pan·sex·u·al
adjective: pansexual; adjective: pan-sexual
1.not limited in sexual choice with regard to biological sex, gender or gender identity.

In this modern world of every changing labels, trying to navigate it can make you dizzy. My own personal journey was pretty confusing. It took me years to figure out "what I am." Even now, I still have days when I question the labels I've given myself. Through this journey, I've come to find there are many pros and cons to identifying as pansexual. Here are my top five.

(AUTHOR'S NOTE: ALL OF THESE ARE BASED ON MY PERSONAL OPINIONS AND EXPERIENCES OF BEING PANSEXUAL)

Pros

1. Who am I gonna spend the rest of my life with?

A male? A female? Someone who is genderfluid? Two cats and a dog? Definitely the animals, but everything else is up in the air.

2. Just when you think you've figured out what your into, Life shows up with something out of left field.

Never thought I found hands attractive, until I suddenly did.

3. Some pretty well know celebrities are pansexual. They include:

Jazz Jennings (Transgender Advocate)

Angel Haze (Rapper)

Laci Green (YouTube star and MTV personality)

Angelina Jolie (Actress)

4. Why is everyone so hot?

No, seriously, how can this be possible? I cannot go anywhere without seeing someone attractive. It's like life enjoys teasing me with people I will only be able to catch a glimpse at.

5. How am I actually attracted to someone?

Physically? Sexually? Platonically? Aesthetically? Who knows? But, I'm still going to admire you and your gorgeous self until I figure it out.

Cons

1. "Are you sexually attracted to frying pans?"

A: Being sexually attracted to frying pans, or any other inanimate object, is called objectum sexuality.

B: Most would argue that being attracted to inanimate objects goes along the fine line between a kink and a sexual orientation.

2. "You're just trying to get attention!"

Riiiiiiight........because between physically/mentally ill, plus size, a top student, taking a full class schedule, working a part-time job, and just being alive; I woke up one morning and decided, "Hey, you know what? I'm not getting enough attention and my life isn't nearly complicated enough! I'll decide to declare that I identify as an obscure sexuality!"

3. "That's not a real thing!"

Really? Because if my sexuality isn't real, then that means I'm not real. I'm apparently made of unicorn farts and rainbows. And that means I don't have to pay for school tuition, taxes, food, clothing, insurance or anything else.

4. "Oh, so that means you're easy!"

Okay, first of all, that's a stereotype. Don't get me wrong, I've met others who identify as pansexual who change sexual partners more often than most people change underwear. But I've also met straight, gay, lesbian, bi, etc. who are the same. As they say, "Don't judge a book by it's cover."

5. So. Little. Representation. Even within the LGBTQ+ community.

In the past few years, representation has gotten better. But we still have a long way to go. There needs to be more education, discussions and all around acceptance. Though, in the end, pansexuals DO have one advantage. Deadpool is our pop culture icon. Need I say more?