The furry world is one of fantasy, where dragons co-exist with bipedal, talking wolves and impossible hybrids.
Because the world of furry content is so broad and all-inclusive, the fandom itself tends to reflect those norms. After all, if I am spending time playing pretend as a neon-blue cat that walks and talks, am I in any position to judge you for what you wear or how you choose to identify? To this end, many furries describe the fandom as one of the first places where they felt like they could belong, something that needs to be contextualized with the fact that furries are about 50 percent more likely than the average person to report having been bullied during childhood.
For most furries, the fandom is about more than just indulging a child-like fantasy every once in a while.
