Abstract
PURPOSE: To examine the longitudinal cohesion and stability of sexual minority status indicators. METHODS: The sample comprised 2,450 girls recruited from the city of Pittsburgh at ages 5-8 years. Sexual attraction, sexual partnering, romantic partnering, and sexual orientation identity were assessed between 14 and 22 years. RESULTS: Repeated measures latent class analysis identified three sexual minority trajectories: primarily other-sex oriented (n = 716), primarily same-sex oriented (n = 90), and bisexually oriented (n = 235). Sexual minority status indicators displayed fluidity over time but cohered within latent classes. CONCLUSIONS: Within this large sample of girls, several distinct sexuality trajectories emerged. Trajectories are relatively stable from adolescence to young adulthood.