defining __sexual terms of attraction
heterosexual: attracted to a gender type you do not identify as. hetero: other, different.
homosexual: attracted to the same gender type you identify as. homo: same
bisexual: both hetero- and homosexual. bi: two
pansexual: attracted to all gender types. pan: all
asexual: attracted to no gender types. a: no, none, lack of
defining __sexual terms of attraction
@InspectorCaracal I think the "bi" in "bisexual" is more like "attracted to two (or more) genders," which is more consistent with the "pan" and "a" prefixes in pansexual and asexual
At the very least, as a bisexual person, I don't like thinking of it as being simultaneously homosexual and heterosexual
re: defining __sexual terms of attraction
@MiseryMyra do the definitions I provided for the two not both apply?
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@InspectorCaracal I guess so, but now that you pointed it out that way, they also seem kind of off. Heterosexuality and homosexuality usually imply some kind of exclusivity to those attractions. I wouldn't call somebody who's pansexual "heterosexual" either
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@InspectorCaracal I mean, I understand you're constructing your own definitions here. I'm just saying that it doesn't seem to capture how those terms are generally used by others, and I personally wouldn't want those definitions applied to my own identity the way it was defined there
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@InspectorCaracal @MiseryMyra ... so your intent is to give no definitions to existing words, and it doesn't matter if your new definitions are not the way those words are used by English speakers? What is the purpose? O.o
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@MiseryMyra all right then next time I'll copy-pasted the definitions in next to each other instead of referencing the text I already said to make sure it is absolutely clear what I am saying and avoid people using my referential statements with outside definitions