In an interview with the Dallas Voice, Mary Gonzaleza Democratic Texas representative candidate who previously made headlines as the state's "first openly lesbian" repidentified as pansexual.
According to the publication, many would identify "pansexual" as bisexual, except pansexuals can be attracted to all gender identities and don't believe in the classification of sex and gender into "masculine" and "feminine."
Gonzalez came out as bisexual at 21; a few years later she started dating genderqueer and transgender individuals, later identifying as pan.
Her campaign website states that Gonzalez "has become a national presenter on issues of race, gender, sexual identity and coalition building, presenting at conferences including the National Council of La Raza, The National Lesbian and Gay Task Force: Creating Change Conference and the Latino Leadership Summit."
Gonzalez is not facing any Republican opposition, clearing the way for her to be part of the state legislature.