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Alterhuman

2022-02-28T13:20:00Z

Vagabondsun: /* FurScience */ name tweak

'''Alterhuman''' or '''alter-human''' individuals are people who have experiences or an identity which they perceive as being alternative to or outside common societal ideas of humanity. Originally termed Alternative Humanity Personal Identity (AHPI)<ref name="Malchior">{{Website
| first = Malchior
| year = 2014
| title = This will probably be my last post on semantics...
| publisher = Tumblr.com
| url = https://phasmovore.tumblr.com/post/98482696958/this-will-probably-be-my-last-post-on-semantics
| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20180326012554/http://phasmovore.tumblr.com/post/98482696958/this-will-probably-be-my-last-post-on-semantics
| date = January 14, 2022}} </ref>, alterhuman functions as an umbrella term which covers a broad spectrum of other terms and groups; it most often includes [[otherkin]], [[therian]], fictionkin, plural systems, otherhearted individuals, and otherlinkers, but it may also be used to refer to transhumanists, trans-species individuals, furries, daemians, and vampires among others.<ref name="vagabondsun2019">{{Website
| first = Mordecai
| year = 2019
| title = Here are some ways you can be alterhuman and...
| publisher = Tumblr.com
| url = https://vagabond-sun.tumblr.com/post/186964768875/here-are-some-ways-you-can-be-alterhuman-and
| archiveurl =
| date = January 14, 2022}} </ref><ref name = "AltHFAQ">{{Website
| first = Alterhuman Advocacy Project
| year = 2019
| title = Alt+H > Educate > FAQ
| publisher = alt-h.net
| url = https://www.alt-h.net/educate/faq.php
| archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20200419101550/https://www.alt-h.net/educate/faq.php
| date = January 14, 2022}} </ref>

== Origins ==
Indexed web registries points that the term was coined by Malchior on September 26, 2014 <ref name="Malchior"></ref> on a Tumblr post.

== Alterhuman organizations ==
Due to the large scope and opt-in nature of alterhuman, many public organizations which label themselves as alterhuman include a wide range of different identities in their focus. Some furry organizations have also chosen to incorporate certain furry-adjacent alterhuman individuals, such as therians and otherkin, within their own research as well.

====Freedom of Form Foundation====

The Freedom of Form Foundation (FFF) is a nonprofit corporation founded in 2018. The FFF funds and popularizes scientific research geared towards morphological freedom, including full-body changes which utilize the appearances or traits of other species.
<ref name="FFFVision">{{Website
| first =Freedom of Form Foundation
| year =
| title = FFF > About Us > Vision
| publisher = freedomofform.org
| url = https://freedomofform.org/vision/
| archiveurl =
| date = January 14, 2022}} </ref>

The FFF's staff team includes both alterhumans and [[wikifur:furry|furries]]. The organization has also attended multiple conventions and held panels on related subjects:
*[[WikiFur:Anthro New England 2019]] - Panel: Make It Real <ref name="FFFane2019panel">{{Website
| first =Freedom of Form Foundation
| year = 2019
| title = Make It Real
| publisher = youtube.com
| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nb1Yn-CHql4&ab_channel=FreedomofFormFoundation
| archiveurl =
| date = January 14, 2022}} </ref>
*[[WikiFur:Anthro New England 2020]] - Panel: What if you could actually be your fursona? <ref name="FFFane2020panel">{{Website
| first = Freedom of Form Foundation
| year = 2020
| title = What if you could actually be your fursona?
| publisher = freedomofform.org
| url = https://freedomofform.org/2129/anthro-new-england-2020/
| archiveurl =
| date = January 14, 2022}} </ref>
*[[WikiFur:Midwest Fur Fest|Midwest Fur Fest 2021]] - Panel: "What if you could actually be your fursona?" Freedom of Form: Make it Real.<ref name="FFFfurfest2021panel">{{Website
| first = Freedom of Form Foundation
| year = 2021
| title = "What if you could actually be your fursona?" Freedom of Form: Make it Real.
| publisher = twitter.org
| url = https://twitter.com/FreedomOfForm/status/1465319823475462152
| archiveurl =
| date = January 14, 2022}} </ref>

