Explaining Things!
Okay so! I wanted to take the time out of my day to explain these six sexualities since I have seen people get confused over them.
So these are six sexualities under the bisexual umbrella, first, we will start with bisexual then second comes polysexual then third comes omnisexual then forth comes pansexual then fifth comes trisexual then sixth comes multisexual, sound good? Okay, let's get started!
Down below we will have a chart explaining the defined meaning of each of the six sexualities!
As you can see in the chart here, it explains the defined meaning of these of the six! These tend to get confusing for people who simply don't understand, and think they are just plain "bi" but that isn't the case, as there is a whole difference between the six!
Down below we have another chart explaining the difference between the six, it is hard to see at first hand, so I will go over them one by one!
As you can see from the chart it tells the defined difference, as you can see these six isn't just plain "bi" they are different from each other!
Explaining in further detail I will now go over what the chart said's about the six!
Bisexual:
The term stemmed from being binary, attracted to men and women.
Can be attracted to two or more genders.
Feelings can differ based on gender.
Each bisexual individual may choose to define their attraction slightly differently.
Can also be attracted to non-binary genders.
Doesn't have to be "non-binary" can be any gender under the non-binary umbrella also.
A bisexual person may be attracted to any number of genders but not necessarily all.
Bisexuality can be similar to pansexuality and other multisexual identities. The differences between these identities usually come down to individual preferences.
particularly where people may feel that different terms communicate their personal experience of attraction with more accuracy.
The romantic counterpart is biromantic.
Polysexual:
An attraction to many, but not necessarily all, genders.
A polysexual person could be attracted to all genders except men.
A polysexual person could be attracted only to non-binary people, genderfluid people, and male-aligned people.
Polysexual general implies that one is attracted to more than three or more genders, but one can be attracted to any number of genders anywhere between two genders to all genders besides one.
Polysexual people may or may not have a preference and may or may not experience a difference between genders.
Polysexuality should not be confused with polyamory, the capacity to be in a relationship with multiple people at once.
Attraction to multiple, but not all genders.
Overlaps in meaning with bisexual.
The romantic counterpart is polyromantic.
Omnisexual:
Orientation is defined as the sexual attraction to all genders, though gender often still plays a role in one's attraction.
Attraction to all genders but the gender is noticed but not quite important.
Has a gender preference and/or gender is an important factor in attraction.
An omnisexual person may find different things attractive in different genders.
Overlaps in meaning with bisexual and pansexual.
An omnisexual person can typically feel a difference between genders. This can manifest in having a preference for certain genders.
Can also manifest as feeling like the act of being attracted to a certain gender feels different than the act of being attracted to other genders.
They may feel like the act of being attracted to a woman feels different than being attracted to a man.
An omnisexual person may also find certain traits only attractive to certain genders.
Omnisexuality is often compared to pansexuality as they both describe an attraction to all genders.
The romantic counterpart is omniromantic.
Pansexual:
Attraction to people regardless of gender.
Pansexual people may be described as being "gender blind" showing that gender is not a factor in their attraction to a person.
Pansexual comes from the root "pan" or "all." A pan person can be attracted to all genders.
Attracted to personality the gender isn't important.
Pansexual and Omnisexual both involve the attraction to all genders.
Pansexual and Omnisexual are also sometimes used interchangeably. Some people may identify as both, however, one can make a distinction between them if they wish.
Pansexuality generally does not feel any internal difference between genders, or feels like any difference felt between genders is irrelevant.
Although some pansexual people may still have a gender preference, this is typically not caused by an internal difference felt in attraction, or is so minor that one feels it is irrelevant.
Preferences may be present but are either not based on gender or are very minor.
Overlaps in meaning with bisexual and omnisexual.
The romantic counterpart is panromantic.
Trisexual:
An attraction to exactly three genders. These can be any three genders, including binary and non-binary genders.
Trisexuality falls under the multisexual umbrella alongside quadsexuality, bisexuality, and polysexuality.
Also falls under the bisexual umbrella.
Can overlap in meaning with bisexual and polysexual but not quite.
The romantic counterpart is triromantic.
Multisexual:
An umbrella term for any form of attraction to more than one gender.
It is synonymous with m-spec (multisexual spectrum), along with all other terms that broadly describe attraction to multiple genders.
It can describe people who are pansexual, polysexual, omnisexual, etc, or can be used as a stand-alone identity if one does not wish to specify their sexuality further.
Many m-spec people who don't identify as bisexual do not want their identity watered down to "a subtype of bisexual".
These people commonly identify with terms other than bisexual because those different terms often allow them to communicate their personal experience of attraction with more accuracy.
While some people who use other labels do identify as bisexual in addition to that other label, other people do not connect to the label bisexual and don't feel comfortable using it.
They would prefer being the sexuality they are, rather than being forced into a label they do not identify as.
Using multisexual as an umbrella term may also allow for all groups to have a unifying term while also having separate communities. M-spec people who don't identify as bisexual may not have to feel like an afterthought in things labeled as bisexual, and bisexual communities can have their own history and community.
Multisexual are under the bisexual umbrella but prefer to have an umbrella of their own and or a term of their own.
They would prefer being the sexuality they are, rather than being forced into a label they do not identify as.
Multisexual have their own umbrella/term.
Can overlap with bisexual and pansexual but rather not specify their sexuality further.
Not to say that using bisexual as an umbrella can't achieve these same things, just that multisexual tends to be the preferred label as many m-spec individuals unfortunately no longer feel safe within bisexual communities.
The opposite of multisexual is monosexual.
The romantic counterpart is multiromantic.
Now as you can see from each of the six you can start to tell that they all have their difference, but the most important thing is to find the term you feel comfortable with because at the end of the day it's what define's you!
Hopefully, this has helped a lot of people this took hours of research, but I'm glad to have done this!