Everything about Pansexuality totally explained
Pansexuality (sometimes referred to as
omnisexuality) is a
sexual orientation characterized by the potential for
aesthetic attraction,
romantic love and/or
sexual desire for people, regardless of their
gender identity or
biological sex. Thus, pansexuality includes potential attraction to people (such as
transgender individuals) who don't fit into the
gender binary of male/female. Some pansexuals suggest that they're
gender-blind; that gender and sex are insignificant or irrelevant in determining whether that'll be sexually attracted to others.
The word pansexual is derived from the
Greek prefix
pan-, meaning "all". "All" is specifically in reference to human
genders. In its simplest form, pansexuality denotes the potential of sexual attraction to all genders. It is intended to negate the idea of two genders (as expressed by
bi-).
Because
pan- refers only to human genders, and not to sexual practices or people in general, pansexuality doesn't signify automatic attraction to all people. Similarly, it also doesn't signify acceptance of all sexual behaviors, such as
paraphilias (for example,
incest,
bestiality, or
necrophilia) or
fetishes. As with more common sexual identities such as
homosexuality and
heterosexuality, pansexuality refers to the role of gender in sexual attraction, and not to the role of sexual acts and behaviors.
The adjective pansexual may also be applied to organizations or events. In this context, the term usually indicates an openness to the involvement of people of all genders and sexual orientations in said organization/event, and not to the pansexual sexual identity.
Pansexuality versus bisexuality
The terms "pansexual" and "bisexual" are not mutually exclusive. Pansexuality is inclusive of bisexuality (attraction to both males and females) but additionally includes attraction to other
genders and
sexes such as those identifying as
transgender,
genderqueer,
bigender,
intersex, or
genderfuck. In this sense, it necessarily rejects the concept of a
gender binary, which some bisexuals may not reject. Pansexuality has been described as a "means to skip the binaries and essentialism of 'bi'."
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