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Hello followers! There are lots of reasons why someone might identify as a bi/pan lesbian. Let’s talk about them!
-they’re bi/pansexual and homoromantic
OR
-they’re bi/panromantic and homosexual
The SAM isn’t just for ace/aro people! Anyone can have split attraction, and if your attraction is split between gay and bi, you might use a combined label!
OR
-they’re bi/panromantic and homosexual
The SAM isn’t just for ace/aro people! Anyone can have split attraction, and if your attraction is split between gay and bi, you might use a combined label!
-they’re acknowledging their attraction to both women and enbies
Al orientations include nonbinary people. Some people might be happy with just lesbian, but if a lesbian wants to acknowledge their attraction to enbies, they might also identify as bi/pan!
Al orientations include nonbinary people. Some people might be happy with just lesbian, but if a lesbian wants to acknowledge their attraction to enbies, they might also identify as bi/pan!
-they’re in a relationship with someone with a dual/fluid identity
Hi! I’m bigender. That means that I’m simultaneously two genders at once (for me specifically, I’m a man/woman). (1/2)
Hi! I’m bigender. That means that I’m simultaneously two genders at once (for me specifically, I’m a man/woman). (1/2)
If I’m dating a lesbian, she might want to adjust her label for the duration of our relationship, to acknowledge my dual identity. The same could go for people with genderfluid/pangender/etc. partners. (2/2)
-they’re questioning their ID
Orientation is complicated! Someone might not be entirely sure what label is right for them, so they might try a couple at the same time to see what fits.
Orientation is complicated! Someone might not be entirely sure what label is right for them, so they might try a couple at the same time to see what fits.
-they experience attraction to women significantly more then they experience attraction to men
So there’s this thing called the Kinsey scale. And it is not perfect by ANY means, but it has some helpful bits. The main concept is that (1/3)
So there’s this thing called the Kinsey scale. And it is not perfect by ANY means, but it has some helpful bits. The main concept is that (1/3)
there’s a spectrum of “how much” someone can be attracted to people of the ‘same’ and ‘opposite’ genders. So a Kinsey 6 would be someone solely and 100% attracted to the ‘same’ gender, while a Kinsey 1 would be someone solely and 100% attracted to the ‘opposite’ (2/3)
If you’re say, a Kinsey 5 (like me!), you overwhelmingly experience attraction to the ‘same’ gender, while having slight attraction to the ‘opposite’ gender. For lots of Kinsey 5s, our experiences are a lot more similar to Kinsey 6s than Kinsey 3s (3/4, I lied)
so we might use an identity like bi/pan gay or lesbian, acknowledging that we experience attraction to the ‘opposite’ gender, while highlighting the fact that our experiences overlap a lot more with gays/lesbians (4/4)
-they have a dual/fluid identity and want to acknowledge how that affects their attraction
If someone is bigender male/female, and experiences attraction to women and enbies, they might simultaneously identify as a bi man and a lesbian woman at the same time (1/2)
If someone is bigender male/female, and experiences attraction to women and enbies, they might simultaneously identify as a bi man and a lesbian woman at the same time (1/2)
thus, bi/pan lesbian. This is also where the concept of straight lesbianism comes from. If someone is genderfluid male/female and solely attracted to women, they might simultaneously identify as a straight man and a lesbian woman (2/2)
(sneaky 3/3) this can happen in any sort of combination for dual/multi/fluid people
