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[–] Banana@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Kinda!

The way I'd personally word it is:

Bisexual = attracted to their own gender and other genders (perhaps not every gender but that depends on the person)

Pansexual = gender is irrelevant

The distinction is mostly semantic as it doesn't really change much in terms of how we operate in dating.

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[–] demonquark@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 months ago (1 child)

Counter-anecdote

In my friend group, the bisexuals are very “gender is irrelevant.”

While the “attracted to one specific gender and others” ppl tend me more … “straight, but I’ll suck a dick” (or the inverse “gay, but boobs are super hot”)

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[–] Banana@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago

That's super interesting and totally does not at all reflect the conversations I've had with my friends!

I guess it just goes to show how subjective it is, which is why there is no real consensus. I can only really speak for myself and the people in my circles. I won't argue with bisexual/pansexual people who identify differently because we dictate our own identities really.

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