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Bisexual & Pansexual 

Being bisexual means being attracted to two or more genders, but a bisexual person CAN have a preference over gender.

A common misconception is that bisexual people are transphobic and exclude transgender people or non-binary people out of their sexuality, but this is actually not true at all! Transgender is not a third gender, neither is non-binary. Trans men are men & trans women are women so bisexual people are attracted to trans people too!
Bisexual also includes non-binary people.

Being pansexual is actually very similar to being bisexual but they are NOT the same thing!
Being pansexual means that you are attracted to two or more genders, with NO preference over gender.

A common misconception is that pansexuality is bi-phobic or transphobic, when in reality it is neither of those things. Some people think that pansexual people believe that being transgender is a third gender, or that pansexual people only exist because they think that being bisexual inherently discriminates against transgender people and non-binary people. But this is not true! Both sexualities include trans AND non-binary people.

The only difference between being pansexual and being bisexual is that bisexual people can have a preference over gender, (example: sexuality ratio is 70% women, 10% men, 20% non-binary or anywhere in between) and pansexual people have zero preference over gender, and have no sexuality ratio!
Bisexual & Pansexual
(UD wouldn't let me put a clever example here unfortunately)
Related Words

Pansexual Lesbian 

When an individual is pansexual but has a stronger attraction to nonmen or becomes attracted easier to women. Similar to panflexible, homoflexible and lesbiflexible. Can be also a pansexual, panromantic, panplatonic/otherwise pan- who is lesbian in another form of attraction. This term has existed from the start of the LGBT movement but was somewhat faded out after the lesbian separatist movement which was a result of a dislike towards bisexual women. This term is still in use today.

There is also the split-attraction model where an individual is attracted to women romantically but is sexually attracted to all genders. It also applies in the reverse.

liesexual 

a "liesexual" is generally someone who claims to be bisexual, but is actually only straight or gay (most often closeted homosexual males who are very slutty and will have sex with females and pretend they are hetero, but are truly gay). the word liesexual should not be applied to slutty college girls who make out with each other- it is a serious illness and those who participate are generally not so obvious or attention seeking.
jay talks about all the hot girls he wants to fuck and leads them on, but the truth is he's an insecure liesexual who has lurid affairs with many different men.
liesexual by arbeitmachtfrei November 8, 2008

picosexual 

The attraction to the fictional character Pico, a Newgrounds mascot appearing in games such as Friday Night Funkin’ and Pico’s School.
Person 1: Hey, what’s your sexuality?
Person 2: Oh, I’m Picosexual.
Person 1: Ew, that’s weird.
Person 2 proceeds to shoot Person 1 with an UZI.
picosexual by NotVoldemort12 January 24, 2021

Pansexual 

Okay, let me give you an actual definition of pansexuality cause all these other definitions are wrong. A pansexual person may consider them as being gender-blind. They don’t see genders if that makes sense. They’ll fall in love with anybody. People often confuse bisexual and pansexual to be the same, but they’re not. The main difference between pansexuality and bisexuality is this; a bisexual person feels sexually attracted to both genders, while a pansexual person falls in love with ALL genders. They just have to have a good personality.
Random kid: I really like you. Can I take you out on a date?
Pansexual kid: I mean, your personality is good so why not?!
Pansexual by Jjwjdhwhdd June 5, 2019

pansexual 

one who's affections, romantic platonic or sexual, are potentially geared towards anyone regardless of sex or gender identity.
allie's not bi, she's pansexual. and don't ya fergit it!
pansexual by dagger_grrl October 11, 2003