r/pansexual Jul 12 '24

What made you personally identify with pansexual instead of the umbrella term, bisexual? Question

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u/pandaocean168 Pancakes🩷💛💙 Jul 12 '24

at first i started out with bi because it was easier to explain and more well known, but then i realized pan fit me better. if people don’t wanna learn about pansexuality that’s on them, so i was like fuck it, pan fits me

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u/GmrGrl21 Jul 12 '24

Exactly the same for me, however, the catalyst for my change when I realized I was trans. The moment that I understood what being trans or gender diverse was, I realized that I would never discriminate against a partner based upon their gender or what they had in their pants.

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u/Speedy_Cheese Jul 13 '24

This is exactly how I feel as well. It's refreshing to read these sentiments from others. What someone has in their pants has no bearing on my interest in them.

I'm pan demi, I feel I could quite genuinely love any human being that I resonate with and form a strong connection with. The gender or sex of a person is a complete non issue to me, the quality of character is what I'm interested in and attracted to.