====Alt+H: The Alterhuman Advocacy Group====

Alt+H is an alterhuman advocacy group which aims to legitimize alterhumanity in the eyes of the larger public and offered resources for alterhuman individuals.<ref name="ALTHabout">{{Website
| first = Alt+H
| title = Alt+H > About
| publisher = alt-h.net
| url = https://www.alt-h.net/about/index.php
| archiveurl =
| date = January 14, 2022}} </ref> It started as a Tumblr blog in 2016, and ran as a nonprofit organization from 2019-2022. Alt+H announced the dissolution of its LTD and its Patreon in 2022, and resolved to turn its focus away from social media after receiving criticism regarding its #WolfGetsReal Twitter campaign.<ref name=AltHDIssolution>{{Website
| first = Alt+H
| year = 2022
| title = Hey all. It's been a little under three weeks...
| publisher = alt--h.tumblr.com
| url = https://blog.alt-h.net/post/672487310838956032/hey-all-its-been-a-little-under-three-weeks
| archiveurl =
| date = January 14, 2022}} </ref> It continues to operate as an unincorporated, self-funded group.

====FurScience====

FurScience is the public website and name for the International Anthropomorphic Research Project (IARP). Founded in 2016, FurScience examines aspects of furry culture through a variety of lenses, including psychological, anthropological, and sociological, with the intent of cultivating better understandings of furries for those both inside and outside of the fandom. <ref name="FSaboutus">{{Website
| first = FurScience
| title = FurScience > Who we are
| publisher = furscience.com
| url = https://furscience.com/who-we-are/
| archiveurl =
| date = January 14, 2022}}</ref>

Although FurScience focuses largely on furry fandom and culture, they have also historically included otherkin and therians within the scope of their research. They also have an in-progress page of their website dedicated specifically to otherkin and therians.<ref name="FStherian">{{Website
| first = FurScience
| title = FurScience > Therianthropy/Otherkin
| publisher = furscience.com
| url = https://furscience.com/therian/
| archiveurl =
| date = January 14, 2022}}</ref> Alt+H described FurScience as "conducting research of interest to alterhuman people."<ref name="ALTHresearch">{{Website
| first = Alt+H
| title = Alt+H > Research
| publisher = alt-h.net
| url = https://www.alt-h.net/research/
| archiveurl =
| date = January 14, 2022}}</ref>

== References ==

<references/>

[[Category:Jargon]]

Alterhuman

2022-02-28T13:14:45Z

Vagabondsun: /* Alt+H: The Alterhuman Advocacy Group */ providing context for some otherwise misleading statements

'''Alterhuman''' or '''alter-human''' individuals are people who have experiences or an identity which they perceive as being alternative to or outside common societal ideas of humanity. Originally termed Alternative Humanity Personal Identity (AHPI)<ref name="Malchior">{{Website
| first = Malchior
| year = 2014
| title = This will probably be my last post on semantics...
| publisher = Tumblr.com
| url = https://phasmovore.tumblr.com/post/98482696958/this-will-probably-be-my-last-post-on-semantics
| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20180326012554/http://phasmovore.tumblr.com/post/98482696958/this-will-probably-be-my-last-post-on-semantics
| date = January 14, 2022}} </ref>, alterhuman functions as an umbrella term which covers a broad spectrum of other terms and groups; it most often includes [[otherkin]], [[therian]], fictionkin, plural systems, otherhearted individuals, and otherlinkers, but it may also be used to refer to transhumanists, trans-species individuals, furries, daemians, and vampires among others.<ref name="vagabondsun2019">{{Website
| first = Mordecai
| year = 2019
| title = Here are some ways you can be alterhuman and...
| publisher = Tumblr.com
| url = https://vagabond-sun.tumblr.com/post/186964768875/here-are-some-ways-you-can-be-alterhuman-and
| archiveurl =
| date = January 14, 2022}} </ref><ref name = "AltHFAQ">{{Website
| first = Alterhuman Advocacy Project
| year = 2019
| title = Alt+H > Educate > FAQ
| publisher = alt-h.net
| url = https://www.alt-h.net/educate/faq.php
| archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20200419101550/https://www.alt-h.net/educate/faq.php
| date = January 14, 2022}} </ref>

== Origins ==
Indexed web registries points that the term was coined by Malchior on September 26, 2014 <ref name="Malchior"></ref> on a Tumblr post.

== Alterhuman organizations ==
Due to the large scope and opt-in nature of alterhuman, many public organizations which label themselves as alterhuman include a wide range of different identities in their focus. Some furry organizations have also chosen to incorporate certain furry-adjacent alterhuman individuals, such as therians and otherkin, within their own research as well.

