Miranda Christophers, sex and relationship psychotherapist, says that polysexuality is ‘usually distinguished by an attraction to three or more gender identities’. But which gender identities those are will vary from person to person and are not set in stone.
It Is important to note when talking about polysexuality that this is not the same as polyamory, or being in a polyamorous relationship. Drury says that polyamory is defined as ‘a style of consensual relationships that people have with a few other partners.’