Romantic and sexual orientation: Difference between revisions

Bisexuality is a sexual orientation in which a person feels sexual attraction to more than one gender of people<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bisexuality</ref>. Some define this as attraction to women as well as men. Others define bisexuality as attraction to two genders of people: the same as one's own gender, and different than one's own gender. Others define bisexuality as attraction to people of any gender. What "bisexuality" means when nonbinary identities are taken into account is a matter of debate. Many people feel that "bi-" reinforces the gender binary, and erases nonbinary identities, preferring pansexual or polysexual. Others<ref>http://www.bisexualindex.org.uk/index.php/Bisexuality#binary</ref> argue that "bisexual" was originally coined to describe a sexuality which included aspects of both heterosexuality and homosexuality, and that in a nonbinary context heterosexuality should be interpreted as inclusive of attraction to all other genders or sexes.

Pansexuality is a sexual orientation that involves sexual attraction to people of all genders. Pansexuals are attracted to all types of people. They are gender-blind (because if they're not gender blind than it's called Omnisexuality), asserting that gender is insignificant or irrelevant in determining whether they will be sexually attracted to others. Some people prefer to call themselves 'pansexual' rather than bisexual because of the latter term's [[Gender binary|binary]] implications.<ref>http://oxforddictionaries.com/view/entry/m_en_gb0602230#m_en_gb0602230</ref><ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pansexuality</ref>

 

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