Do you feel like there is a difference between being pansexual and being bisexual?

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CharlieBadger · Accepted Answer

After hearing multiple people, who identify as pan, share the same story about how their attraction works, I can only conclude that pansexual is different than bisexual.

I would never describe my attraction the way they do, even though I also like men and women, cis or trans, also enby and gender fluid.

Now, do you want to start breaking down polysexual, omnisexual, and sapiosexual?

How about we discuss the difference between romantic attraction and sexual attraction, and how those two factors misaligning can be really tough to live with.

There are actually a large number of men who are bisexual and heteroromantic. That is they are sexually attracted to men and woman but only interested in romantic activities with women.

Oh, how about aces. That is asexuals and or aromantics.

abc3643 · Accepted Answer

Of course! A pansexual is into cookware. A bi-sexual means you are into bikes.

LinaDaGoddess · Accepted Answer

Yes but it’s becoming way too complicated because there’s so many different sexualities now when it shouldn’t be this complicated. Lol

When I was younger it was male or female, gay, straight That’s it.. then they added lesbian, gay, trans, etc… now certain people can be considered a certain sex but you have to use certain pronouns out of respect or you’re being homophobic. It’s too much really.

karaspara · Accepted Answer

Only from reading the answers in the thread and still not convinced

Mollynotgemma · Answer

Pansexual is saying you’ll decide what you are when you are! Pansexual is either loving male or female! Yes you may love a person for who they are. But when it’s a man and your a man. You are gay. When it’s a woman and your a woman you are a lesbian. If you flit between both you are bisexual. That’s it

OlderAndWiser · Answer

I don't keep up with the 27 categories. To me, you like men, women, both or neither. It's rather simple.

Apple1996 · Answer

Yes there is a difference. Pansexual is wiling to date anyone regardless of how they gender identify and bisexual is only willing to date a guy or a girl

DonkeyDan · Answer

The way I see it is that someone who is bisexual has attractions to specific genders, where as pansexuals have an attraction to all identifiable genders.

Kaneki05 · Answer

Well yeah but the difference don't make much sense to me, but i ain't BI or Pan so i don't really have to worry about it.

But why it don't make sense to me, because if i would be attracted to both anyway and Actually would think it would be better, like been BI getting a girlfriend with a dick? seems good to me if i like girls and like dicks.

Bricealan · Answer

I would not know how to distinguish between the two

sarahlumpkin · Answer

These particulars have been out of the DSM since 1973.

GoodGuyBreakingBad · Answer

Yes, most certain here is something I found

exitseven · Answer

I am pretty confused about the whole thing.

Wise4myage · Answer

I thought they meant the same thing?

M0use · Answer

Tbh idek what pansexual is

ChiPaPa · Answer

It stands to reason that a bisexual person may not be accepting of transgender, non-binary, etc people where as the pansexual would be. After all the root of bisexual is two, while pan means all.