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Case ([personal profile] case) wrote in [community profile] fandomsecrets2013-09-09 06:40 pm

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(Anonymous) 2013-09-09 11:09 pm (UTC)(link)
I thought pansexuality meant that someone's sex/gender didn't enter into the equation of attraction whereas bisexuals are specifically attracted to both men and women, but gender matters to the attraction. So it pansexual doesn't just mean also attracted to trans people, but it means gender/sex doesn't have an effect on attraction.

That's how I've always thought about it anyway. I identify as bisexual because I'm attracted to both men and women, but I have specific things I like in each gender.
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[personal profile] inkdust 2013-09-10 12:14 am (UTC)(link)
That's been my understanding of pansexuality too. An individual's gender identity and presentation don't really play a role in a pansexual person's attraction to them.
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[personal profile] pantswarrior 2013-09-10 12:23 am (UTC)(link)
That's what I thought too. Bisexual = attracted to gender-specific things of males and females (biological and otherwise). Pansexual = attracted to people in general.

Possibly I don't get it because I'm asexual though, so I don't really get how sexual attraction works to begin with, hahah. But my teenage brother identifies as pansexual, and frankly I think it's cool that he managed to even learn that term living with my conservative mom, who naturally keeps telling him he doesn't know what he wants (and is probably crying herself to sleep a lot because two of her three kids turned out to be something other than straight - I actually do sympathize with her, but too bad). I'm supporting the kid in his choice of labels, at any rate. He and my other brother have been awfully supportive of mine.

[personal profile] cbrachyrhynchos 2013-09-10 12:54 am (UTC)(link)
Nope.

(Anonymous) 2013-09-10 12:56 am (UTC)(link)
I'm bisexual and this has also been my experience. I don't care that there are a bunch of special snowflakes who misuse the term. That doesn't take away from the real definition.
I mean, hey! There are -sadly- lots of people who think that bisexuals just can't make up their minds and are "greedy". There are also bisexuals who really need to have both sexes in their lives and therefore feel the need to cheat on their partners once in a while.

That doesn't take away from the fact that "bisexuality" is NOT about an urge to cheat or not being able to decide.

(Anonymous) 2013-09-10 09:49 pm (UTC)(link)
Nope. Bisexual means attracted to both your own gender and not-your-own-gender. Whether it's as broad as 'any gender, anywhere' or narrower to the tune of 'just these two' or 'cis or trans folk of either gender, but genderfluid doesn't do it for me' or any other permutation, bi's still an appropriate label.