Pansexuals do not believe in "gender binaries," meaning that their feelings of attraction are gender-blind, Gonzalez said in an interview with the Dallas Voice.

The 29-year-old's admission makes her the only U.S. legislator to openly describe her sexual orientation as

Gonzalez won against two opponents in the May primary. She faces no Republican opponent in the fall.

Gonzalez said that she chose not to come out as pansexual during that campaign, even though she didn't fully identify with bisexuality, because many people don't completely understand the term.

Source: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/texas-lgbt-legislator-pansexual-mary-gonzalez-refuses-limited-bisexual-label-article-1.1137021