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	==See also==		==See also==
		⚫	* [[Draconity]]
		⚫	* [[Fictionkin]]
	* [[Therians]]		* [[Therians]]
			* [[:Category:Otherkin Jargon\|Otherkin Jargon]]
	* [[Vampires]]		* [[Vampires]]
⚫	* [[Fictionkin]]
⚫	* [[Draconity]]

	==References==		==References==

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	[[Image:Circuitseptegram.png\|right\|thumb\|A [[Septegram]], used by some as a symbol for otherkin.]]		[[Image:Circuitseptegram.png\|right\|thumb\|A [[Septegram]], used by some as a symbol for otherkin.]]
	[[Image:Otherkin_believe_a.jpg\|right\|thumb\|[[Otherkin Emblem]] created by [[Kaltezar]]]]		[[Image:Otherkin_believe_a.jpg\|right\|thumb\|[[Otherkin Emblem]] created by [[Kaltezar]]]]
	~~{{b\|}}~~{{b\|Otherkin~~}}{{b\|~~}} is a term for those who believe that they are mentally, spiritually, or physically other than human.<ref name="fieldguide">{{book\|first=Lupa\|title=Field Guide to Otherkin\|year=2007\|place=Stafford, UK\|publisher=Megalithica Books\|isbn=978-1-905713-07-3}}</ref>		{{b\|Otherkin}} is a term for those who believe that they are mentally, spiritually, or physically other than human.<ref name="fieldguide">{{book\|first=Lupa\|title=Field Guide to Otherkin\|year=2007\|place=Stafford, UK\|publisher=Megalithica Books\|isbn=978-1-905713-07-3}}</ref>
	First appearing in use on the Internet on April 18, 1990, the word was coined when a member of [[The Elfinkind Digest]], [[Torin]], "got tired of typing elf/dragon/orc/etc.-kin and just used otherkin" as shorthand.<ref name="timeline">{{book\|first=Orion\|last=Scribner\|title=Otherkin Timeline: The recent history of elfin, fae, and animal people\|url=http://frameacloud.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Scribner_Timeline2p0.pdf\|place=Online\|publisher=http://www.frameacloud.com\|year=2011}}</ref>		First appearing in use on the Internet on April 18, 1990, the word was coined when a member of [[The Elfinkind Digest]], [[Torin]], "got tired of typing elf/dragon/orc/etc.-kin and just used otherkin" as shorthand.<ref name="timeline">{{book\|first=Orion\|last=Scribner\|title=Otherkin Timeline: The recent history of elfin, fae, and animal people\|url=http://frameacloud.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Scribner_Timeline2p0.pdf\|place=Online\|publisher=http://www.frameacloud.com\|year=2011}}</ref>

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	==In the media==		==In the media==
	:~~{{b\|}}~~Main article: [[List of Otherkin Media Appearances]]~~{{b\|}}~~		:Main article: [[List of Otherkin Media Appearances]]

	Otherkin first entered the mainstream media in February 2001 when they were featured in an article in the Village Voice.<ref name="villagevoice">{{article-newspaper\|last=Mamatas\|first=Nick\|title= Elven Like Me: Otherkin Come Out of the Closet\|periodical=Village Voice\|month=February\|day=20\|year=2001\|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/2001-02-13/news/elven-like-me/1/}}</ref> Since then, they have appeared in other articles, including a 2009 article in the Michigan Daily which conflated otherkin with [[wikifur:furry\|furries]].<ref name="michigandaily">{{article-newspaper\|last=Stahl\|first=Eileen\|title=Furries have feelings, too\|periodical=Michigan Daily\|month=January\|day=21\|year=2009\|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NGNjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FXkNAAAAIBAJ&dq=otherkin&pg=4984%2C446695\|pages=4A}}</ref>		Otherkin first entered the mainstream media in February 2001 when they were featured in an article in the Village Voice.<ref name="villagevoice">{{article-newspaper\|last=Mamatas\|first=Nick\|title= Elven Like Me: Otherkin Come Out of the Closet\|periodical=Village Voice\|month=February\|day=20\|year=2001\|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/2001-02-13/news/elven-like-me/1/}}</ref> Since then, they have appeared in other articles, including a 2009 article in the Michigan Daily which conflated otherkin with [[wikifur:furry\|furries]].<ref name="michigandaily">{{article-newspaper\|last=Stahl\|first=Eileen\|title=Furries have feelings, too\|periodical=Michigan Daily\|month=January\|day=21\|year=2009\|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NGNjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FXkNAAAAIBAJ&dq=otherkin&pg=4984%2C446695\|pages=4A}}</ref>

