What exactly does Pansexual mean?

Many people who identify as pansexual use bisexual and pansexual interchangeably. Pansexual means attracted to all genders (man, woman, genderqueer, etc.) and sexes (male, female, intersex, transsexual in various stages of transition) and all combinations of the two. Many people who identify as bisexual would fall under the pansexual label, but either have not heard of the term or don't realize there are more than two genders and sexes. Since many people don't know what pansexual means, some pansexual people will tell people they're bisexual to avoid confusion.

Pansexuals unlike bisexuals aren't only attracted to males and females but to people who are outside of the gender binary as well so cross dressers, drag kings/queens, genderqueers, gender fluid...

Pansexuality, or omnisexuality[1] is a sexual orientation characterized by the potential for aesthetic attraction, romantic love, or sexual desire for people, regardless of their gender identity or biological sex. Some pansexuals suggest that they are gender-blind; that gender and sex are insignificant or irrelevant in determining whether they will be sexually attracted to others.[2] For others, an individual's sex, gender expression, or gender identity can be a key factor of attraction, despite the pansexual individual's wide range of sex and gender attractions.

The word pansexual is derived from the Greek prefix pan-, meaning "all". In its simplest form, pansexuality denotes the potential of sexual attraction to all genders and beings. It is intended to negate the idea of two genders (as expressed by bi-)

The adjective pansexual may also be applied to organizations or events. In this context, the term usually indicates an openness to the involvement of people of all genders and sexual orientations in said organization/event, as well as the pansexual sexual identity.

[edit] Pansexuality compared to bisexuality

Bisexuality is a sexual orientation characterized by attraction to both the same gender and the opposite gender. Unlike pansexuality, it does not specifically include people who fall outside the gender binary. Pansexuality has been described as a "means to skip the binaries and essentialism of 'bi'."[3]

However, many people who identify as bisexual are actually attracted to people who fall outside the gender binary. These people, who could be described as pansexual, have a variety of reasons for identifying as bisexual, including widespread unfamiliarity with the term "pansexual" as well as its negative connotations for some people. Some define bisexual as "attraction to people from more than one gender".[4] Others contrast "attraction to people of multiple genders" with pansexuality's "attraction regardless of gender".

Pan, is the greek word for "all"

so it not only includes an attraction to men and women, but transvestites as well.

But, my friend, who is pansexual, decries is at "To me, whats in your pants, is as important as the color of your hair."

So i take it they dont care about gender, or transgender at all, as long as they love the person.

Here you go :)

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

All you need to know :)