What is the difference between......

[Yoseisame]

I know someone may have asked this before, but..........
What is the difference between bisexuality and pansexuality?  

[Taeryyn]

Bisexual is being potentially being attracted to male and female. ("Bi" meaning "two".)

Pansexual is potentially being attracted to someone, regardless of whether they're male, female, or somewhere outside of the gender binary. ("Pan" meaning "all".)  

[lgtenos]

Bisexual = Attracted to both sexes (male and female)
Pansexual = Attracted to all genders and sexes.

The key difference is that Bisexuals recognize the split between males and females [biologically], whereas Pansexuals do not see such boundaries. Pansexuals base attraction simply on their own points-of-view.

Damnit Taeryyn. Stop stealin' mah thundah!  

[Yoseisame]

ok, thanks.  

[Taeryyn]

Pfft. I was just thinking how your definition sounded less like you paraphrased a dictionary. razz  

[lgtenos]

Taeryyn

Pfft. I was just thinking how your definition sounded less like you paraphrased a dictionary. razz

You know what!? I challenge you to a fish-duel. *grabs salmon*  

[Taeryyn]

lgtenos

Taeryyn

Pfft. I was just thinking how your definition sounded less like you paraphrased a dictionary. razz

You know what!? I challenge you to a fish-duel. *grabs salmon*

*grabs a trout*

Now, the question is, does your salmon have an attraction to boy salmon and salmonettes, or is it also potentially attracted to salmonella?  

[lgtenos]

Taeryyn

lgtenos

Taeryyn

Pfft. I was just thinking how your definition sounded less like you paraphrased a dictionary. razz

You know what!? I challenge you to a fish-duel. *grabs salmon*

*grabs a trout*

Now, the question is, does your salmon have an attraction to boy salmon and salmonettes, or is it also potentially attracted to salmonella?

It's a Pansexual salmon named Bertha. Therefore, it has everything.  

[Yoseisame]

LOL, so.......... Pansexuals focus on the person not the gender?  

[Taeryyn]

lgtenos

It's a Pansexual salmon named Bertha. Therefore, it has everything.

Yoseisame

LOL, so.......... Pansexuals focus on the person not the gender?

3nodding Sort of. I think it's more that pansexuals aren't restricted by gender, while some people are just wired to prefer one gender or two.  

[lgtenos]

GGSA Crew Members... Making Gaia a better place~  

[Taeryyn]

Indeed. What problem can't a pansexual salmon solve? cool  

[xXbelovedXxx]

This just made my day.  

[ForeverDreamWithinADream]

Bi means two while pan means all. For bi sexuals, they can have an attraction to both men and women but may not be attracted to people who are intersexed, transgender, etc.....basically pansexuals don't care about gender or identity, but the person themselves.  

[Yoseisame]

Thanks........ now I have more questions to ask my self....... I would like to think that I would be more focused on the person, but I have yet to experience it... so I don't know.........