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	[[Image:Circuitseptegram.png\|right\|thumb\|A [[Septegram]], used by some as a symbol for otherkin.]]		[[Image:Circuitseptegram.png\|right\|thumb\|A [[Septegram]], used by some as a symbol for otherkin.]]
	[[Image:Otherkin_believe_a.jpg\|right\|thumb\|[[Otherkin Emblem]] created by [[Kaltezar]]]]		[[Image:Otherkin_believe_a.jpg\|right\|thumb\|[[Otherkin Emblem]] created by [[Kaltezar]]]]
	~~'''~~Otherkin~~'''~~ is a term for those who believe that they are mentally, spiritually, or physically other than human.<ref name="fieldguide">{{book\|first=Lupa\|title=Field Guide to Otherkin\|year=2007\|place=Stafford, UK\|publisher=Megalithica Books\|isbn=978-1-905713-07-3}}</ref>		{{b\|}}{{b\|Otherkin}}{{b\|}} is a term for those who believe that they are mentally, spiritually, or physically other than human.<ref name="fieldguide">{{book\|first=Lupa\|title=Field Guide to Otherkin\|year=2007\|place=Stafford, UK\|publisher=Megalithica Books\|isbn=978-1-905713-07-3}}</ref>
	First appearing in use on the Internet on April 18, 1990, the word was coined when a member of [[The Elfinkind Digest]], [[Torin]], "got tired of typing elf/dragon/orc/etc.-kin and just used otherkin" as shorthand.<ref name="timeline">{{book\|first=Orion\|last=Scribner\|title=Otherkin Timeline: The recent history of elfin, fae, and animal people\|url=http://frameacloud.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Scribner_Timeline2p0.pdf\|place=Online\|publisher=http://www.frameacloud.com\|year=2011}}</ref>		First appearing in use on the Internet on April 18, 1990, the word was coined when a member of [[The Elfinkind Digest]], [[Torin]], "got tired of typing elf/dragon/orc/etc.-kin and just used otherkin" as shorthand.<ref name="timeline">{{book\|first=Orion\|last=Scribner\|title=Otherkin Timeline: The recent history of elfin, fae, and animal people\|url=http://frameacloud.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Scribner_Timeline2p0.pdf\|place=Online\|publisher=http://www.frameacloud.com\|year=2011}}</ref>

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	==In the media==		==In the media==
	:''Main article: [[List of Otherkin Media Appearances]]''		:{{b\|}}Main article: [[List of Otherkin Media Appearances]]{{b\|}}

	Otherkin first entered the mainstream media in February 2001 when they were featured in an article in the Village Voice.<ref name="villagevoice">{{article-newspaper\|last=Mamatas\|first=Nick\|title= Elven Like Me: Otherkin Come Out of the Closet\|periodical=Village Voice\|month=February\|day=20\|year=2001\|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/2001-02-13/news/elven-like-me/1/}}</ref> Since then, they have appeared in other articles, including a 2009 article in the Michigan Daily which conflated otherkin with [[wikifur:furry\|furries]].<ref name="michigandaily">{{article-newspaper\|last=Stahl\|first=Eileen\|title=Furries have feelings, too\|periodical=Michigan Daily\|month=January\|day=21\|year=2009\|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NGNjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FXkNAAAAIBAJ&dq=otherkin&pg=4984%2C446695\|pages=4A}}</ref>		Otherkin first entered the mainstream media in February 2001 when they were featured in an article in the Village Voice.<ref name="villagevoice">{{article-newspaper\|last=Mamatas\|first=Nick\|title= Elven Like Me: Otherkin Come Out of the Closet\|periodical=Village Voice\|month=February\|day=20\|year=2001\|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/2001-02-13/news/elven-like-me/1/}}</ref> Since then, they have appeared in other articles, including a 2009 article in the Michigan Daily which conflated otherkin with [[wikifur:furry\|furries]].<ref name="michigandaily">{{article-newspaper\|last=Stahl\|first=Eileen\|title=Furries have feelings, too\|periodical=Michigan Daily\|month=January\|day=21\|year=2009\|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NGNjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FXkNAAAAIBAJ&dq=otherkin&pg=4984%2C446695\|pages=4A}}</ref>

