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Mead posted...

I dont entirely grasp the difference tbh

@Mead

im not the authority on this, obviously, but my understanding is that bisexual, by definition, is an attraction to two genders. (This is almost always an attraction to males and females, but you could technically be into any two genders.) Pansexuality rejects the gender binary, and is inclusive of transpeoples, intersex peoples, gender-fluid people, and other non- or a- gendered people.

Theres definitely room for argument that bi- wasnt meant to be exclusionary, or that its an umbrella term for attracted to more than one gender which pansexuals fall under. I certainly dont think any less of anyone who identifies as bi but is more accurately pan. Theyre all just words and gender is fake so :P

Ive never personally met someone who identities as bi who is turned off by the idea of dating someone outside the gender binary, but Im sure those people do exist. So in order to be both more inclusive and more precise, I identify as pan. Also, I personally dont identify myself as male anymore, so maybe Im a bit extra sensitive to bisexual implying non-binary folk arent included.


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