All I know is that I love anyone (with a preference for women) regardless of gender. I would say gender does matter to me since I prefer women, but I would love anyone regardless, and would gladly date women, men, and everyone in-between. not only this, but if my love transitioned, I would still love them.
Go with what sounds cooler to you. As they are really no different, and each person could give you a definition of the slight differences they believe they have.
I go with bi, because it sounds cooler to me and because it was the term most used when I was younger so I grew into it, but that’s it.
Slightly joking, slightly not: Bi means you’re over 35, Pan means you’re under 35 and Omni means you’ve spent more time thinking about it than getting laid.
I break the mold. 40 years old and I say I am pansexual. The only way I wouldn’t have sex with you is if you had a barbie doll crotch and only because I wouldnt even know what to do with that.
If they’ve still got a prostate, anus, nipples, neck, or mouth, you might be able to make it work with enough foreplay. I made a woman come from licking her nipples once. Definitely hard-mode though.
how im aware of it
bi is a catch all terms of gender
omni means youre fine with either but you might have preference to one more than the other. because you have a preference, you would not necessarily be “gender blind”
pan means is like dont even consider gender as a criteria of liking someone. said person can suddenly change genders and it would not affect how they feel about a person. fully gender blind.
ahhh, ok. i’m definitely omni then.
I like men, women, non-binary peeps, and both directions of trans folk, but I say bisexual because to me it’s all inclusive. Also the best flag.
Plus you get to be one of the letters in the acronym! Lots of people disagree on which letters to use, but everyone puts a b for bisexual in there.
Speaking of letters, what’s wrong with the term “queer”? Isn’t that inclusive enough?
I think queer is a catch-all for LGBT+ people in general
Yeah, me too. It’s such a handy word, because you don’t need to add anything to it. It already contains every minority that has something to do with sex, love and gender.
I do love our flag
Your sexual attraction has nothing to do with gender - yours or anyone else’s - but with sex.
Homosexuality is same sex attraction.
Bisexual is attraction to both sexes.
Asexual is attraction to neither sex.
Heterosexual is attraction to the opposite sex.
Everything outside of that is really just people trying to give themselves a label to stand out.
Bisexuals think hot is hot
Pansexuals either don’t know what pan means or they’re cool with fucking aliens like Jack Harkness
Omnisexuals are pansexuals that want to feel like special snowflakes
As many others have pointed out, there’s no governing body that defines these terms clearly so we all kind of have our own definitions. It’s important to make a few points though:
- There’s a difference between sexual attraction and romantic attraction. You can be sexually attracted to a gender without wanting to have a relationship with a person of that gender.
- Because gender is a spectrum, so too is sexuality a spectrum.
- Sexuality is also fluid, and can change significantly through a person’s life.
Personally, I identify as bisexual and not either pan or omni, and the reason why I do so is because I’m attracted to feminine women and masculine men. Because I’m not attracted to anything else on the spectrum (masculine women; feminine men; androgyny etc.) I feel like the term bisexual (two) better reflects me. I only have two genders I’m attracted to and am only attracted to those who both identify and present with that gender. I also identify as heteroromantic because, as a cis man, I only want romantic relationships with women (cis/trans, doesn’t matter).
Don’t try to align to an external orientation. A word won’t help you have good relationships. Just get on with loving who you love. The only thing you need to express to someone else is your feelings about them as an individual, and none of those orientation words will help there.
Does it matter?
When I was a teenager, I used to think I was straight. Now in my 30s, I know I only like men. I’ve been with the same partner for 10 years. At some point I guess I stopped being attracted to women or wanting to pursue a romantic relationship with them. It didn’t happen overnight.
Meeting the right person changed something for me. I wouldn’t get too hung up on labels. Date whoever you want.
How are we supposed to know? Shouldn’t you be telling us?
They’re all interchangeable, really.
Everyone I’ve ever met, has their own personal definitions for the distinctions between these terms. As far as I’m concerned, that makes them all somewhat interchangeable.
Sexuality is a spectrum. Where you fit on that spectrum is as unique as you are, as a person. So, go ahead and choose whatever label you prefer, to describe your position on it. Hell…go ahead and make up your own word for yourself, if that feels like the best way to describe yourself. There are no wrong answers.
