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'''Otherkin''' are real individuals who perceive themselves as other than human. For example, an individual who says, "I am an elf." Usually, they mean that they are an elf in spirit, or identify as an elf in some other way. Each individual comes up with their own reasoning for how and why they are otherkin, and what kind of being they are.<ref>Orion Scribner. "A simple introduction to otherkin." [https://web.archive.org/web/20190727165759/http://frameacloud.com:80/otherkin/nonfiction-otherkin/introduction-otherkin/ http://frameacloud.com/otherkin/nonfiction-otherkin/introduction-otherkin/] (through the Wayback Machine)</ref> | '''Otherkin''' are real individuals who perceive themselves as other than human. For example, an individual who says, "I am an elf." Usually, they mean that they are an elf in spirit, or identify as an elf in some other way. Each individual comes up with their own reasoning for how and why they are otherkin, and what kind of being they are.<ref>Orion Scribner. "A simple introduction to otherkin." [https://web.archive.org/web/20190727165759/http://frameacloud.com:80/otherkin/nonfiction-otherkin/introduction-otherkin/ http://frameacloud.com/otherkin/nonfiction-otherkin/introduction-otherkin/] (through the Wayback Machine)</ref> | ||
Otherkin is an identity, but not a [[gender identity]]. That said, some otherkin do think of their gender identity as part of, influenced, or best described with their otherkin identity. For example, a [[nonbinary gender]] person who has decided that the best way to describe their gender identity is to say, "My gender is elf." (There are also people outside of the otherkin community who use similarly non-gender-related concepts and archetypes to describe their nonbinary genders; see [[xenogender]].) Much of the otherkin community is made up of folks who are [[transgender]], [[genderqueer]], or nonbinary. This has always been so, ever since the 1960s.<ref name="timeline-abridged">Orion Scribner. "Otherkin Timeline," abridged edition. [https://web.archive.org/web/20180902205225/http://frameacloud.com/otherkin/nonfiction-otherkin/otherkin-timeline-abridged/ http://frameacloud.com/otherkin/nonfiction-otherkin/otherkin-timeline-abridged/], through the Wayback Machine.</ref> For this reason, the otherkin community has a tendency to be accepting of anyone who is transgender, genderqueer, or nonbinary. See the article [[nonbinary gender outside of the transgender community]] for other communities that are similarly welcoming. | Otherkin is an identity, but not a [[gender identity]]. That said, some otherkin do think of their gender identity as part of, influenced, or best described with their otherkin identity. For example, a [[nonbinary gender]] person who has decided that the best way to describe their gender identity is to say, "My gender is elf," or "My gender is an elvensong." (There are also people outside of the otherkin community who use similarly non-gender-related concepts and archetypes to describe their nonbinary genders; see [[xenogender]].) Much of the otherkin community is made up of folks who are [[transgender]], [[genderqueer]], or nonbinary. This has always been so, ever since the 1960s.<ref name="timeline-abridged">Orion Scribner. "Otherkin Timeline," abridged edition. [https://web.archive.org/web/20180902205225/http://frameacloud.com/otherkin/nonfiction-otherkin/otherkin-timeline-abridged/ http://frameacloud.com/otherkin/nonfiction-otherkin/otherkin-timeline-abridged/], through the Wayback Machine.</ref> For this reason, the otherkin community has a tendency to be accepting of anyone who is transgender, genderqueer, or nonbinary. See the article [[nonbinary gender outside of the transgender community]] for other communities that are similarly welcoming. | ||
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