Otherkin and Taboo Topics (Violent and Sexual Instincts)

At OtherCon 2022 and The Draconic Summit 2022, various panels shared a common theme of discussing the lack of reliable writings about the otherkin community, and particularly about personal and taboo subjects, such as nonhuman instincts. Page Shepard cond...
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What Otherkin Are and Are Not

This is an old social media post I made to dispel a few common misunderstandings about otherkin. I’m cleaning it up and updating it a little because the information is still useful. We’ll start by defining otherkin and go from there. What Otherkin Are:Oth...
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The How and Why of Otherkin

It is often said that if you ask ten people what otherkin means, you’ll get twelve answers. I cannot claim that mine is The One True Way™ but it is how I understand myself and the world. Some otherkin choose to explain their identity as psychological rath...
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