I Need To Find The Courage To Be Weird And Just Myself >:3

no, you don’t need to wear your mask/tail to school.

i wish young nonhumans didn’t feel compelled to be ‘out’ at school, especially when it’s a dangerous environment. i keep seeing posts along the lines of “wore my tail/mask to school! people berated/teased/put their hands on me, but it’s ok”.

no, it’s not.

like.. i understand a mask or a tail can be a very validating thing for some people. and i’m not saying NO ONE should wear them at schools. but i just keep watching this mounting trend of young therians insinuating you need some physical accessory or to do quads to be a ‘real’ nonhuman. and then it leads to things like this and it makes me incredibly sad.

i’d known i was alterhuman since late elementary school, actually. it’s a huge part of my life even now, years after graduation. there wasn’t a reason for it to be brought up, so i never did. it was a closely guarded secret to me, but it didn’t feel like a weight i was carrying. i always thought “no one needs to know i’m an animal if it jeopardizes my safety. so, oh well”.

“but, how will people know that i’m an animal?”

they probably will. they probably already do.

i was the designated ‘animal’ person my entire school career despite not ever handling animals in front of anyone. if there were pets, lost wild animals (baby rabbits, birds, lizards), or sometimes even loose livestock that got onto campus, it was always me who had to go tend to them.

everyone wanted me in their group in environmental science. if a project called for animal illustrations, the same thing would happen. it was certainly weird because i was also a ‘weird kid’ and not especially desired to be around outside of that, lol. but i was never harassed for it. it made me feel very validated, actually.

i had fun during gym running and fiercely destroying the opposing team in field hockey. i taught everyone which plants were okay to forage (and we snacked on them when we had to sit on the lower field for practice). every day i was hyperaware of the limbs i had that weren’t quite there. friends noticed my ears twitch and my nose wiggle at certain stimuli. i felt nice walking on two legs. i felt nice because i felt animal and i didn’t have to prove it to anyone.

really like… just do what makes you happy. i admire the bravery it takes to so earnestly wear your identity on your sleeve like that. that’s very impressive. however, there is NO obligation to do anything like that if you understand that there will be a reaction that poses a threat to you.

i want our kids to be safe, too. you don’t have to feel dysphoria over being discreet. sometimes it’s the safest option. and sometimes, that can be really fun, too.

study everything you can about your ‘type. wikipedia and animalia are good resources. ramble about them to anyone who will listen. jokingly refer to yourself as one in friend spaces. wear discreet clothes that remind you of your ‘type. find a nice private place outside where you can run and explore and look at plants and smell the air and feel like yourself. but by no means do you have to prove yourself. you know you.

hey everyone, please remember you can accept and acknowledge your physical/biological nonhumaness and *still* take care of your body

accepting that your body isn't human doesn't stop you from taking care of the body you do have, and please don't think that it does (I saw an argument that said accepting your body as not being biologically human will cause those to neglect themselves)

it isn't wrong to understand that your body isn't human (mine isn't, in anyway)

but just for a general life thing:

drink water and eat meals

bathe yourself

it's good to get doctor checkups if able

brush your fangs and teeth+gums and your tongue

spend some time outside :)

Physical Therians exist and are a part of our community.

Therians who are unaware of their humanity exist and are part of our community

Therians with disabilities exist and are a part of our community

Therianthropy is not voluntary, it is not about gear, it is not something you choose to participate in or leave (although you do not have to interact with the community)

There is a wide spectrum of Therians out there; discrediting any of them is extremely rude. Therians are Therians as long as they understand what that label is and identify with it.

Stop saying therianthropy is strictly spiritual/past lives, that it is strictly non-physical, or that all therians are aware of their humanity (esp. if you say it's at all times)

ATTENTION!!