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	\| title = So... You're Awake		\| title = So... You're Awake
	\| publisher = Otherkin.net		\| publisher = Otherkin.net
	\| url =~~http~~://www.otherkin.net/articles/wakeup.html		\| url =https://www.otherkin.net/articles/wakeup.html
	\| archiveurl = http://archive.is/c6640		\| archiveurl = http://archive.is/c6640
	\| date = April 6, 2012		\| date = April 6, 2012

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	==External links==		==External links==
	* [https://archive.is/WUGgC Otherkin.net: Harmony & Dischord]		* [https://archive.is/WUGgC Otherkin.net: Harmony & Dischord]
	* [~~http~~://dreamhart.org/2012/01/a-revised-otherkin-faq/ A Revised Otherkin FAQ] by [[Jarandhel Dreamsinger]]		* [https://dreamhart.org/2012/01/a-revised-otherkin-faq/ A Revised Otherkin FAQ] by [[Jarandhel Dreamsinger]]
	* [http://frameacloud.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Scribner_DirectoryOfWritings_0-6b.pdf A Directory of Otherkin Writings and Other Works, Organized by Topic] by [[Orion Scribner]]		* [http://frameacloud.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Scribner_DirectoryOfWritings_0-6b.pdf A Directory of Otherkin Writings and Other Works, Organized by Topic] by [[Orion Scribner]]
	* [http://www.wrs.vcu.edu/profiles/Otherkin.htm VCU World Religions & Spirituality Project: Otherkin] by [[Venetia Robertson]].		* [http://www.wrs.vcu.edu/profiles/Otherkin.htm VCU World Religions & Spirituality Project: Otherkin] by [[Venetia Robertson]].

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	[[Image:Circuitseptegram.png\|right\|thumb\|A [[Septegram]], used by some as a symbol for otherkin.]]		[[Image:Circuitseptegram.png\|right\|thumb\|A [[Septegram]], used by some as a symbol for otherkin.]]
	[[Image:Otherkin_believe_a.jpg\|right\|thumb\|[[Otherkin Emblem]] created by [[Kaltezar]]]]		[[Image:Otherkin_believe_a.jpg\|right\|thumb\|[[Otherkin Emblem]] created by [[Kaltezar]]]]
	'''Otherkin''' is a term for those who believe that they are mentally, spiritually, or physically ~~retarded~~.<ref name="fieldguide">{{book\|first=Lupa\|title=Field Guide to Otherkin\|year=2007\|place=Stafford, UK\|publisher=Megalithica Books\|isbn=978-1-905713-07-3}}</ref>		'''Otherkin''' is a term for those who believe that they are mentally, spiritually, or physically other than human.<ref name="fieldguide">{{book\|first=Lupa\|title=Field Guide to Otherkin\|year=2007\|place=Stafford, UK\|publisher=Megalithica Books\|isbn=978-1-905713-07-3}}</ref>
	First appearing in use on the Internet on April 18, 1990, the word was coined when a member of [[The Elfinkind Digest]], [[Torin]], "got tired of typing elf/dragon/orc/etc.-kin and just used otherkin" as shorthand.<ref name="timeline">{{book\|first=Orion\|last=Scribner\|title=Otherkin Timeline: The recent history of elfin, fae, and animal people\|url=http://frameacloud.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Scribner_Timeline2p0.pdf\|place=Online\|publisher=http://www.frameacloud.com\|year=2011}}</ref>		First appearing in use on the Internet on April 18, 1990, the word was coined when a member of [[The Elfinkind Digest]], [[Torin]], "got tired of typing elf/dragon/orc/etc.-kin and just used otherkin" as shorthand.<ref name="timeline">{{book\|first=Orion\|last=Scribner\|title=Otherkin Timeline: The recent history of elfin, fae, and animal people\|url=http://frameacloud.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Scribner_Timeline2p0.pdf\|place=Online\|publisher=http://www.frameacloud.com\|year=2011}}</ref>

