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== Demographics == | == Demographics == | ||
Research by Fur Science suggests that furries are more likely to identify as transgender, nonbinary, or genderfluid than the general population. Three studies conducted between 2021 and 2022 found that when given six gender options, between 12.6 percent and 18.5̥ percent of furries in their samples chose "genderqueer", and between 4.2 percent and 7.9 percent chose "other".<ref>"1.3 Sex, Gender, and Gender Identity." Furscience. https://furscience.com/research-findings/demographics/1-3-sex-and-gender/</ref> | Research by Fur Science suggests that furries are more likely to identify as transgender, nonbinary, or genderfluid than the general population. Three studies conducted between 2021 and 2022 found that when given six gender options, between 12.6 percent and 18.5̥ percent of furries in their samples chose "genderqueer", and between 4.2 percent and 7.9 percent chose "other".<ref>"1.3 Sex, Gender, and Gender Identity." Furscience. https://furscience.com/research-findings/demographics/1-3-sex-and-gender/</ref> | ||
== Identity Formation == | |||
For some furries, fandom participation provides opportunities for gender exploration and identity formation. The fandom provides opportunities to meet people with whom they feel comfortable exploring their feelings about gender, and experimenting with one's gender presentation via one's fursona is also an option.<ref name=":0">Progress, Madison Rye, writing as Makyo. "Gender: Furry - An investigation into the interplay of gender and fandom". Madison Rye Progress's personal website. https://makyo.ink/gender-furry/</ref> | |||
Indi, a neutrois furry, described the furry approach to questions of personal identity as "fill-in-the-blank".<ref name=":0" /> Ve also described experimenting with different gender signifiers and sex characteristics (including non-normative combinations) as part of vis identity formation process. | |||
== Works Cited == | == Works Cited == | ||