Otherkin

An acute heptagram is a symbol used by the otherkin community

Otherkin is a subculture of people who identify as a non-human thing. Some otherkin believe their identity comes from a non-human spirit, ancestry, 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

  1. ↑ Lupa (2007). A field guide to Otherkin. Stafford, England: Megalithica Books. ISBN 978-1-905713-07-3. OCLC 137242792.
  2. ↑ 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.