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Activities associated with furry fandom include creating visual art and creative writing, creating and wearing costumes called fursuits, and role-playing. Many furries also create anthropomorphic characters that represent them (called "fursonas"), which they may portray through visual art or costuming. Furries socialize with each other in online and offline settings, including furry conventions and meetups. | Activities associated with furry fandom include creating visual art and creative writing, creating and wearing costumes called fursuits, and role-playing. Many furries also create anthropomorphic characters that represent them (called "fursonas"), which they may portray through visual art or costuming. Furries socialize with each other in online and offline settings, including furry conventions and meetups. | ||
Nonbinary people are well-represented in furry fandom, which is reportedly more accepting and inclusive than society at large.<ref>{{cite book|quote=And for many furs, Furry is more than a community—it's a family, a welcoming place for people whose furriness (or their autism, or their gender fluidity) made them outcasts among their peers.|title=Furry Nation: The True Story of America's Most Misunderstood Subculture|last=Shrike|first=Joe|year=2017}}</ref> Well-known nonbinary furries include esports player [[SonicFox]]. | Nonbinary people are well-represented in furry fandom, which is reportedly more accepting and inclusive than society at large.<ref>{{cite book|quote=And for many furs, Furry is more than a community—it's a family, a welcoming place for people whose furriness (or their autism, or their gender fluidity) made them outcasts among their peers.|title=Furry Nation: The True Story of America's Most Misunderstood Subculture|last=Shrike|first=Joe|year=2017}}</ref><ref>Baska, Maggie. "LGBTQ+ furries explain everything you ever wanted to know about the subculture, and bust some myths". ''Pink News''. Sept. 9, 2024. https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/09/09/furries-subculture/</ref> Well-known nonbinary furries include esports player [[SonicFox]]. | ||
Genderverse FurCon, scheduled for September 2025, is a convention in Toronto, Ontario, catering to trans and gender diverse furries.<ref>"Genderverse Furcon- Into the Genderverse." Genderverse Furcon. https://genderversefurries.com/</ref> Both co-founders identify under the nonbinary umbrella (as [[agender]] and [[genderfluid]] respectively).<ref>"About the Staff". Genderverse Furcon. https://genderversefurries.com/about-the-staff/</ref> | Genderverse FurCon, scheduled for September 2025, is a convention in Toronto, Ontario, catering to trans and gender diverse furries.<ref>"Genderverse Furcon- Into the Genderverse." Genderverse Furcon. https://genderversefurries.com/</ref> Both co-founders identify under the nonbinary umbrella (as [[agender]] and [[genderfluid]] respectively).<ref>"About the Staff". Genderverse Furcon. https://genderversefurries.com/about-the-staff/</ref> | ||
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== Identity Formation == | == 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> | 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 using vis fursona to try out different gender signifiers and sex characteristics (including non-normative combinations). | Indi, a [[neutrois]] furry, described the furry approach to questions of personal identity as "fill-in-the-blank".<ref name=":0" /> Ve also described using vis fursona to try out different gender signifiers and sex characteristics (including non-normative combinations). | ||
== Works Cited == | == Works Cited == | ||