Michael, thank you _so_ much for addressing that! A lot of people, when they think of Furries, think of yiff (the more... sexual... aspect of Furry culture), and that really isn't the point of it. I was going to exactly the same comment before you did. Thank you from a Furry (:

yeah, as a non-furry with a few furry acquaintances i can definitely verify this! It is a very welcoming and inclusive group that really gave them a sense of belonging. And of the people i knew, only one was into the "mature" stuff. Everyone else was just into the community stuff and it really brought them joy.

Hello from the uk, i've been a full time cat since 2001 when I was diagnosed with a rather horrid cancer. I somehow managed to defy my death sentence & it was from this I decided I want to be a cat named Twiddels & so I am, I wear cat Teeth ears & a tail every day every where, for me it is a simple life choice like being a punk or goth I am a cat! I thank you for letting people know it's not all sexual as it has never been for me, hugs >^.^< love to all from Twidds.

Michael, thank you so much for giving this info. My late love was a furry artist, and the community was loving towards us in his last days.

Yeah, furries having a "mature" side isnt even a valid argument to be against furries. As if every other group of people didnt engage in that stuff. Double standard jealous pricks is what those "angered" ppl are.

Thank you for addressing that fact, because I am a furry, and everyone thinks I am someone that I'd rather not say. Thank you.

Seriously? That's the reason for people to hate furries? But everybody is doing sex though not just furries right? Any consensual adults doing it. Man.. this hate about furries is weird. I uh just can't grasp it so that's why i'm asking. I didn't even know anything about furries before i read this post. -_- sorry

Easiest way to not bring it up is to stfu.

I'm sure the majority of furries at the convention needed a therapy pet anyway! it's a win win