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Another alternate pansexual flag by Hey All Scott here! on Discord.

Pansexual (often shortened to pan) is a sexual orientation describing an individual who experiences sexual attraction to individuals where gender identity is not a factor.

Pansexual individuals may instead feel that their sexual attraction is influenced by other factors, such as presentation or personality. While pansexual individuals may have a sexual preference for a certain gender identity, gender is not a factor in their attraction.

Pansexual individuals may be described as being "gender blind."

Since pansexual individuals experience attraction regardless of gender identity, they effectively experience attraction to all gender identities, which may cause confusion with omnisexuality.

The romantic counterpart to pansexual is panromantic.

Pansexual vs. Other Identities

Pansexuality is often compared against other multisexual-spectrum identities. In particular, it is frequently confused with omnisexual and bisexual as these terms may be used to describe attraction towards all gender identities.

Some pansexual individuals may also identify with or use one or both of these terms, either on top of or instead of pansexual. The choice to use another term comes down to preference. Some individuals may prefer pansexual because it is more specific, while others may prefer terms like bisexual because they are more widely known.

Omnisexual

Omnisexuality describes attraction to all gender identities. Omnisexual individuals may feel attraction differently towards individuals based on the target's gender identity. This may manifest as experiencing attraction differently depending on the target's gender identity.

Pansexual individuals do not view gender as a factor in their attraction and so would not experience the attraction differently based on the target's gender identity, although they may experience attraction differently based on other factors.

Bisexual

Bisexuality describes attraction to two or more gender identities. Some bisexual individuals may be attracted to all genders. Some individuals may identify as both bisexual and pansexual, while others may prefer one over the other.

Flag and Symbols

The pansexual flag was created in 2010 by shrikeabyssals.^[1] The flag's meaning has been loosely defined, but most interpret pink to represent attraction to women, yellow to represent attraction to non-binary individuals, and blue to represent attraction to men.

The second alternate pan flag was designed by Discord user Hey All Scott here! on June 4, 2021.

Another common symbol for pansexuality is the P with an arrow and crossed tail. The cross of the tail represents the cross on the symbol for Venus (♀), used to represent women. The arrow represents the arrow on the symbol for Mars (♂), used to represent men. The symbol predates the flag and is still occasionally used today.

Etymology

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

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-'''Pansexual''' (often shortened to '''pan''') is a [[Sexual Orientation|sexual orientation]] describing an individual who experiences [[Sexual Attraction|sexual attraction]] to individuals where [[Gender Identity|gender identity]] is not a factor. Since pansexual individuals experience attraction regardless of gender identity, they effectively experience attraction to all gender identities.
+'''Pansexual''' (often shortened to '''pan''') is a [[Sexual Orientation|sexual orientation]] describing an individual who experiences [[Sexual Attraction|sexual attraction]] to individuals where [[Gender Identity|gender identity]] is not a factor.
-Pansexual individuals may be described as being "gender blind," meaning that gender identity is not a factor in their attraction to an individual. They may instead feel that their sexual attraction is influenced by other factors, such as [[Gender Presentation|presentation]] or personality.
+Pansexual individuals may instead feel that their sexual attraction is influenced by other factors, such as [[Gender Presentation|presentation]] or personality. While pansexual individuals may have a [[Sexual Preference|sexual preference]] for a certain gender identity, gender is not a factor in their attraction.
+Pansexual individuals may be described as being "gender blind."
+Since pansexual individuals experience attraction regardless of gender identity, they effectively experience attraction to all gender identities, which may cause confusion with [[Omnisexual|omnisexuality]].
 The romantic counterpart to pansexual is [[Panromantic|panromantic.]]
 ==Pansexual vs. Other Identities==
-Pansexuality is often compared against other [[multisexual]] identities. In particular, it is similar to [[omnisexual]] and [[bisexual]] as these terms may be used to describe attraction towards all gender identities. These terms are also sometimes used interchangeably due to their similarities and overlaps.
+Pansexuality is often compared against other [[M-spec|multisexual-spectrum]] identities. In particular, it is frequently confused with [[omnisexual]] and [[bisexual]] as these terms may be used to describe attraction towards all gender identities.
+Some pansexual individuals may also identify with or use one or both of these terms, either on top of or instead of pansexual. The choice to use another term comes down to preference. Some individuals may prefer pansexual because it is more specific, while others may prefer terms like bisexual because they are more widely known.
 === Omnisexual ===
-Omnisexual describes attraction to all gender identities. The most commonly accepted difference is that omnisexual individuals may feel a difference in their attraction to individuals based on the target's gender identity. This may manifest as having a preference for certain gender identity(s) or as experiencing attraction differently depending on the target's gender identity. Omnisexual individuals may also find certain traits attractive only on individuals of certain gender identities.
+[[Omnisexual|Omnisexuality]] describes attraction to all gender identities. Omnisexual individuals may feel attraction differently towards individuals based on the target's gender identity. This may manifest as experiencing attraction differently depending on the target's gender identity.
-Pansexual individuals generally do not feel any internal difference in attraction towards targets of different gender identities, or feel like any difference felt is irrelevant. Although some pansexual individuals may still have a gender preference, this preference may not be in regards to gender identity, may not impact how attraction is felt, or may be so minor that one feels it is irrelevant.
+Pansexual individuals do not view gender as a factor in their attraction and so would not experience the attraction differently based on the target's gender identity, although they may experience attraction differently based on other factors.
 === Bisexual ===
-Bisexual describes attraction to two or more gender identities. Some bisexual individuals are attracted to all genders, however not all are. Some individuals may identify as both bisexual and pansexual, while others may prefer one over the other. The choice to use one identity over the other usually comes down to individual preference. Some individuals prefer to identify as pansexual over bisexual because pansexual is more specific, and they want to specify that they experience attraction regardless of gender identity.
+[[Bisexual|Bisexuality]] describes attraction to two or more gender identities. Some bisexual individuals may be attracted to all genders. Some individuals may identify as both bisexual and pansexual, while others may prefer one over the other.
 ==Flag and Symbols==