Otherkin
subculture
Otherkin is a subculture where people identify as a non-human thing.[1] Some otherkin believe their identity comes from a non-human spirit, ancestry,[2] or symbolism. People also believe that Otherkin get their identity from neurodivergence. The term has since been widespread, and it usually refers to many non-human identities, including therians.
Otherkin originally came from Online Communities in the 1990s when people started identifying as elves or other fantasy creatures.
References
change- ↑ Lupa (2007). A field guide to Otherkin. Stafford, England: Megalithica Books. ISBN 978-1-905713-07-3. OCLC 137242792.
- ↑ Belanger, Michelle A. (2007). Vampires in their own words : an anthology of vampire voices. Woodbury, Minn.: Llewellyn. ISBN 978-0-7387-1220-8. OCLC 154697037.
