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“I am attracted to people, attracted to the words they speak and to the actions they make; attracted to their quirky mannerisms, to their hopes and dreams, and to their beating hearts — their beautiful hearts — which emphasize their true personalities that make them more alluring. I am attracted to people.” I had the opportunity of reading these words when my dearest friend gave me a letter explaining her true sexuality, that she is a pansexual. I was flabbergasted, to say the least, for I have never encountered anyone with that kind of gender identity. Provided that the term is rarely used compared to the terms heterosexual, homosexual, and bisexual, this then makes the concept more intriguing than it already is.
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The use of the term pansexual is to convey that they are open to getting enthralled by a person despite the person’s gender or sexual orientation (“What is Pansexual,” 2015). Also, contrary to popular belief, pansexuals may be in a relationship with a heterosexual without discrediting their true sexual identity. Moreover, since a pansexual is attracted to all kinds of gender identities and since heterosexuality is a gender identity, it is a no-brainer that a pansexual is allowed to date a heterosexual. Pansexual individuals are strictly attracted to various kinds of people, they do not posses object sexuality or objectophilia, the strong feelings of love for …show more content…

Pansexuality, also known as omnisexuality, does not limit attraction to sexual or physical aspects, often than not, a pansexual also becomes a panromantic, a person who may have spiritual or romantic attraction to anyone from the gender spectrum (“What is Pansexual,” 2010). A pansexual’s attraction does not depend on “internal awareness of a gender role or identity” or the “anatomy of one’s reproductive system” (Papisova, 2015). In short, a pansexual believes that gender does not confine captivation among people. For this reason, people and even pansexuals perceive themselves as being attracted to someone’s soul or “falling in love with a person and not a gender.” (Papisova,

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