I feel like now is a good time to remind everyone that...

Nonhuman is an umbrella term, but it is also a standalone label.

You do not need to also be otherkin, otherlinker, otherhearted, therian, fictionkin, alterhuman (which itself may be 100% human and nothing else) or anything else to call yourself nonhuman. You can, if you want to, just use it by itself. No qualifiers, no further explanation required, no definition beyond 'not exclusively human in some way.'

You don't need to identify physically as not-human. Plenty of nonhumans do, and plenty more don't.

You don't need to identify entirely as not-human. There are lots of nonhumans that are also human, plus whatever else they are. There are similarly nonhumans who are in no way human. The term encompasses both without contradiction.

You do not need to specify any amount of voluntary/involuntary adoption of your identity. You can in fact choose to just be nonhuman because you want to do that, or you can come to it after a long time searching and conclude it's the only explanation, or you can fall anywhere in between.

You do not need to be any specific thing other than some degree of not-human. You can be an animal, plant, object, concept, song, creature, shapeshifter, character, device, AI, color, emotion, or anything else that exists or doesn't, or any kind of mixture of those things.

You do not need any specific reason to call yourself nonhuman. It can be a psychological thing, a spiritual thing, a physical thing, a coping thing, a reclamation thing, even just a 'because it's fun and makes you happy' thing.

You do not need anybody's permission or approval to be nonhuman. There are no gatekeepers who have any say over what a nonhuman is or is not, aside from the definition of the word itself, which is incredibly broad and open to interpretation. This is by design. Anybody who tries to stop you has no right to do so.

Please don't forget that when defining 'nonhuman.' It is not just a big tarp to be thrown over other labels. It is also its own full identity with its own merits and concepts, even if it is a very broad and inclusive identity.

Template if anyone wants it, I just realized I haven't posted in 3 days.

andrew kane

Could i get a fox or deer stimboard please.?

Stimboard!

I wasn’t sure if you wanted red fox but here you go!

My dog therianthropy is really weird. Like, normally when I'm calm and stuff I'm just a big gentle dog. Just a house pet who loves pretty much unconditionally. I'll feel my ears and they'll be floppy, ya know, the natural ears for a great Dane. But when I'm angry or nervous I'll feel a lot more aggressive and like I wouldn't regret hurting someone. Like it's my job. I'll feel my ears and they'll be docked. And sometimes I'll get herding urges?? I don't think I have a herding dog theriotype I'm just a great Dane that's sometimes a herding dog?? Pretty sure this is from me being around my grandparents a lot when I was younger and they have chickens so I just grew up chasing them and "Herding" them. (Anytime I go there since they still have chickens I'll herd them <33 I recommend herding chickens to everyone who can it's so fun omfg) It's like a spectrum.

Does anyone else experience something like this?

Me and some of my friends were in VC yesterday and one of them was going to tell me something really important and instead of saying like "you should sit down for this" he just went "sit" and I did then my other friend chimes in "awww what a good boy" then my first friend says "you see why I think ren is a pet regresser now right" and the second friend goes " no I think it's the one where you always feel like an animal what's it called.... therian" WHAT THE FUCK WHO TOLD THEMM THEY AREN'T SUPPOSED TO KNOW

drew all of my theriotypes ;3

Say "I am a fox" "my kintype is a dragon" and no one bats an eye...

Say "my Kintype is my roblox avatar" and society... SOCIETY CALLS ME CRINGE/hj

:33 < yaknow what ??

B33 < shout out to the fictionkins (and all under that umbrella) who absolutely hate their source

:33 < shout out to the fictionkins who dont even know anything about their source but just saw them and was like "thats me"

:33 < because theres no right way to be an alterhuman. if you are, you simply are and nothing can change that

:33 < youre allowed to hate your source. youre allowed to not know it or even look into it. just be your true and honest self !!

B33 < and by the way, this refers to all under the umbrella. flickers, hearted, quoian, ect

Update on the Alterhuman Sketchbook/Journal:

I have now added otherhearted and will be taking suggestions on what else to add until the end of May. If anyone has any suggestions whatsoever of what symbols to add to the journal, please tell me before May is over, so I can get all of the symbols onto the cover . Thank you

It's so good to see a popular artist expressing her support for the therian and quad community!

Thank you for the support, Mitski!

Truesona !! (his name is carter)

Hi! would you be able to do an outline drawing of a crow? :3

I’m sorry it’s so late, I did it but got completely distracted 😔

Can I request a bobcat therian wallpaper with Washington state forests involved somehow? And the therian symbol please?

bobcat therian + washington forests wallpaper for you!! I hope you like it ☆☆☆ i had lots of fun!

hey my mom said you could hang out in The Hole™ later if your mom says it’s okay :3

Literally therians