Talk:Anthrosexuality

Possible Merge
Is this article really necessary? It seems like it could be merged in with pansexuality. That article says, "Pansexuality is sometimes described as the capacity to love a person romantically irrespective of gender. Some pansexuals also assert that gender and sex are meaningless to them." Inkburrow 13:03, 11 September 2006 (UTC) oppose im an anthrosexual and antho and pan are very differant, pans are open to anyone, but anthros are just attracted to who theyre attracted toQrc2006 23:05, 18 September 2006 (UTC)
 * I agree. Also, the article provides no credible, reputable sources. A google search for this term yields only 13 unigue hits, the first of which is this article.  It appears that this term may be a protologism which does not yet merit its own article. -- Satori Son 16:49, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Respectfully, I think you have failed to articulate a substantive difference. Also, you have not addressed the fact that there is a significant sourcing issue which indicates this is a protologism, the definition of which has not yet gained widespread consensus.  -- Satori Son 23:30, 18 September 2006 (UTC)
 * (To the oppose) Yeah, and heterosexuals are attracted to who they're attracted to, and bisexuals, and homosexuals, etc. This seems like a run-around sentence. There is no difference. I think the article should be deleted all-togerther. Disinclination 06:50, 17 October 2006 (UTC)


 * I agree with Disinclination. Anthrosexuals are attratced to other people who attract them... What does that even mean? Viannah 02:57, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Based on the consensus here, and complete lack of WP:Verifiability for this term, I have Redirected to Pansexuality. Perhaps this term will gain widespread use at some point and the article here can be restored and properly referenced. -- Satori Son 03:36, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

Move redirect from Polysexual to Pomosexual
The redirect to pomosexual will give a greater meaning and a more true def.--Cooljuno411 (talk) 23:07, 9 April 2008 (UTC)

The difference between pan- and anthro-
If I may, being someone that identifies as anthrosexual and having a friend who identifies as pansexual...

They are very similar in the way that both pan- and anthrosexual individuals are open to relationships with people outside of your archetypal gender binaries (i.e. transgender, intersex, cross-dressers, etc.); however, a pansexual person would be open to those relationships because they are impervious to gender identity. Basically, they don't even notice gender identity in terms of attraction. On the other hand, an anthrosexual person does notice gender identity and is very much physically attracted to people outside of the gender binary based on those identities.

The quick and dirty of it: My pansexual friend doesn't really care if someone is male, female, transgender, intersex... what have you. What she finds attractive has nothing to do with gender identity. On the other hand, I do care if someone is male, female, transgender, intersex... what have you. I care a lot because I am very much attracted to it. All of it.

It's a subtle difference, but it's a difference, and I find it somewhat offensive that anthrosexual and pansexual were pretty cavalierly tossed into an article about 'pomosexuality' because that seems to be a cutesy term used to describe people who just choose not to identify with a specific orientation, while anthro- and pansexuality are orientations in their own right. 76.205.7.108 (talk) 06:32, 16 October 2008 (UTC)