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Explain to me like I’m five: what does pan sexual mean exactly?
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Anonymous 1d

attracted to all genders without distinction in the attraction. in comparison, i’m bi but attraction to different genders feels different, from what i understand pansexual ppl don’t necessarily experience a difference

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Anonymous 1d

I call myself bi bc it’s easy and makes sense to me. Different people will explain slightly different definitions, but tbh I don’t think there really is one agreed on difference across the board. Ig what I’m saying is that for some people pan is a strict description, while for others it’s more just vibes or preference

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Anonymous 1d

I don’t care what you identify as or what parts you have; I care about who you are, if I find you physically attractive, and the chemistry between us.

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Anonymous 1d

Uhhh bi=2=just likes boys and girls, pan=all=likes all genders, pansexuals are kinda like gender blind

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Anonymous 23h

Imma like you for you I don’t give a shi what you identify as. I’m not worrying about your label, just who you are as a person

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Anonymous 1d

Im gay and i dont really get how its diff from bi. Idk if its just like an identification thing than an actual diff? Like ive got an nb friend who ids as pan bc it doesnt make sense to them to id as bi because theyre nb

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 1d

Bisexual means you have an attraction to 2 or more genders whereas pansexual means your attracted to every gender

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 1d

Think of bisexual as attraction *to* various genders while pansexual is attraction *regardless* of gender.

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Anonymous replying to -> #5 1d

idk why you’re being downvoted when you’re right. essentially, pansexuals see personality when it comes to attraction before gender/gender based attractiveness.

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Anonymous replying to -> #8 1d

I was just trying my best to explain it to a 5 year old like op asked for 😭

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Anonymous replying to -> #8 23h

basically bc theres some 10 year old discourse where overly “woke” ppl were calling bi ppl transphobic bc “oh bi is 2 so u only like cis men and cis women” which im sure u can imagine didnt go over well lmfao so that’s probably why.

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