In honor of Janelle Monáe coming out I put together a lil graphic about bi & pan identities! This is based on my own experiences within the community as someone who uses both terms. It of course does not cover everything! Image description under the cut.
No bigger reason than that is needed to identify with one term and not the other.
When people tell you they are one but not the other, that is it.
You do not get to argue them using even the reasonable definitions.
Bi people can describe their attraction the way pansexuality/romanticism is defined above and pan people can describe their attraction the way bisexuality/romanticism is defined above and that does not mean they are wrong.
The only differences between bi and pan exists within the individuals who identify with one but not the other.
gay love is the purest thing in this entire world and i’m not just talking romantic gay love which is amazing and beautiful and revolutionary but i also mean just. the love gays have for other gays. and that connection you feel when you meet new people and find out they’re gay too. the love and support of the lgbt community is the most wonderful thing i’ve ever been a part of and i wouldn’t trade it for anything
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