To all of my fellow pansexual/panromantic friends, colleagues, and pets, Happy Pan Pride day! I hope you are able to take some time today to celebrate your love and sexuality in all the forms it takes, and surround yourself with people who love, and not just accept but embrace you for who you are.
For our friends and allies, I hope you choose to take this as an opportunity to learn! Let’s start with something simple: What do the words pansexual and panromantic mean?
pan·sex·u·al
adjective
sexually or romantically attracted to people regardless of their sex or gender.
“I needed to explore the possibility that maybe I was pansexual”
noun
a pansexual person.
“the bodybuilder identifies as a pansexual”
pan·ro·man·tic
adjective
Romantically attracted to people regardless of their sex or gender, without sexual attraction.
“I fall in love with people without being sexually attracted to them.”
noun
a panromantic person.
“the florist identifies as a panromantic”
If you’re looking to learn more about panromanticism and pansexuality, here are a couple great articles I recommend checking out: