Standard theories of bi-sexuality make use of the term
bisexual umbrella to encompass multiple other
non-monosexual identities (sexual identities that allow for multiple gender identity possibilities in partners) that are possible outcomes of exploration for bi-curious people. However, similar on the surface, bisexuality and the subsequent elements of its umbrella are distinct, thus leading to the possibility that a currently bi-curious person may end up as neither bisexual, homosexual, or heterosexual, but another non-monosexual identity altogether. This umbrella can be better broken into further sexual identities, with bisexuality normally including two groups that encompass attraction to the persons own gender and other genders (which will usually include non-binary gender identities too). At the same time,
pansexuality includes attraction to an individual regardless of what gender identity they label themselves. The relevance to a bi-curious person is at what range does their exploration end. == Etymology ==