Pansexual

Where does it
came from?
The psychologist Sigmund Freud coined the term “pansexual” in
the early 1900s. Sigmund Freud used it in an article in the Journal
of Abnormal Psychology.
In the article, Freud used this term to argue that sex is the main
motivation for all human thinking and behavior, hence “pan-
sexualism.” The word “pansexual” itself was derived from the
Greek prefix pan-, which means "all". And of course, “sexual.”.
Others used it to describe a type of sexual deviance. This led
many people to misunderstand the term.
 The bisexual community began to recognize pansexuality as a
concept in the 1970s. Pansexuality then emerged as a distinct
identity and community in the 1990s.

A pansexual person finds people attractive regardless of their gender or

sex. They may refer to themselves as “gender blind,” meaning that gender
does not influence their attraction.

The attraction could be purely sexual, emotional, or both. People who

experience only emotional or romantic attraction may use the term
“panromantic” to describe themselves.
As with any sexuality, pansexuality is determined by a mix of biological,
environmental, and psychological factors and is usually discovered at a
young age, often about puberty.

A pansexual person in a monogamous relationship with a partner who

identifies as a heterosexual female, for example, does not become
monosexual (having either a heterosexual or a homosexual identity).

Bisexual vs Pansexual vs Polysexual

People represent pansexuality
with the pansexual flag, which
consists of three horizontal
stripes, each representing a
different gender identity:
Salmon pink
The top stripe, which is
salmon pink, represents
those who identify as
women
Canary Yellow
The middle stripe, which is
canary yellow, represents
those who identify anywhere
on the gender spectrum or
beyond.
Bright Blue
The bottom stripe, which is
bright blue, represents those
who identify as men.
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