What's the difference between bi sexual and pansexual?

[Bubbles]

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[Outrider]

I have never heard of pansexual before 

Anyone know?

Saw it here

http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2015/08/28/miley-cyrus-confirms-she-is-pansexual/

Not pretending to any expertise, but as I understand it -

Technically, bisexuality is where someone whose physical and psychological sex is the same finds physically and psychologically male people attractive, and finds physically and psychologically female people attractive.

Pansexuality doesn't feel the restriction about people's psychological gender matching their physical gender, so they can find any given combination of mental and physical gender attractive (depending on the individual, of course).

In practical terms it doesn't make much of a difference, I suspect - pansexuality is a claim that's become common to show that people 'don't have those boundary issues', I suspect.

O.

[Owlswing]

According to a note further down the link provided by Rose, Miley Cyrus defines pansexual as "attraction to people regardless of sex or gender identity", thus, I would suggest, including those who define themselves as Trans.

[Hope]

Oxford Dictionary Onlie definitions:

Pansexual:  Not limited in sexual choice with regard to biological sex, gender, or gender
                            identity.

Bisexual:  (1) Sexually attracted to both men and women. 
                         (2) Biology Having characteristics of both sexes.

[Owlswing]

Oxford Dictionary Onlie definitions:

Pansexual:  Not limited in sexual choice with regard to biological sex, gender, or gender
                            identity.

Bisexual:  (1) Sexually attracted to both men and women. 
                         (2) Biology Having characteristics of both sexes.

Wasn't that what I said that the article said?

[Hope]

Wasn't that what I said that the article said?

It was, but some others seemed to want to put slightly different interpretations on the terms, so I thought I'd back you up, Matt.  Don't worry, I won't make that mistake again.

[Owlswing]

Wasn't that what I said that the article said?

It was, but some others seemed to want to put slightly different interpretations on the terms, so I thought I'd back you up, Matt.  Don't worry, I won't make that mistake again.

It was not I that msade the comment I quoted but the article quoting Mylie Cyrus.

Though, I must admit, a confirmation of something that I had posted ,did come as a pleasant surprise!

[ippy]

Oxford Dictionary Onlie definitions:

Pansexual:  Not limited in sexual choice with regard to biological sex, gender, or gender
                            identity.

Bisexual:  (1) Sexually attracted to both men and women. 
                         (2) Biology Having characteristics of both sexes.

Are Pansexuals a bit sheepish about it?  Sorry.

Are there lot of pansexuals living in South America?

ippy