Omnisexual

Attraction to people of all genders, similar to pansexual, but with the distinction that gender does play a role in the experience of attraction.

Definition

Attraction to people of all genders, similar to pansexual, but with the distinction that gender does play a role in the experience of attraction - the person is aware of and attracted to different genders, rather than being gender-blind.

Flag

Omnisexual flag

Stripe	HEX	RGB	CMYK	Pantone
Light pink	`#FE9ACE`	254,154,206	C:0 M:39 Y:19 K:0	n/a
Pink	`#FF53BF`	255,83,191	C:0 M:67 Y:25 K:0	n/a
Dark purple	`#200044`	32,0,68	C:53 M:100 Y:0 K:73	n/a
Blue	`#6760FE`	103,96,254	C:59 M:62 Y:0 K:0	n/a
Light blue	`#8EA6FF`	142,166,255	C:44 M:35 Y:0 K:0	n/a

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Etymology

Latin omni- (all) + sexual.

History

Emerged in online LGBTQ+ communities in the 2000s-2010s to describe attraction to all genders where gender is a recognized, meaningful part of the attraction experience (as opposed to pansexuality's gender-blind framing).

Common myths

"Omnisexual and pansexual are the same thing." Both describe attraction to all genders, but omnisexual explicitly acknowledges that gender matters to the experience of attraction. Pansexual describes gender-blind attraction.
"Omnisexual is just a trendy new word for bisexual." Omnisexual, bisexual, and pansexual are distinct, overlapping orientations - each describes a different relationship to gender in attraction.

Notable people

Brendon Urie (1987-) - Musician with Panic! at the Disco; has described attraction to people of multiple genders with awareness of gender in the experience