Anonymous #1 6d

I have to disagree with you. While furry content is not inherently sexual, yes. It is not a sexuality, it is a fetish, that can be practiced non-sexually. Correct me if I’m wrong, but “furry” is not expressed as a gender or sexual identity. There should be a cultural movement to de-stigmatize healthy kink, yes. But that movement is not the pride movement. They may work in tandem, but they are different. Just as Feminism, BLM, and anti-fascist movements may work in tandem with Pride.

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Anonymous c3brus 6d

It can be a fetish but is not inherently one. Kink is inseparable from Pride. It’s not complicated.

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Anonymous #2 5d

Okay, I hear you. I also would note that 1: It very much appears like kink, and 2: If it is not related to sex or sexuality, and is instead a practice of cosplay, should that be integrated into the community? I’m open to your genuine understandings, but I struggle to see why these two communities should be as close as they seem to be, if not merged.🤷‍♀️

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Anonymous c3brus 5d

It might appear like kink to you, but that doesn’t make it a kink. Nobody’s said they should be merged. A lot of furries happen to be in the lgbt community, so you will often see furries at queer events.

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Anonymous c3brus 5d

And again, there are lots of minors who are furries. It isn’t inherently sexual or a kink despite what you may think

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Anonymous #2 5d

Fair point, I’m not saying we need to restrict the ways people can present themselves at queer events. I in my experience, I have seen a noteworthy presence of kink at my local pride rallies. Whether it be through vendors or the appearance of attendees. The queer community has spent a long time arguing that sexuality is not a lifestyle or choice. Why then we would then have a sexual expression that is a choice (kink) at LGBTQ events. It feels contrary to the whole mission. That’s all.

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Anonymous c3brus 5d

That’s fine, but my point is that furries aren’t not inherently sexual or a kink, and that nobody here is trying to merge furries into the lgbt community. Furries just happen to be more prevalent in our community.

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Anonymous #2 5d

*are not

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Anonymous #3 5d

I’ll revise my position, as you bring up a good point. I was too quick to judge. I think cosplay can be practiced as a kink, but is not automatically one, as it can be practiced non-sexually. Furries would be included in that. I will still stand with kink-de stigmatization and pride being separate things. Thanks for the analogy.

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Anonymous #1 5d

I feel like saying “kink is inseparable from Pride” sexualizes queer people…

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