• Wirlocke@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Basic answer: Bi likes two and maybe more, where Pan explicitly likes any, which you use just show’s your starting point.

    Real answer: Those who resonate with using Bi as a label likely started or wants to start on a common level of understanding of LGBT, whereas people who resonate with Pan start deep into LGBT discourse.

    True answer: It’s which flag you like better.

    • AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.netEnglish
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      2 months ago

      True answer: It’s which flag you like better

      My bi ass feels called out by this, so I’m going to say that makes you based

    • Kage520@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      2 months ago

      I spent a while trying to find a simple answer to this. I think it’s most easily interpreted as:

      Bi: Implies you like both of the genders. No real preference.

      Pan: implies you recognize there is a range of masculinity and femininity, and of course cis and trans, and thus you are attracted to a range of genders. Not explicitly feminine or masculine, but likes anyone on the spectrum of genders.

      • fracture@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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        2 months ago

        bisexuality isn’t inherently transphobic!

        not saying you’re necessarily implying that, but it’s a general stereotype which, while it can be true on an individual level, certainly isn’t when taken as a whole

        here’s the bisexual manifesto, also, since it goes hard: https://bitheway.carrd.co/#manifesto