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How to validate your attraction without romantic history

I'm pansexual but I've only ever dated women and men, so when I say I'm attracted to non-binary people my friends act like I'm making it up for woke points.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The demand for proof through experience invalidates the reality of attraction and reduces identity to a resume of past relationships.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Bisexual and pansexual identity?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.