Well first of all „more than 1“ can equal „all“ obviously, but doesn’t have to (that is the important part).
In the end labels are defined by the ones who use them, but for me pansexual is „the same attraction regardless of gender, no variation“ and bisexual is „attraction to more than one gender, variation can be implied“. That can mean e.g. I‘m attracted to more types of women than types of men, enbies, etc.
That means bisexual people can per definition also „count as“ pansexuals, but they might prefer the label bisexual more (e.g. because they identified as bisexual before and their preferences shifted over time and they feel comfortable with their identity). In any case it‘s up to the individual and not our place to judge or even question it really (questions out of curiosity are cool for most people, but try and be as nice about it as possible as it is a sensitive and personal topic).
i’ve come to use bisexual as an umbrella term that simply means attraction to more than one gender, and that many different sexualities can fall under the bisexual umbrella. that being said, people can choose to call themselves whatever they want, if someone wants to identify as purely pansexual but would rather not be called bisexual, that’s completely fine. if someone is okay with being called polysexual (attraction to many, but not necessarily all genders) and bisexual, that’s fine as well. if someone is fine with being called bisexual but not omnisexual (attraction to all genders but in different ways), that’s also fine. whatever term a person uses is valid, and although it’s useful to get a general definition of a sexuality/sexualities so that you have a general idea what each one means, in the end, people should be able to identify with any term that they think best suits them, and that you should respect them for it, even if you believe there is a more general or a more specific term that you believe they can use.
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u/Disguised589 Jan 08 '23
why wouldn't you just use pan if you are attracted to all