- Definition
Someone who is pansexual is attracted to people no matter their gender.
A pansexual person might be attracted to someone who is a man, a woman, or non-binary, because their attraction is not limited by gender.
How to teach this in 30 seconds
Try this analogy: Being pansexual is like choosing friends based on their personality and kindness, not on their gender.
Ask your child: What qualities do you think make someone a good partner?
Common mix-up: A common mix-up is that pansexual and bisexual mean the same thing. Pansexuality emphasizes that gender is not a factor in a person's attraction to others.
Examples
- A pansexual person might say, 'I'm attracted to people, not genders.'
- Someone who is pansexual might have dated people of different genders throughout their life.
pansexual is a term used in Ontario’s Kindergarten to Grade 8 curriculum.
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