctions. Research supports separating identity, attraction, behavior, sex traits, gender, romantic attraction, and change across time.
Integrative architecture
MOSAIC is an original synthesis. The seven-domain organization is conceptually reasoned but requires direct structural testing.
Validation status
Not yet a validated psychological or clinical assessment. Any questionnaire or narrative output should be treated as research-informed self-reflection.
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Move from the person-level MOSAIC profile into triadic dynamics or a full relationship ecology.