Terminology
On this page we will be covering a variety of words and terms you will see associated with otherkinity; such as their definitions, information about them, their history, or what they look like situationally.

Please note this is not an exhaustive list, and not all aspects will be able to have sources for 'fact checking' due to the nature of this topic.

Any and all information that comes from this page that cannot be fact checked comes directly from people who are directly involved with or have direct first hand experience with the subject or related subjects, or have deeply studied the topic over the course of several years.

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Alterhumanity
What is alterhuman?
Someone who experiences an internal identity that is beyond the scope of what is traditionally considered human; anyone who has a non-standard relationship with their humanity. This can include but isn't limited to: furry subcultures, starseeds, otherkin, therians, otherhearted, vampires, introjects/alters.

The word alterhuman covers a broad range of experiences which can have very little or nothing to do with one another, they can be voluntary or involuntary, more human-leaning or completely non-human.

Otherkinity
What is otherkin?
Someone who identifies as a fictional or nonhuman being/entity either spiritually or psychologically on an integral, non-physical level. It can also be defined as a personal belief and an ontological phenomenon.

This can include but isn't limited to: dragons, elves, foxes, bugs, plants, unicorns, aliens and fictional characters. This can be used as an umbrella term that is more specific than alterhumanity.

Therianthropy
What is therianthropy?
Modern Therianthropy is a phenomenon categorized by a deep integral or personal belief that an individual is in some way a non-human animal either on a spiritual or psychological level.

Therians fully acknowledge they have a human body, but internally they view themselves as an animal or animals. This animal identification can be instead of or in addition to human identification.