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Some people don't like the term "bisexual" because of its apparent implication that people can only be one of two genders (as the "bi" prefix literally means "two", like bicycle and binoculars). There are many people who identify as being not male or female but somewhere in between (genderqueer), or something entirely different, or even without gender at all (agendered). Additionally, there are intersex people who are biologically somewhere in between male and female. Consequently, many people instead prefer the term "pansexual" -- which is intended to indicate an attraction to ''all'' genders rather than ''both'' genders, with trans, intersex and non-binary people usually being the groups that this term is seen as being "more inclusive" of. The term "polysexual" (not to be confused with polyamory) also exists, which is when people are attracted to ''more than one but not all'' genders (implying that there are more than two), although this one isn't used very often and does not specify which genders the person is attracted to.
Despite the debate on terminology, however, the definition of bisexuality used by all major bisexual organizations is "attraction to two or more genders," not inherently excluding people of non-binary genders. "Bisexual" is therefore often used as an umbrella term to refer to any number of non-monosexual identities. The general public continues to view the orientation with its original meaning, despite many bisexuals professing their attraction towards multiple genders and those who do not confirm to the gender binary. The polysexual and pansexual communities were first created to distinguish themselves from bisexuality, and the subsequent desire to define themselves have lead to some friction within the community regarding their exact terminology. For instance, pansexuality is often used as a "more inclusive" term than bisexuality -- what with the latter seemingly encompassing attraction only to the two binary genders (male and female) -- as it is defined as an attraction to individuals who do ''and'' who don't fit the traditional binary gender framework. However, with trans people usually being cited as one of the groups that this term is seen as being more inclusive of, many bisexual activists consider this line of thinking transphobic for [[UnfortunateImplications implying that trans people aren't]] ''[[UnfortunateImplications really]]'' [[UnfortunateImplications male or female but are of an entirely separate gender]], which is especially baffling because bisexuality would ''still'' include trans men and trans women even if it was the term's traditional definition -- attraction to no more than the two binary genders of male and female -- being used.
Despite the debate on terminology, however, the definition of bisexuality used by all major bisexual organizations is "attraction to two or more genders," not inherently excluding people of non-binary genders. "Bisexual" is therefore often used as an umbrella term to refer to any number of non-monosexual identities. The general public continues to view the orientation with its original meaning, despite many bisexuals professing their attraction towards multiple genders and those who do not confirm to the gender binary. The polysexual and pansexual communities were first created to distinguish themselves from bisexuality, and the subsequent desire to define themselves have lead to some friction within the community regarding their exact terminology. For instance, pansexuality is often used as a "more inclusive" term than bisexuality -- what with the latter seemingly encompassing attraction only to the two binary genders (male and female) -- as it is defined as an attraction to individuals who do ''and'' who don't fit the traditional binary gender framework. However, with trans people usually being cited as one of the groups that this term is seen as being more inclusive of, many bisexual activists consider this line of thinking transphobic for [[UnfortunateImplications implying that trans people aren't]] ''[[UnfortunateImplications really]]'' [[UnfortunateImplications male or female but are of an entirely separate gender]], which is especially baffling because bisexuality would ''still'' include trans men and trans women even if it was the term's traditional definition -- attraction to no more than the two binary genders of male and female -- being used.
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Some people don't like the term "bisexual" because of its apparent implication that people can only be one of two genders (as the "bi" prefix literally means "two", like bicycle in "bicycle" and binoculars)."binoculars"). There are many people who identify as being not male or female but somewhere in between (genderqueer), or something entirely different, or even without gender at all (agendered). Additionally, there are intersex people who are biologically somewhere in between male and female. Consequently, many people instead prefer the term "pansexual" -- which is intended to indicate an attraction to ''all'' genders rather than ''both'' genders, with trans, intersex and non-binary people usually being the groups that this term is seen as being "more inclusive" of. The term "polysexual" (not to be confused with polyamory) also exists, which is when people are attracted to ''more than one but not all'' genders (implying that there are more than two), although this one isn't used very often and does not specify which genders the person is attracted to.
Despite the debate on terminology, however, the definition of bisexuality used by all major bisexual organizations is "attraction to two or more genders," not inherently excluding people of non-binary genders. "Bisexual" is therefore often used as an umbrella term to refer to any number of non-monosexual identities. The general public continues to view the orientation with its original meaning, despite many bisexuals professing their attraction towards multiple genders and those who do notconfirm conform to the gender binary. The polysexual and pansexual communities were first created to distinguish themselves from bisexuality, and the subsequent desire to define themselves have lead to some friction within the community regarding their exact terminology. For instance, pansexuality is often used as a "more inclusive" term than bisexuality -- what with the latter seemingly encompassing attraction only to the two binary genders (male and female) -- as it is defined as an attraction to individuals who do ''and'' who don't fit the traditional binary gender framework. However, with trans people usually being cited as one of the groups that this term is seen as being more inclusive of, many bisexual activists consider this line of thinking transphobic for [[UnfortunateImplications implying that trans people aren't]] ''[[UnfortunateImplications really]]'' [[UnfortunateImplications male or female but are of an entirely separate gender]], which is especially baffling because bisexuality would ''still'' include trans men and trans women even if it was the term's traditional definition -- attraction to no more than the two binary genders of male and female -- being used.
Despite the debate on terminology, however, the definition of bisexuality used by all major bisexual organizations is "attraction to two or more genders," not inherently excluding people of non-binary genders. "Bisexual" is therefore often used as an umbrella term to refer to any number of non-monosexual identities. The general public continues to view the orientation with its original meaning, despite many bisexuals professing their attraction towards multiple genders and those who do not
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[[caption-width-right:350:Official Bisexual pride flag (designed by Michael Page, circa 1998).[[labelnote:Wanna know what those colors mean?]]The magenta represents homosexual attraction, the blue represents heterosexual attraction, and the purple represents attraction to both sexes, which blends into the other two colors [[RuleOfSymbolism like how bisexuals blend into both such communities]].[[/labelnote]]]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:Official Bisexual pride flag (designed by Michael Page, circa 1998).[[labelnote:Wanna know what those colors mean?]]The magenta represents homosexual attraction, the blue represents heterosexual attraction, and the purple represents attraction to both sexes, [[RuleOfSymbolism which blends into the other two colors [[RuleOfSymbolism like how bisexuals blend into both such communities]].[[/labelnote]]]]