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	[[Image:Circuitseptegram.png\|right\|thumb\|A [[Septegram]], used by some as a symbol for otherkin.]]		[[Image:Circuitseptegram.png\|right\|thumb\|A [[Septegram]], used by some as a symbol for otherkin.]]
	[[Image:Otherkin_believe_a.jpg\|right\|thumb\|[[Otherkin Emblem]] created by [[Kaltezar]]]]		[[Image:Otherkin_believe_a.jpg\|right\|thumb\|[[Otherkin Emblem]] created by [[Kaltezar]]]]
	'''Otherkin''' is a term for those who believe that they are mentally, spiritually, or physically ~~other than human~~.<ref name="fieldguide">{{book\|first=Lupa\|title=Field Guide to Otherkin\|year=2007\|place=Stafford, UK\|publisher=Megalithica Books\|isbn=978-1-905713-07-3}}</ref>		'''Otherkin''' is a term for those who believe that they are mentally, spiritually, or physically retarded.<ref name="fieldguide">{{book\|first=Lupa\|title=Field Guide to Otherkin\|year=2007\|place=Stafford, UK\|publisher=Megalithica Books\|isbn=978-1-905713-07-3}}</ref>
	First appearing in use on the Internet on April 18, 1990, the word was coined when a member of [[The Elfinkind Digest]], [[Torin]], "got tired of typing elf/dragon/orc/etc.-kin and just used otherkin" as shorthand.<ref name="timeline">{{book\|first=Orion\|last=Scribner\|title=Otherkin Timeline: The recent history of elfin, fae, and animal people\|url=http://frameacloud.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Scribner_Timeline2p0.pdf\|place=Online\|publisher=http://www.frameacloud.com\|year=2011}}</ref>		First appearing in use on the Internet on April 18, 1990, the word was coined when a member of [[The Elfinkind Digest]], [[Torin]], "got tired of typing elf/dragon/orc/etc.-kin and just used otherkin" as shorthand.<ref name="timeline">{{book\|first=Orion\|last=Scribner\|title=Otherkin Timeline: The recent history of elfin, fae, and animal people\|url=http://frameacloud.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Scribner_Timeline2p0.pdf\|place=Online\|publisher=http://www.frameacloud.com\|year=2011}}</ref>

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	\| url =http://www.otherkin.net/articles/wakeup.html		\| url =http://www.otherkin.net/articles/wakeup.html
	\| archiveurl = http://archive.~~today~~/c6640		\| archiveurl = http://archive.is/c6640
	\| date = April 6, 2012		\| date = April 6, 2012
	}}</ref>		}}</ref>

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	\|community=otherkin		\|community=otherkin
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	\|antonyms=[[Mundanes]]		\|antonyms=[[Mundanes]]
	}}		}}
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	:''Main article: [[List of Otherkin Media Appearances]]''		:''Main article: [[List of Otherkin Media Appearances]]''

	Otherkin first entered the mainstream media in February 2001 when they were featured in an article in the Village Voice.<ref name="villagevoice">{{article-newspaper\|last=Mamatas\|first=Nick\|title= Elven Like Me: Otherkin Come Out of the Closet\|periodical=Village Voice\|month=February\|day=20\|year=2001\|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/2001-02-13/news/elven-like-me/1/}}</ref> Since then, they have appeared in other articles, including a 2009 article in the Michigan Daily which conflated otherkin with [[~~Furries~~]].<ref name="michigandaily">{{article-newspaper\|last=Stahl\|first=Eileen\|title=Furries have feelings, too\|periodical=Michigan Daily\|month=January\|day=21\|year=2009\|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NGNjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FXkNAAAAIBAJ&dq=otherkin&pg=4984%2C446695\|pages=4A}}</ref>		Otherkin first entered the mainstream media in February 2001 when they were featured in an article in the Village Voice.<ref name="villagevoice">{{article-newspaper\|last=Mamatas\|first=Nick\|title= Elven Like Me: Otherkin Come Out of the Closet\|periodical=Village Voice\|month=February\|day=20\|year=2001\|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/2001-02-13/news/elven-like-me/1/}}</ref> Since then, they have appeared in other articles, including a 2009 article in the Michigan Daily which conflated otherkin with [[wikifur:furry\|furries]].<ref name="michigandaily">{{article-newspaper\|last=Stahl\|first=Eileen\|title=Furries have feelings, too\|periodical=Michigan Daily\|month=January\|day=21\|year=2009\|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NGNjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FXkNAAAAIBAJ&dq=otherkin&pg=4984%2C446695\|pages=4A}}</ref>

	==See also==		==See also==

Jarandhel: /* External links */ Adding link to VCU World Religions and Spirituality Project profile of Otherkin.

