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Pansexuality is a sexual orientation that involves sexual attraction to people of all genders.<ref name="lgbt_5thi">{{Cite web |title=5 things you should know on Pansexual Visibility Day |last=Webb |first=By Laurence |work=LGBT Foundation |date=May 21, 2018 |access-date=November 26, 2019 |url= https://lgbt.foundation/news/5-things-you-should-know-on-pansexual-visibility-day/161}}</ref><ref>[https://www.hrc.org/resources/glossary-of-terms Human Rights Campaign: Glossary of Terms]</ref> Pansexuals are attracted to all types of people. They are gender-blind (because if they're not gender blind then 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 they feel the word "bisexual" has [[Gender binary|binary]] implications.<ref>https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/pansexual</ref><ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pansexuality</ref> | Pansexuality is a sexual orientation that involves sexual attraction to people of all genders.<ref name="lgbt_5thi">{{Cite web |title=5 things you should know on Pansexual Visibility Day |last=Webb |first=By Laurence |work=LGBT Foundation |date=May 21, 2018 |access-date=November 26, 2019 |url= https://lgbt.foundation/news/5-things-you-should-know-on-pansexual-visibility-day/161}}</ref><ref>[https://www.hrc.org/resources/glossary-of-terms Human Rights Campaign: Glossary of Terms]</ref> Pansexuals are attracted to all types of people. They are gender-blind (because if they're not gender blind then 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 they feel the word "bisexual" has [[Gender binary|binary]] implications.<ref>https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/pansexual</ref><ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pansexuality</ref> | ||
Notable pansexual nonbinary people include: | Notable pansexual nonbinary or genderqueer people include: | ||
*Astrophysicist and politician [[Amita Kuttner]] | *Astrophysicist and politician [[Amita Kuttner]] | ||
*Writer and CEO [[Tiffany Jana]] | *Writer and CEO [[Tiffany Jana]] | ||
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*Model [[Kyle McCoy]] | *Model [[Kyle McCoy]] | ||
*Musician and actor [[Shamir Bailey]] | *Musician and actor [[Shamir Bailey]] | ||
*Musician [[Christine and the Queens]] | |||
*Musician and actor [[Miley Cyrus]] | |||
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File:Pansexual symbol.png|Pansexual symbol. | File:Pansexual symbol.png|Pansexual symbol. | ||
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It is not uncommon for people to use both bisexual and pansexual as labels, due to the overlapping definitions. Notable nonbinary people who are both bi and pan include musician [[Mal Blum]] and activist [[Gigi Raven Wilbur]]. | |||
===Omnisexuality=== | ===Omnisexuality=== | ||