According to a recent Gallup survey, around 1.7% of LGBTQ adults identify as pansexual.
Maybe you’ve heard the word before but are unsure of what it means: Pansexuality refers to someone who is attracted to all people regardless of gender identity.
Pansexuality has a flag that represents those who identify with the sexual orientation. Here are the colors of the Pansexual Pride Flag, what they mean and more.
What do the colors of the Pansexual Flag mean?
The Pansexual Flag has three horizontal stripes, and each color has a different meaning:
- Hot pink: Represents attraction to women
- Yellow: Represents nonbinary attraction
- Blue: Represents attraction to men
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History of the Pansexual Pride Flag
The Pansexual Pride Flag was created around 2010 to “bring awareness to the community,” according to the Human Rights Campaign. The flag was designed to help further distinguish pansexuality from bisexuality.
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Is pansexuality different than bisexuality?
Pansexuality and bisexuality are not interchangeable words.
Bisexuality does broadly describe attraction to more than one gender, while pansexuality is attraction regardless of gender. However, the two terms occasionally overlap in nuanced ways and are entirely personal to the individual who identifies with them.
“Pan is more about all-inclusive, and bi tends to be more than one,” GLAAD CEO Sarah Kate Ellis previously told USA TODAY, adding, “The golden rule, honestly, is to call someone by how they identify.”
