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!
Ok so I’m in the process of doing a sort of ‘masterpost’ on pansexuality (what it is, how it’s different from bi and maybe other multisexualities/romantism) and I’m gathering a lot of ressource right now so if anyone has something to share on their experience, on why they choose to label as ‘pan’ (over another label or as pan and others labels) or wanted to correct a mistake that they frequently see and that makes them want to throw a book by the window, feel free to message me. This message is intended for pansexuals and panromantics but also any mogai person who chose another label over pan-. Every input is appreciated! And if you saw a post on the subject that you find really great or that it helped you understand pansexuality/romantism you’re also very much welcome to send me a link to it!
i’ve seen a lot of (totally valid) questions about pansexuality so i made this faq!! if you have any questions or ones that you’ve heard a lot from other people, message me and i’ll add them.
faq contents:
❁ what is pansexuality? ❁ but what does it really MEAN? ❁ isn’t that just a tumblr thing? ❁ so you’re attracted to everyone? ❁ can i be pan if i have a preference? ❁ so bi = male & female, and pan = all genders? ❁ isn’t that the same thing as bisexuality? ❁ why so many labels? / isn’t this just to be special and to get attention?
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’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! :)
what im saying is that bisexuals, pansexual, and asexuals should all join together so we can be in the fictitious trifecta. enough people will say we’re not real and we’ll all converge together in a massive, fierce mass only spoken of in myth. dont come near us or you too will cease to exist
can we include aromantics?
triforce of fabulousness
There we go, a shield to protect against the negativity
YES
okay but why would u include aromantics in this when it was talking about sexualities not romantic orientations why would you not include POLYSEXUALS and then make a different one for panromantics, biromantics, polyromantics and aromantics
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I can see why this did not happen yet, as bi, pan, and poly all have the same flag for romantic and sexual, but here is my contribution.
Anonymous: can you explain what pansexuality is?
