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Orion Scribner
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They. A grown-up. I'm the author of an online comic (Theri There) and a community history book (Otherkin Timeline). Alterhuman, otherkin, therianthrope (ΘΔ).
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If you are a plural system, therian, otherkin, or other kind of alterhuman living in/near the southeastern USA, join our Discord! Active since August 2024, 100+ members. SFW, but 18+ only. Gated lobby for privacy.
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A geologic map of southeastern North America. The only text in the image is the title, Florida Alterhuman.
November 8, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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Texas HB 54, the 11th anti-furry bill based on the litter box hoax, is scheduled for a hearing on Tuesday. Read my article about why Republicans are doing this, with context, history, analysis, & sources: otherkinnews.dreamwidth.org/97521.html

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A screenshot of my blog post that I linked to. Stan Gerdes's press release about his bill from March 13. Page 5 of the bill text, showing where it talks about non-human behaviors.
April 27, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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Texas Republicans proposed HB 4814, the "F.U.R.R.I.E.S. Act," to criminalize allowing furries in public schools, based on an urban legend. Here's my roundup of media coverage of the bill in the month since.
otherkinnews.dreamwidth.org/97162.html

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A screenshot of the beginning of the article in question.
April 19, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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Texas Governor Wants Constitutional Amendment to Punish “Non-Human Behaviors” in Schools

Gov. Abbott spoke approvingly of TX HB 54, the FURRIES Act, to justify defunding public schools. More about what the 11th anti-furry bill means & what you can do:

otherkinnews.dreamwidth.org/96509.html
A screenshot of the beginning of blog article from the link, where it can be read in full. A screenshot of page five of the bill text, which can be read in full at the link.
March 18, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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This is the second half of the local copy of the simple introduction to otherkin and therianthropes.
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Usually, therianthropes are animals, whereas otherkin are creatures from mythology. This is not a rule. Many therianthropes are creatures from mythology. 33.4% of otherkin say they are beings from fiction. What do we look like? Other people only know that we are otherkin or therianthropes if we say that we are. We are women, men, and others. We are young and old. We come from many nations and ethnic groups. We know that we look human. All living people in the world who look human are members of the only living species of human. We have complicated opinions about using the words “human” or “not human” for ourselves. Fewer than 4% of us have unusual sorts of body modifications. What we own or wear does not make us therianthropes and otherkin. We enjoy getting things that look like our sort of creature, though. Many of us see our experiences as therianthropes and otherkin as spiritual. Many of us say our souls are of a different sort of creature. However, some of us believe that our souls are the same as anyone’s. Some of us do not believe in souls. 44% of us say we were a different sort of creature in a past life. However, some of us have no memories of past lives, or do not believe in past lives. Some of us prefer explanations that come from psychology instead of spirituality. Therianthropes and otherkin are not a religion. We have whichever religion we each desire. Many of us are members of Christianity, Judaism, Paganism, Buddhism, or other religions. Some of us have no religion. There are no leaders of the therianthrope or otherkin communities. We go about our lives in the same ways as other people do. Our experiences as otherkin and therianthropes give us ideas for important choices we make in our lives. For example, in our education and the work we do for a living. We find people who love us for who we are. Therianthropes and otherkin are neither better nor worse than other people. Mental health professionals say that being a therianthrope or otherkin is not a mental illness. Many of us have normal mental health. The same as in any group of people, some of us have mental illnesses or disabilities. Neither good nor bad health is necessary for us to be otherkin or therianthropes. In short, otherkin and therianthropes are real people for whom being other than human is always a part of who they are. Our communities have been in existence for tens of years. Many sorts of people are therianthropes and otherkin. Each of us has our own ideas of how and why we are this way. Some of our explanations for this come from spirituality or psychology. We are not a religion, an illness, a look, or a game. About the writer: I am Orion Scribner, a dragon otherkin. More than ten years ago, I wrote a history book about the otherkin and therianthrope communities. How to use this piece in your references: Scribner, O (May 25, 2024). “A Simple Introduction to Otherkin and Therianthropes: Version 2.4.8.” itch.io. https://frameacloud.itch.io/simple-intro-otherkin-therian
October 18, 2024 at 4:00 AM
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A simple introduction to otherkin and therianthropes. This short article in simple English is a four minute read. See the third post in this thread for the document with all the sources cited and translations into other languages.
A Simple Introduction to Otherkin and Therianthropes. Version 2.4.7 by Orion Scribner (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). This short piece of writing is for anyone to start learning about us therianthropes and otherkin. The piece uses only common words and simple sentences. Readers can put it into other languages more easily. The statistics come from surveys that had a sample size greater than one hundred people. The endnotes and references give the origins of all the information. Some real people are therianthropes and otherkin. We say that we are something other than human. For example, one of us who says, “I am a wolf.” The most common sorts of creatures for us to be are wolves, elves, and dragons. This is always an important part of who we are. These are not characters we invented for play in a game. It is not something we do simply for amusement. It is a real part of us. It is an experience that we have without trying. It is also an identity, because it is what we are. Most of us sometimes have thoughts and feelings that are more similar to our animal side. Some of us have thoughts and feelings that we are part animal all the time. 78% of us have instincts that most people do not have. For example, the desire to use body language similar to what our sort of creature uses. We choose what we do with our instincts. We are responsible for what we do, the same as anyone else. Instincts are not an excuse for doing bad things. We know that our bodies never change form. No one can change their body into an animal form. No one has magic powers that go against the laws of physics. We each make our own discovery of how and why we are therianthropes or otherkin. Nobody is able to do that for someone else. Only you can know who you are. Many of us knew that we were other than human before we had heard of anybody else who did. Here is how our communities started. In 1990, a group made the word “otherkin” for themselves. It comes from the words “other kinds.” In 1994, another community took up the word “therianthrope” for themselves. It means “animal person.” The two communities came to have knowledge of each other later, in about 1996. The oldest similar groups have put out writings since 1973.
October 18, 2024 at 3:41 AM