G&STC Director Jesse Kahn talks with Shape about What Bisexuality Means

CHECK OUT G&STC’S DIRECTOR JESSE KAHN TALKING WITH GABRIELLE KASSEL AT SHAPE ABOUT WHAT IT MEANS TO BE BISEXUAL (& HOW TO EXPLORE YOUR OWN BISEXUALITY).

Here are some highlights:

There are lots and lots and lots of bisexual people in happy monogamous relationships, says Jesse Kahn, LCSW-R, CST director and sex therapist at The Gender & Sexuality Therapy Center in NYC. "And there are lots of bisexuals in happy polyamorous relationships, too."

"One common definition of pansexuality is attraction to someone regardless of their gender identity," explains Kahn. "This may mean that someone's gender is not a determining factor in desiring to have sex with or date, and possibly even that gender is irrelevant in terms of someone's attraction." This is not necessarily the case for bisexual folks.

Ultimately, says Kahn, whether a person identifies as pansexual or bisexual comes down to what the two terms mean to them and which word choice feels most accurate or meaningful to them. Many folks actually use both labels, says Stewart. (Some even adopt the nomenclature BiPan.)