completely off the wall

[kaigou]

when listing possible sexualities, the list is generally: asexual, bisexual, homosexual, heterosexual. I'm positive I'm missing one or two. Am I? Anyone know?

Comments

[kaigou]

but how would you define it? (see note to auguris, above) -- if it's got me confused, and I thought I had a decent grasp on the nuances...

[annotated_em]

Well, if you consider that many people don't identify as strictly male or female--embracing androgyny, embracing genderqueerness, and so forth--"bi"sexuality is a bit limiting. Hence the pansexual or omnisexual labels. "Pan" and "omni" imply that there is a spectrum of gender identities, rather than a dichotomy.

Er. Does that help?

[auguris]

That's pretty much what I was going to say. In my understanding, it's the difference between "I'm attracted to men and women" and "I'm attracted to people regardless of gender."

[branchandroot]

I'd say "will screw anything, regardless of form, based on how it matches with standards of attractiveness that are not primarily form-based". In the context of Torchwood, it seems to come out to "aliens? hey sure, as long as they've got the kind of personality I like!"

[annotated_em]

"Tentacles: not an obstacle, but a bonus!"

[kaigou]

OKAY peoples. I thought Torchwood was a western. What ARE you going on about?

[arkessian]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torchwood

[annotated_em]

*blinks* A western? Torchwood? No, it's a spin-off of Dr. Who. All cheesy scifi &c. The central character--Jack Harkness--will pretty much shag anything, including aliens. Hence the tentacles.