Since about freshman year I have identified myself as a bisexual. I like guys and girls. But to me, I like gay/straight/bi/trans/crossdressing boys and girls. I like any kind of person, no matter how they identify themselves, no matter their religious affiliation, tall or short, fat or skinny, no matter what skin color, I could probably love a nazi just to make my point. I love all people. I do have preferences, but that doesn't mean I only like certain people.

Does this make me identify as pansexual? Even when I was bisexual, I had identified myself as someone who loves all people, but the title pansexual is just a little too confusing.

I think no matter who you are, you identify yourself as either a man or a woman, whether it shows on the outside or on the inside. I heard that this is not always the case, but as a general rule you are either a boy or a girl, or a boy in a girl's body or a girl in a boy's body. That's why I usually keep my identity as a bisexual because bisexuals like boys and girls.

But I don't quite understand the difference between bisexual and pansexual. Wouldn't bisexuals also consider loving all people?

I'm not someone who enjoys labels. For the sake of facebook and clarity to other people, i stick to either straight, gay, or bi. It's just way too confusing to tell someone "I don't like to label myself" and then have to explain to them what I mean by that. So this is not a thread about labels, this is about what makes a bisexual different than a pansexual.

Thanks!