Pansexual

 is an m-spec sexual orientation.

Alternate Names

 * Pan

Etymology
The prefix pan- comes from the Greek word for "all" or "every."

Definitions

 * Describes someone who has the potential for emotional, romantic or sexual attraction to people of any gender though not necessarily simultaneously, in the same way or to the same degree. Sometimes used interchangeably with bisexual. - Human Rights Campaign

History
The term pansexuality as a term for human sexuality and identity emerged in the 1990s.

Statistics
A 2021 census done by the Office for National Statistics showed that 0.23% of participants described themselves as pansexual.

Controversy
There's a big misconception about pansexuality that pansexual is a transphobic and biphobic identity. This is because of the belief that pansexuality is different from bisexuality because of the inclusion of trans individuals that bisexual doesn't include and not seeing trans men as men and trans women as women. This is untrue.

Perceptions and Discrimination
Pansexual individuals, like anyone of m-spec identity, are assumed to be cheaters because they are "available to everyone." This, and other misconceptions, can lead to violence from their intimate partners.

Subsets

 * Panflux
 * Fox Pan

Flags
The pansexual flag was created by Twitter user shrikeabyssals in 2010.