What is the difference between pansexual and bisexual?
Cadence
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Mar 9, 2015
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The differences really lie in semantics. By name, bisexual means that someone is attracted to two sexes in a sexual manner, primarily male and female. Pansexual means that someone is attracted to all genders and sexes. This can include males, females, trans folks, genderqueer folks, or any other means of gender presentation. This isn't to say that bisexual people don't like trans or genderqueer folks, and that's where the semantics argument comes in. Some people that are pansexual prefer to identify as bisexual because it seems easier, as the term is more well known. In the end, they're both labels that mean relatively similar things, but some prefer pansexual as it encompasses all genders in one term, and some prefer bisexual because it's more recognizable.
Anonymous
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Jan 15, 2015
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Bisexuality is widely defined as sexual attraction to the same and other genders (not just two, regardless of the name!) and pansexuality is sexual attraction to people regardless of gender. The source that explains it the best: http://argentconflagration.tumblr.com/post/67280987324/i-made-a-thing
Anonymous
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Apr 5, 2015
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Bisexual is being attracted to boys and girls whereas pansexual are attracted to boys,girls,transexuals,intersexual ,etch
brirose23
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Jul 7, 2015
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Pansexual is a new age phrase first of. Bisexual is liking both male and female for the facts that they are male and female and seeing the difference between the love. Being pansexual is loving someone based on love alone and not caring what the gender is or anything for that matter.
Anonymous
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May 2, 2015
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It's actually unclear as many that identify as pan or bi just identify with the first term they hear. Many have their own separate definitions anyway. The main ones I understand and have heard are that pan people do not care about looks or gender whereas gender and appearance do play a small part for bisexuals. Another is that bis may have a slight gender preference or even that they do not want relationships with trans or interesex persons (in my case I find that to be transphobic and that's not why I identify as bi). The basic pattern is that pan is a more universal attraction spectrum than bi, but bi is used more as it's the more commonly used term. I personally identify as bi because more people know what it means and I have preferences. My advice is, pick the one that you prefer the sound of and remember that the label is there to help you and not another thing to conform to. :)
Lior
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Jul 20, 2015
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Bisexual is the term which says attraction to two (Bi=Two) genders, it's referring to the woman and man (Although sometimes it refers to the sexes themselves (male and female)).
Pansexual is a term which tries to break the dichotomy of man and woman and acknowledge that there are more genders and sexes other than that (Like intersex, genderqueers and others) and so gives place to all of them. Pansexuality can be an attraction to a person regardless their sex/gender, or the possible attraction to all genders and sexes.
Anonymous
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Jan 16, 2015
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Bisexual is having attraction to males and female while pansexual is having sexual attraction to all genders.
genuineSeal64
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Mar 8, 2015
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Bisexual means your attracted to men and women... Pansexual means your attract to men women trans (all genders basically)
Anonymous
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Apr 23, 2015
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Bisexual means that you are attracted to two genders, whatever they may be. Pansexual means that you are attracted to every gender, it doesn't matter.
Brittneym101
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Mar 13, 2015
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Bi-sexual is simply when you are a male or female that likes to date and/or have sex with both male and female. Pan-sexual basically means that you have the ability to love anyone or any/and every gender.
LilacLillies
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May 27, 2015
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Pansexual means attracted to all-Female, Male, Transgender-Male to female, Transgender Female to Male, androgynous, and gender fluid people. Bisexual is only attracted to two, female and male. A way to remember is Bi means two (Like Bicycle) and Pan means all :)
theoceansblue
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Jun 22, 2015
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A lot of people get confused by the two. Bisexual is liking both genders; female and male. Pansexual is not caring what gender their partner is; wether their male, female, transgender..etc.
Anonymous
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Aug 11, 2015
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I, myself am pansexual. You see, being pansexual means that you are attracted to people without paying attention to their gender, as there are more than two genders (Agender, Bigender, Genderfluid, Genderqueer). Being bisexual means that you are attracted to "only" male and female people (not always equally).
Anonymous
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Sep 3, 2015
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Bisexuality, by definition, is sexual attraction to two or more genders. It is usually used as sexual attraction to only males and females. Although there is the term Bi- meaning two- as a prefix, bisexuality has evolved to include the or more.
Pansexuality, by definition, means sexual attraction to any gender, regardless of gender. That means that most pansexuals, while stil accepting your gender, won't have your gender taken into account on matters of sexual attraction.
grassence
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May 9, 2015
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Pansexual is universal; you don't mind dating any gender and that included non-binary. Gender fluid. Trans. Bisexual is mainly boys and girls.
Anonymous
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May 28, 2015
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Pansexual means being attracted to people of any sex/gender identity (such as interest, transgender, third-gender, androgynous, or any of the other identities); you don't have a preference. Bisexual means you are attracted specifically to males and females.
HereIsToUs
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Jun 22, 2015
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Bisexual is the ability to like a male or female sexually. Pansexual is tue ability to like somebody of any gender idemtifaction either aesthetically, platonically, sexually or romantically.
Anonymous
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Jul 20, 2015
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Bisexual means you're attracted to men and women; pansexual means you're attracted to all different genders ("bi" means "two" and "pan" means "all"). It gets a little fuzzy because people in their thirties and up are more likely to identify as bisexual even if they're attracted to more than two genders, just because that was the only word that was available when they were growing up.
wolfanna
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Aug 25, 2015
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The difference between pansexual and bisexual is that bisexual is a person who is strictly attracted to male and female individuals. Pansexual is a person who is attracted to anyone, no matter their gender, color, etc.
calmingCat38
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Jan 4, 2016
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You are pansexual if you are attracted to ALL genders. You are bisexual if you are attracted to your own and to the opposite sex.
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