My interpretation:
If you're bisexual, it's about presented gender. If you're pansexual, it's about equipment.
this post was submitted on 16 Jun 2026
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Bisexual: attracted to those of their own gender and different genders
and panssexuals?
I'm bisexual so I really only feel qualified to assert that definition.
I believe that pansexuals are attracted despite gender. I dunno, I can't tell the difference between the two. I'm just old and bisexual feels like it fits better for me.
A bisexual is a pansexual who's had enough of kitchen jokes
Would a pansexual be a bisexual who's had enough shopping jokes?
No. But of Bicycles.
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i'm east coast bi west coast pan, because what the words mean are different on opposite sides of the US
Bisexual - You’re over 35
Pansexual - You’re under 35
Omnisexual - You’ve spent way more time thinking about your sexuality than getting laid
Demisexual - You’re way more queer than you’re ready to admit.
Sapiosexual - You’re a straight guy trying to impress the cute barista by seeming cool and intellectual. You are failing. Or you are a woman on a dating app trying to stop the endless flood of low-effort “sup” introductions. You are also failing.
Edit: Forgot one!
Heteroflexible - Willing to touch someone of the same gender sorta sexually for an audience if you think it means you’ll get a threesome later.
I thought pansexual was where you had the legs of a goat, played a little reed flute, and got off on being generally mischievous.
I'm old and refused to claim a flag when they were presented.
I just tell people that "I'm independent, but occupied" or I ask them why they are so concerned about my penis, depending on the manner in which the question was asked.
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I learned long ago whether someone told me they were pan or bi, it took absolutely zero effort on my part to accept and agree with them.
Sure you're bi/pan, but are you a unicorn, because my fiancée and I really like your vibe.
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To be fair, pansexuality is under the umbrella of bisexuality. What makes it more confusing is that there is no rule saying that bisexuals must only be attracted to 2 genders. Nor is there a rule stating that a bisexual must care about the gender of their partner.
Edit: bisexual is a very old term, but it does not strictly refer to only two genders.
Doesn't the name imply only two?
A master, and an apprentice.
The "bi" is for both homosexual and heterosexual relations. Not gender itself.
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Sure but it can be interpreted as "people who share my gender" and "people who do not share my gender."
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....bi means 2.
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Pansexuals just over thought it tbh
The difference is that the pans got the better flag colors.
hell nah, the only reason why i don't call myself pan is because the flag colours are ugly
late sunset over a deep ocean vs printer toners
Looks like the same ocean to me. Its just a different time of day.
Hell nah! I use the bi label specifically because of the colors! (And because more people immediately unterstand what it means)
It was recently pointed out to me that an outfit I have been rocking for years makes it look like I’m trying to be a walking bisexual flag: pink button up over a purple tank top with blue shorts. This was by coincidence do but I love those colors so I was fully prepared to die on the hill that it was the superior flag.
But after refreshing my memory, you right the pan flag looks like three flavors of ice cream stacked atop each other
Wait, wait, wait, pansexual is when you have a love for wide screen photography, right?
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