====Freedom of Form Foundation====

The Freedom of Form Foundation (FFF) is a nonprofit corporation founded in 2018. The FFF funds and popularizes scientific research geared towards morphological freedom, including full-body changes which utilize the appearances or traits of other species.
<ref name="FFFVision">{{Website
| first =Freedom of Form Foundation
| year =
| title = FFF > About Us > Vision
| publisher = freedomofform.org
| url = https://freedomofform.org/vision/
| archiveurl =
| date = January 14, 2022}} </ref>

The FFF's staff team includes both alterhumans and [[wikifur:furry|furries]]. The organization has also attended multiple conventions and held panels on related subjects:
*[[WikiFur:Anthro New England 2019]] - Panel: Make It Real <ref name="FFFane2019panel">{{Website
| first =Freedom of Form Foundation
| year = 2019
| title = Make It Real
| publisher = youtube.com
| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nb1Yn-CHql4&ab_channel=FreedomofFormFoundation
| archiveurl =
| date = January 14, 2022}} </ref>
*[[WikiFur:Anthro New England 2020]] - Panel: What if you could actually be your fursona? <ref name="FFFane2020panel">{{Website
| first = Freedom of Form Foundation
| year = 2020
| title = What if you could actually be your fursona?
| publisher = freedomofform.org
| url = https://freedomofform.org/2129/anthro-new-england-2020/
| archiveurl =
| date = January 14, 2022}} </ref>
*[[WikiFur:Midwest Fur Fest|Midwest Fur Fest 2021]] - Panel: "What if you could actually be your fursona?" Freedom of Form: Make it Real.<ref name="FFFfurfest2021panel">{{Website
| first = Freedom of Form Foundation
| year = 2021
| title = "What if you could actually be your fursona?" Freedom of Form: Make it Real.
| publisher = twitter.org
| url = https://twitter.com/FreedomOfForm/status/1465319823475462152
| archiveurl =
| date = January 14, 2022}} </ref>

====Alt+H: The Alterhuman Advocacy Group====

Alt+H is an alterhuman advocacy group which aims to legitimize alterhumanity in the eyes of the larger public and offered resources for alterhuman individuals.<ref name="ALTHabout">{{Website
| first = Alt+H
| title = Alt+H > About
| publisher = alt-h.net
| url = https://www.alt-h.net/about/index.php
| archiveurl =
| date = January 14, 2022}} </ref> It started as a Tumblr blog in 2016, and ran as a nonprofit organization from 2019-2022. Alt+H announced the dissolution of its LTD and its Patreon in 2022, and resolved to turn its focus away from social media after receiving criticism regarding its #WolfGetsReal Twitter campaign.<ref name=AltHDIssolution>{{Website
| first = Alt+H
| year = 2022
| title = Hey all. It's been a little under three weeks...
| publisher = alt--h.tumblr.com
| url = https://blog.alt-h.net/post/672487310838956032/hey-all-its-been-a-little-under-three-weeks
| archiveurl =
| date = January 14, 2022}} </ref> It continues to operate as an unincorporated, self-funded group.

====FurScience====

FurScience is the public website and name for the International Anthropomorphic Research Project (IARP). Founded in 2016, FurScience examines aspects of furry culture through a variety of lenses, including psychological, anthropological, and sociological, with the intent of cultivating better understandings of furries for those both inside and outside of the fandom. <ref name="FSaboutus">{{Website
| first = FurScience
| title = FurScience > Who we are
| publisher = furscience.com
| url = https://furscience.com/who-we-are/
| archiveurl =
| date = January 14, 2022}}</ref>

Although FurScience focuses largely on furry fandom and culture, they have also historically included otherkin and therians within the scope of their research. They also have an in-progress page of their website dedicated specifically to otherkin and therians.<ref name="FStherian">{{Website
| first = FurScience
| title = FurScience > Therianthropy/Otherkin
| publisher = furscience.com
| url = https://furscience.com/therian/
| archiveurl =
| date = January 14, 2022}}</ref> The Alterhuman Advocacy Group described FurScience as "conducting research of interest to alterhuman people."<ref name="ALTHresearch">{{Website
| first = Alt+H
| title = Alt+H > Research
| publisher = alt-h.net
| url = https://www.alt-h.net/research/
| archiveurl =
| date = January 14, 2022}}</ref>

== References ==

<references/>

[[Category:Jargon]]