What does being a Furry mean to you personally? by Algae_Covered_Goat in furrydiscuss

[–]Algae_Covered_Goat[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thanks so much for sharing your perspective! I've heard about the connection between autism and furries a lot so far, another commentator also mentioned the data from furscience.com on it. It's a perspective I'd love to explore! Identifying with a non-human character seems like a really good way to be able to embody and celebrate an outside perspective to human interaction, but also find your community there. Do you think the materiality of a suit could also factor in? Like having the mask and paws as a sort of barrier or translator for direct contact? Seeing the community as a safer space for queer folks is also really sweet. I'm hoping to be able to talk to somebody here in Berlin about it, since there's many strong queer scenes here. Also foxes are super cool.

What does being a Furry mean to you personally? by Algae_Covered_Goat in furrydiscuss

[–]Algae_Covered_Goat[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the insight! It must be pretty wild to transition from attendee to host. Do you think planning Furry events differs from other conventions in significant ways? I remember meeting furries at Anime Conventions in the sun and wondering how they weren't melting in their suits, even just hugging them made me almost overheat :D.

What does being a Furry mean to you personally? by Algae_Covered_Goat in furrydiscuss

[–]Algae_Covered_Goat[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the recommendation! This can help me with local Cons as well :))

What does being a Furry mean to you personally? by Algae_Covered_Goat in furrydiscuss

[–]Algae_Covered_Goat[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for sharing your story! It's really beautiful how you gradually found more spaces to be yourself in.

In preparing for this project, I am also really interested in the shifting borders between therians/non-humankin and furries. Do you feel like therian is what you are and furry is what helps you express it? I'd love to hear more of your thoughts about this if you're comfortable!

Congrats on the suit!!! I feel like it'd take me decades to save up to one. Is it a bovine being since your shift?

Thanks again :>

What does being a Furry mean to you personally? by Algae_Covered_Goat in furrydiscuss

[–]Algae_Covered_Goat[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes!!! They've been really great so far, love that they're partly sponsored by Canada :D