What is the difference between pansexuality, polysexuality and bisexuality?
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Bisexuality is being attracted to the two Binary Genders, Pansexuality is being attracted to those, both within and outside the gender binary and Finally Polysexuality I beleive is the ability to Identify as whichever sexuality one chooses
Pansexuality is the attraction to every gender identity. Polysexuality is the attraction to more than two gender identities, but maybe not all of them, and bisexuality is the attraction to the male and female sexes (keeping in mind that sex is different than gender.) Sexuality is very complex. I recommend googling the terms to get a better idea of what they involve. c:
Pansexuality is being attracted to all genders (male, female, genderfluid, non-binary, etc). Bisexuality is being attracted to only male and female, and polysexuality is being attracted to some genders but not all, it varies from poly to poly.
Bisexuality= to be towards male and females
Pansexuality= to be attracted to people of all genders, sexualites , and sexes after you have formed a very strong bond with them
polysexuality- to be in a realtionship with more then i partner
Great question!
Bisexuality is an ability to be attracted to the same genders and also different genders.
Pansexuality is an ability to be attracted to all genders ("pan" = all)
Polysexuality is an an ability to be attracted to multiple genders at the same time ("poly" = multiple).
Bisexuals like the same and other genders, polysexuals like multiple genders, and pansexuals like all genders. People can even identify as a blend of the three. It really all depends on you. :)
Pansexuality is the attraction to all genders. Polysexuality is the attraction to multiple genders, but not necessarily all. Bisexuality is the attraction to both males and females.
Anonymous
December 19th, 2015 8:41pm
'Pansexuality' is the attraction to 'all' sexes. 'Polysexuality' is the attraction to 'multiple' sexes. 'Bisexuality' is the attraction to 'both' sexes which refers to the two binary sexes, male and female.
Anonymous
December 23rd, 2015 2:05am
Pansex is for open-minded people that explore all forms of persons and sexes. Bisex normally is a two way street, comparing 2 males and 2 females, and reverse at times. Polysex are attracted to many different people at one time and can have multiple relationships at one time.
A person who is bisexual usually considers themselves sexually attracted to the two most well-known genders: cisgender (meaning they identify with the gender they were assigned at birth) men and women. Pansexual people usually agree that they can find themselves sexually attracted to anyone on the gender spectrum, meaning transgendered people, cisgender people, nonbinary people, and more. Polysexual people can be attracted sexually to more than one person at a time.
Bisexuality implies that it exists only two genders, which is a much debated concept. If you consider that there are more than 2 genders, a polysexual is attracted by more than one gender and a pansexual one is attracted to any gender that exists.
The difference between pan, poly, and bi is this. Pan and poly are the same, meaning attracted to all genders, while bi means only two.
Anonymous
December 30th, 2015 9:18am
Pansexuality is when you are sexually, emotionally and romantically attracted to all genders. Polysexuality is when you're attracted to multiple genders. Bisexuality is when you're attracted to more than one gender.
Pan sexuality is where you are sexually attracted to people of ALL genders (male, female, trans, gender fluid etc) PolySexual is an attraction to MULTIPLE but NOT ALL genders. Bisexuality is sexual attraction to both male and female but no one else.
Pansexuality means you care about their personality, not their looks. And this applies to any gender. Polysexuality means you're attracted to multiple genders, male, female, and others. Bisexuality means you're attracted to both males and females.
A pansexual is attracted to ALL genders, a polysexual is attracted to several genders, and a bisexual is attracted to both traditional binary genders.
Pansexuality is being sexually attracted to any sex or gender (lust/for looks). Polysexuality is being is being attracted to multiple or any sex or gender (fluff/for who the person is non related to body). Bisexuality simply means you are attracted in a general sense (romantic or sexual) to two sex or genders, usually men and women (why that is almost always the case, bisexuality could also mean for example, men and hermaphrodite)
You are bisexual if you are attracted to your own gender and the opposite one. You are pansexual if you are attracted to all genders and you are polysexual if you are only attracted to a few genders.
Anonymous
January 2nd, 2016 2:56am
Pansexuality is being interested in others regardless of gender. Polysexuality is the attraction to multiple genders, and bsexuality is the attraction to both men and women.
Anonymous
January 2nd, 2016 5:52am
Pansexuality: sexually attracted to all genders.
Polysexuality: sexually attracted to multiple (but not all) genders.
Bisexuality: sexually attracted to two or more genders. Many people use bisexual interchangeably with pansexual; it just depends on the person.
Pansexuality is romantic or emotional attraction to any sex or gender. polysexuality is attraction to multiple sexes or genders. Bisexuality is attraction to both females and males.
Bisexuality is sexual attraction to two genders. Polysexual is attracted to multiple genders and pansexual is attracted to all genders.
Pansexual-attraction regardless of gender Polysexual-attraction to three or more but not all genders Bisexual-attraction to two or more but not all genders
Great question! Bisexuality is most commonly defined as being attracted to two different genders (traditionally males and females but this isn't always the case. Polysexuality typically means you are attracted to many or all genders, and pansexuality is when someones genitals, sexuality and gender expression don't matter or to someone- primarily those of us (like me!) who are pansexual care mostly about someones personality.
Pansexuality is when someone is attracted to anyone regardless of gender, Bisexuality is the attraction of typically only male and female people. Polysexuality is when a person doesn't mind being in a relationship with more than one person, at once.
'Pan' literally means 'all' and pansexual usually refers to someone who is attracted to all genders and wishes to identify that this includes those not included by simply male/female categorisation, similarly polysexuality wishes to identify attraction to genders outside this typical categorisation but may not be attracted to all genders ('poly' means 'many'). Bisexuality simply refers to both heterosexual and homosexual attractions, so bisexuals are attracted to their own and opposite genders.
pansexuality is liking all genders. polysexuality is liking 2 or more genders and bisexuality is liking 2 genders
Anonymous
January 23rd, 2016 8:33am
Pansexuality means that you are attracted to all genders, such as bigender, male, female, genderqueer and so on, whilst bigender means that you are only attracted to two genders (they don't have to be male and female). Polysexuality is almost like pansexuality, but you are not attracted to all genders, only a few or many.
Anonymous
January 27th, 2016 10:38am
Pansexuality is where you love the person for themselves, and don't really care about the body. Bisexuality is where you are sexually attracted to both men and women. As far as I know, polysexuality and pansexuality are the same thing.
Anonymous
January 27th, 2016 10:43pm
Bisexuals same gender and opposite genders, polysexuals like multiple genders, and pansexuals like all genders
Pansexual is when you're sexually attracted to all genders, polysexual is when you're sexually attracted to some but not all genders (more than two) and bisexual is when you're sexually attracted to two genders usually male and female.
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