reminder that im still 100% doing that post on what pansexuality is, isnt and prob other stuff also!! so yeah if youre willing to give any input itd be amazing and really helpful! I wont repeat here what I need help and input on though so here is the previous post I did on that (check the tags for more info) and if you’d like to give your opinion and/or experience on something not mentionned here then you’re still very welcome and encouraged to either reblog this post and directly add something (ill check the tags dont worry) or send me an ask (on or off anon) or IM me!
Anonymous: can you explain what pansexuality is?
To me, pansexuality is the attraction to all genders, regardless of genitals. “pan” means ‘all’ in greek. It is essentially choosing your partner based on personality, rather than one specific gender.
It is different from being bisexual as bi (as far as i’m aware) is the attraction to your own gender and one other.
SIDE NOTE: Some pansexual people use the label bisexual as an umbrella term as it is a bigger and generally more publicly known sexuality. This is an individuals choice, however.
Google definition (for clarity): pansexual-not limited in sexual choice with regard to biological sex, gender, or gender identity.
i hoped this helped, anon!
-Val
I’d like to add more information. Pan- is most commonly defined as “attracted to all genders”, if the attraction is regardless of gender is up to the person. (I believe using ‘genitals’ in this context is transphobic but I’m not 100% sure)
Now, the two most ofently used definitions for bi- are “attracted to two or more genders” and “attracted to the same gender and other genders”. I’m not bisexual myself so it’s based on what I’ve read from actual biromantics and/or sexuals.
Though bi- is used as a way of describing a pan-’s orientation without furhter explanation, the most used umbrella term is “multisexual/romantic” as opposed to “monosexual/romantic”. Multisexuality and/or romantism includes bi- and pan- as well as poly-, omni- and much more I’m not currently aware of. I must admit that I’m not entirely sure of the definition of omni- so I won’t talk about it but I know that poly- is the attraction to multiple genders.
I hope this doesn’t come out as rude or anything, I just wanted to politely add more info on my sexual orientation and the other multisexualities! :)
Anonymous: Hello :). What does it mean when someone identify themselves as pansexual? I follow this blog that confuses me with their posts.
to my understanding, pan means that you pay attention to personality rather than gender. it is very similar to bi expect bi is when someone is attracted to two or more genders. so bi is when you’re attracted to genders, but pan is when you don’t care about genders just personality. does that make sense?
Actually the whole “attracted to personality” is false from what I saw. As a pansexual myself, I define pansexuality as “attraction to all genders” (though some define it as “attraction regardless of gender” aka genderblind). The difference with the other multisexualities is the “to all genders” part, tough you can be bi/poly/etc and attracted to all genders. In the end, it’s onl a matter of preference :)