Please can somebody fully explain pansexuality to me because although I accept anybody who identifies as pan, I don’t fully understand it. I get that it means there’s an attraction to girls, boys, trans girls and boys, nonbinary and everybody but to me that just sounds like bisexuality.. just one that says having an attraction to a trans boy should be different to having one to a cis boy. And with nonbinary, that person will still have male/female body parts. I don’t know. I just need a full blown explanation because I want to be able to fully understand those who identify as pansexual.
First thing first, saying that a transboy is different to a boy is transphobic. A transboy IS a boy (and transgrils are girls)
Now, I’m not bisexual but the usual definition that I see is “attracted to the same gender and different genders” (someone please tell me if i’m wrong here). It means that some bi are only attracted to the gender binary but that others can be attracted to neither boys nor girls.
Pansexuality can both be “attracted to all genders” (wich is me) AND “attracted regardless of gender” (wich still includes everyone). Both definition are correct and still different to bisexuality.
I hope it’s clear, you just have to ask if you want me to explain a little more ^^’
I think you’re pretty accurate with bisexuality but I certainly don’t know many who are purely attracted to those who fit the gender binary. I feel like a more accurate description of bisexuality is “appreciates aspects of androsexuality and gynesexuality” as in appreciating aspects of femininity and masculinity. I imagine most bisexuals would be fine with dating/could be attracted to a intersex, non-binary, gender fluid, etc, person and be perfectly okay with it. I think its just that bisexuality appreciates the aspects of the two genders differently to how pansexuality feels? Like most pansexuals (as far as I know) are gender blind/ attracted regardless of gender/ attracted to all genders, whereas bisexuals have more of an interest in gender aspects? Its really hard to try and explain like, I identify as bisexual and not pansexual though I would date an intersex, genderfluid, non-binary, etc person if I was attracted to them, as much as I would anyone else on the gender spectrum (cisgender girl, transgender girl, cisgender boy, transgender boy, etc) but I do appreciate feminine traits and masculine traits as aspects? I guess I could be pansexual but I find this is true with most bisexuals, even though we’re often accused of being transphobic :)
You have a great explanation though and I think tbh its kinda a hard job to explain the differences between bisexuality and pansexuality so props to you! :D
Thank you for correcting me! Since I don’t know any bisexuals I couldn’t tell more than what I’ve saw on Tumblr, your input is really appreciated! I think you perfectly got pansexuality so congrats on that! ^^
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I don’t think you quite understood what I was saying :s I completely understand what you are saying and agree with it...
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Thank you for correcting me! Since I don’t know any bisexuals I couldn’t tell more than what I’ve saw on Tumblr, your...
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Okay there’s a few things. 1. Pansexuality is defined as a. Attraction to all genders or b. Attraction to people...
I think you’re pretty accurate with bisexuality but I certainly don’t know many who are purely attracted to those who...
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