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Pansexuality vs Demisexuality - What's the difference?

pansexuality | demisexuality |

As nouns the difference between pansexuality and demisexuality

is that pansexuality is a sexual orientation characterized by the potential for aesthetic attraction, romantic love and/or sexual desire for people, regardless of their gender identity or biological sex while demisexuality is the state of being sexually or romantically attracted only to people with whom one has a strong emotional bond.

pansexuality

English

(wikipedia pansexuality)

Noun

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  • A sexual orientation characterized by the potential for aesthetic attraction, romantic love and/or sexual desire for people, regardless of their gender identity or biological sex.

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    demisexuality

    English

    Noun

  • (sexuality, of humans) The state of being sexually or romantically attracted only to people with whom one has a strong emotional bond.
  • * 2011 , Holly Combs, " Labeling sexuality is not simple", The Maroon (Loyola University New Orleans), Volume 90, Number 10, 11 November 2011, page 6:
    • Asexuality with the ability to experience romantic attraction should not be confused with demisexuality , which is somewhat similar.
  • * 2011 , Midwest Bisexual Lesbian Gay Transgender Ally College Conference 2011 program, page 30:
    • This workshop aims to be a comprehensive coverage of the basics about sexual orientation, gender identity, and LGBT topics with a special focus on asexuality and demisexuality .
  • * 2013 , Adrienne Smith, " Cultural Fascination", in Relationships & Sexuality (eds. Elesia Askenazy & Melanie Yergeau), page 96:
    • Demisexuality' further complicates my orientation. Or, at the very least, ' demisexuality imposes more difficulty in describing my particular brand of queerness.
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