Pansexuals are not linked in terms of gender.
Pansexual is a term that is not part of the dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) . The concept, in any case, is used to describe the person who feels sexually attracted to other individuals beyond their gender . This means that a pansexual subject can enter into romantic relationships with women, men, transsexuals, intersexuals (or hermaphrodites), etc.
In addition to everything stated above, it is worth knowing other interesting facts about pansexuality:
- It is also called trisexuality or omnisexuality.
- There are people who define themselves as pansexual for the simple fact that they can feel attracted on a loving level to individuals of one type or gender. And in that case what they value is their way of being, the charisma they have or the inner beauty they possess.
Characteristics of a pansexual
It could be indicated, therefore, that pansexuals can maintain intimate ties with any human being , since they do not give relevance to the conditions of gender and sex. Pansexuality, in fact, is characterized by the minimization of the importance of sexuality and gender, something that differentiates the members of this group from bisexual individuals (who can maintain relationships with women or men , but recognizing the relevance of gender).
Many times, however, pansexuality is associated with bisexuality . The term pansexual is not widely used and the idea of bisexuality is usually sufficient to refer to the sexual and romantic tastes of the individual in question.
A pansexual person is not asexual, but can feel sexual attraction to members of any gender.
Discrimination
The concept of cisgender refers to the individual whose gender identity coincides with their gender expression and biological sex. At the social level, there is cisnormativity : the belief that, by norms, all people are (or should be) cisgender.
Those who do not fall into this cisnormativity often suffer gender discrimination . In the case of pansexuals, although they do not attribute relevance to gender, they may be victims of the social stigma of not fitting into "conventional" categories.
It should be noted that, according to heteronormativity , only heterosexuality is a sexual orientation with social legitimacy. Because pansexuality goes beyond gender roles and predefined sexual orientation , people who define themselves as pansexual can experience everything from microaggressions to more serious attacks .
Thus, even if they do not consider themselves bisexual, pansexuals must face biphobia , as occurs with those who consider themselves gender fluid or belong to other groups that reflect existing sexual diversity.
Pansexuality is one of the possibilities that exist in the range of gender diversity .
The pansexual flag
The pansexual pride flag is an insignia that aims to increase the visibility of this community. It has three bars, arranged horizontally: the lower one is cyan; the middle one, yellow; and the upper one, in a magenta tone.
Cyan alludes to sexual attraction towards people of the male gender , while magenta does the same with respect to the female gender . As for the yellow stripe, it is linked to attraction towards those who are perceived as having a non-binary gender .
The case of Mary González
American legislator Mary González , representative of the state of Texas , is one of the few public figures who define themselves as pansexual.
According to this woman, the binary classification man/woman is not important to her since gender identity is not what "defines" her attraction to another human being, as she commented in statements published by Huffington Post . Due to this, he remained in the history of pansexuality as the first political personality to recognize himself as part of this group.
Pansexuality in fiction
In the field of fiction , characters from series such as "Will & Grace" and "Doctor Who" have been defined as pansexual.
In the latter case, it must be made clear that in this BBC series the plot takes place in the year 5000 and at that time it is stated that this is a stage of advancement. The aforementioned character ( Jack Harness ) no longer classifies people into men and women. This is because it has evolved so much that ties have even been strengthened with beings from other planets.
In the same way, we cannot ignore that pansexuality has also taken center stage in other programs and spaces in the world of literature and even television. Thus, for example, in the famous series "Sex and the City" at some point it was talked about as the sexuality of the new millennium.
In the field of comics, it must also be established that there are characters who are clearly pansexual. This would be the case of Wade Winston Wilson . Deadpool is the name by which this figure who is represented by an antihero mercenary is usually mentioned. The character belongs to Marvel and has assumed the role of villain in several of this company's adventures.