Did the furry fandom helps you discover your gender? Did it help you feel more welcome?
For me personally, being a furry helps me to cope with dysphoria for years before my egg cracked. I used to imagine that I’m an anthro animal all the time to cope with dysphoria before I even knew what dysphoria was.
And aside from a few trans communities (like r/egg_irl), the furry fandom also exposes myself to queer people and queer media in general, which in retrospect might help me sympathize with them more instead of hating it like what most people do.
I’m so glad that this community is very accepting towards people of all sexualities and gender. Being trans in this fandom generally feels pretty safe, at least safer than most other fandoms. Thank you so much.
I think it helps me feel more safe being who I am. If it honestly wasn’t for my female sona, I would never have had the courage to come out. I started to realize I identified with her a lot more than I originally was willing to admit. As I discovered more of my past with my therapist, I found out there were many things in my life that led me to where I am and showed I was trans the whole time, but my sona was a vehicle for coming out as I was able to ‘be her’ and get more comfortable with who I am.
Now I just consider myself a cute lil’ puppy girl :3