Will we all be "Pansexual" someday?

Non-Monogamy & Sexual Freedom - Awareness, Education, and Acceptance

Bringing about change in thoughts & ideas... regarding the openness and various possibilities in sexuality.

.... I think you'll see this attitude shift as you age. It's a bummer that our best sex years are usually wasted with jealousy, insecurity and homophobia.

ref> ... The above excerpt inspired this thread. (Credit where it's due.)

;-)

When I was in my 20's, even my 30's, the Internet and the associated mass (global) communication outlets did not exist. BBS's like this one (as well as other websites, social media, podcasts, "dating" sites, etc.) no doubt are causing a shift in awareness & perception. An additional benefit is that at a younger age, folks can find out more information about how to more freely express themselves.

It seems to me that above all else... it is about freedom. It is also (IMHO) a lot about understanding ourselves... and how we are evolving.

Who & How we "Love" (or even "just have sex with") is for sure a changing landscape (based on my observation & experience).

I almost see it as a mission, or a responsibility, to raise awareness on the subject of "open sexuality" (or anything else, I reckon) as we gain a better understanding of it ourselves, and are able to better communicate that. ... I have found this BBS to be an amazing outlet for education on the subject of non-monogamy (and, of course, the Swinger Lifestyle).

As an example...

One thing I have been thinking about lately is that it seems to be more socially acceptable these days to be gay (homosexual), than to be Polyamorous (or a Swinger).

To "come out" as being gay these days is far less dangerous than it was say 50 years ago. (FYI... The Equal Employment Opportunity Act appeared in 1972.)

Likewise... I sense that bisexuality, like polyamory, is not as socially acceptable as being in a monogamous gay relationship. i.e. Bisexuality & Polyamory, and the LS, all seem to automatically assume non-monogamy... and it is the openness of those sexual choices that seem to be the bigger taboo subject right now.

Anyway...

I get that this will not happen anytime soon (not in my lifetime, for sure). I do feel however, that there is a sort of paradigm shift going on now (regarding perceptions on sexuality), and that it is rapidly gaining momentum. (And like so many other things, will we be able, as a species, to keep up with that accelerating rate of change.)

I'd be curious to hear other thoughts, ideas, and perceptions about the trends of changes related to sexuality... and the impacts to society... past, present, and future.

:-)

If you want to learn more (about Pansexuality, etc.)... Here are a few links to get you started:

https://www.google.com/search?q=pansexuality

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pansexuality

Psychology Today... About Pansexuality

BTW...

I stared to reply to the above referenced post in the original thread, but soon realized it may be better suited to a new topic.

Thanks for indulging my ramblings.

The Psychology Today article is especially interesting. Labels are imprecise. Language, unavoidably, has cultural bias.

I always enjoy your "rambling".

I cringe when the term "raise awareness" is used. How presumptuous and smug is the assumption that I somehow need anyone to raise my awareness to anything? Isn't that up to me? Shouldn't I be able to choose what Im aware of? We like to have sex with our friends, we're not shifting paradigms, we're sharing orgasms. This isn't rocket science, its simply recreational sex. And guess what, we can do that without labels or psychobabble, thank you very much.

I think that we are already over the hump...that most people don't care who we love or how we love or even who we have sex with anymore. The one good thing that the millennials are bringing to the table is universal acceptance for (almost) anything.