pansexual visibility day reminders

• all genders/regardless of gender
• pan is not new or tumblr created
• pan and its origin are not biphobic or transphobic
• the bisexual manifesto doesn't negate pan
• pans aren't transphobic cis people
• pansexualism ≠ pansexuality
• all genders/regardless of gender

there are a lot of ways people define and explain pansexuality, but the actual definition is simply attraction to all genders. this is often described more specifically as attraction that isn't determined by gender, or "regardless of gender".
• pan is not new or tumblr created

pansexuality dates back at least 50/60 years. further research may show it being even older. tumblr was created in 2007. identities formed on tumblr aren't any less real, valid, or queer, pan just factually did not originate there.
• pan and its origin are not biphobic or transphobic

the actual definition of pan is not bi/transphobic. the most consistent non-panphobic origin of pan is that it gained ground during a time when transphobia was constant, to be an identity clear from the jump of meaning "all".
• the bisexual manifesto doesn't negate pan

pan started taking off as an identity in the 90s, which was when the manifesto was written to change the bi narrative. it basically says bi is a whole identity and there are more than two genders, neither of which negate pansexuality.
• pans aren't transphobic cis people

do transphobic cis pans exist? yes, transphobes of every identity exist. but "pan is a sexuality for transphobes/cis people" is false. so many queer studies/surveys that include pan show that pan folks are more likely to be trans/non-binary.
• pansexualism ≠ pansexuality

pansexualism is freud's gross theory about human behavior. it shares part of the word, but IS NOT THE SAME AS PANSEXUALITY. pansexuality, a human sexuality, is completely different. so, please stop mentioning freud in regard to pansexuality.
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