I genuinely thought about making a YT channel where i talk about my Alterhumanity and general non and alterhuman experiences (: I've noticed that like half of the videos on there are by younger folks who mainly do quads or gear unboxing (Nothing wrong with that!! I just wanna share videos that focus more on general alterhumanity and is for an audience that is more on the mature side)

Let me know if you're interested! I will make a channel anyway but it would obviously be nice to know if people are interested

Also, i would like to know what themes considering non and alterhumanity you would like to see me talk about or what type of videos you'd like to see in general

I will obviously mainly talk about my own experiences but i really need some suggestions and different perspectives (:

The only things i will not talk about are "graphic" NSFW themes in the sense of, no talking about sex lives or anything like that

(I wouldn't really understand why folks would want me to talk about personal stuff like that in the first place, but it's the internet, i wouldn't be surprised) Despite wanting to make content for an older audience, i also want my channel to be safe also for the younger folks who wanna learn and listen!

I hope you understand that <3

I believe i said everything i wanted to say :D have a wonderful day!

when I regress, I regress to such a small age I can't stand to be without my caregiver/girlfriend, I just want to be her little baby and have her hold me I can't take it

but I regress due to stress mainly and I get stressed when I can't see her then regress which makes it worse ;-;

okay, ive seen way too many posts on the community tags talking about the tiktok ban and saying stuff like "i hope tiktok therians dont come in here theyre so awful and i hate them lol". and... i dont know what to tell you guys, i think thats mean as hell.

imagine, just for a second, that youre a therian on tiktok. at 13 years old, youve found a friendly community where people express themselves with masks, tails, and a type of movement called quadrobics. they seem to be having fun, so you decide to join in. and for a while, youre having fun too! you start practicing quadrobics, which is tough at first but you work hard to get better. you ask your parents for some cat masks, which you decorate with paint and faux fur. you make videos of yourself and your friends, wearing cat masks and dancing on all fours to some bland indie song.

then, out of nowhere, one of your posts goes viral. and suddenly, youre not having fun anymore.

"therians are crazy", "if you identify as a dog you should be chained and made to sleep naked outside", "my little brother came out as a therian and i bullied him until he stopped lol", "if i see a therian in the woods im shooting them", "if you want to be an animal, ill treat you like one".

again, YOURE 13. so you get defensive, because people you dont know are attacking you online and as a young teen, you dont know what to do to make it stop. so instead of confronting them, you try to please them instead. "im not crazy, im just having fun" turns into "i dont identify as an animal, only crazy people do that!" and then to "therians dont actually think were animals; thats lycanthropy and its wrong". this is what others in your community are saying, so it must be true, right? it helps slow down the criticism at least, if only for a little while; even if it never fully goes away. so you keep saying it, even to others in your community, because if it protects you from judgment, why not?

but now youre dealing with the possibility of your platform disappearing. youll lose your friends, the community youve worked so hard to be a part of. you heard some friends say they might switch to instagram if tiktok gets banned, while others prefer reddit or tumblr. Feeling curious (you didnt realize there were therians on other sites!), you decide to check out tumblr to see what that community is like there. the first post you come across at the top of the tag? "i hope tiktok therians dont come here theyre so awful and i hate them lol".

so yeah. thats the problem with making blanket statements like these; it only pushes away members of our own community. shame is not a motivator, and your aggressiveness gets us nowhere. remember, one catches more flies with honey than with vinegar. so be kind.

Isogender just means you are not cisgender or transgender and that those labels do not fit for you :)

@small-bug-in-the-woods

gender update !!

Ive always been confused about my gender moreso when it comes to being cis or trans. I've never felt transgender, I've just been. So I assumed cis would work but it never really felt right either but due to some research I think I'm isogender ^-^ so I'm still just a man but if someone asks if im trans or cis I have a better way to describe it then just saying cis

very excited

Here’s a little explainer post I made for my instagram. Thought I’d post it here too! 🐾

It does a disservice to all listed communities to have them be misconstrued and misunderstood to the degree that they often are. Hopefully this post helps some folks understand the differences and nuances a bit better! ^^

Reblog if you think trans women:

A. Are women

B. Can be lesbians

The tags are everything I know. I am sharing this with every single one to try and spread the word.