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External links: Adding link to VCU World Religions and Spirituality Project profile of Otherkin.

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	==External links==		==External links==
	* [https://archive.is/WUGgC Otherkin.net: Harmony & Dischord]		* [https://archive.is/WUGgC Otherkin.net: Harmony & Dischord]
	* [http://dreamhart.org/2012/01/a-revised-otherkin-faq/ A Revised Otherkin FAQ]		* [http://dreamhart.org/2012/01/a-revised-otherkin-faq/ A Revised Otherkin FAQ] by [[Jarandhel Dreamsinger]]
	* [http://frameacloud.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Scribner_DirectoryOfWritings_0-6b.pdf A Directory of Otherkin Writings and Other Works, Organized by Topic]		* [http://frameacloud.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Scribner_DirectoryOfWritings_0-6b.pdf A Directory of Otherkin Writings and Other Works, Organized by Topic] by [[Orion Scribner]]
			* [http://www.wrs.vcu.edu/profiles/Otherkin.htm VCU World Religions & Spirituality Project: Otherkin] by [[Venetia Robertson]].

	[[Category:Otherkin Community]]		[[Category:Otherkin Community]]

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	[[Image:Circuitseptegram.png\|right\|thumb\|A [[Septegram]], used by some as a symbol for otherkin.]]		[[Image:Circuitseptegram.png\|right\|thumb\|A [[Septegram]], used by some as a symbol for otherkin.]]
	[[Image:Otherkin_believe_a.jpg\|right\|thumb\|[[Otherkin Emblem]] created by [[Kaltezar]]]]		[[Image:Otherkin_believe_a.jpg\|right\|thumb\|[[Otherkin Emblem]] created by [[Kaltezar]]]]
	~~{{b\|}}~~{{b\|Otherkin~~}}{{b\|~~}} is a term for those who believe that they are mentally, spiritually, or physically other than human.<ref name="fieldguide">{{book\|first=Lupa\|title=Field Guide to Otherkin\|year=2007\|place=Stafford, UK\|publisher=Megalithica Books\|isbn=978-1-905713-07-3}}</ref>		{{b\|Otherkin}} is a term for those who believe that they are mentally, spiritually, or physically other than human.<ref name="fieldguide">{{book\|first=Lupa\|title=Field Guide to Otherkin\|year=2007\|place=Stafford, UK\|publisher=Megalithica Books\|isbn=978-1-905713-07-3}}</ref>
	First appearing in use on the Internet on April 18, 1990, the word was coined when a member of [[The Elfinkind Digest]], [[Torin]], "got tired of typing elf/dragon/orc/etc.-kin and just used otherkin" as shorthand.<ref name="timeline">{{book\|first=Orion\|last=Scribner\|title=Otherkin Timeline: The recent history of elfin, fae, and animal people\|url=http://frameacloud.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Scribner_Timeline2p0.pdf\|place=Online\|publisher=http://www.frameacloud.com\|year=2011}}</ref>		First appearing in use on the Internet on April 18, 1990, the word was coined when a member of [[The Elfinkind Digest]], [[Torin]], "got tired of typing elf/dragon/orc/etc.-kin and just used otherkin" as shorthand.<ref name="timeline">{{book\|first=Orion\|last=Scribner\|title=Otherkin Timeline: The recent history of elfin, fae, and animal people\|url=http://frameacloud.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Scribner_Timeline2p0.pdf\|place=Online\|publisher=http://www.frameacloud.com\|year=2011}}</ref>

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	==In the media==		==In the media==
	:~~{{b\|}}~~Main article: [[List of Otherkin Media Appearances]]~~{{b\|}}~~		:Main article: [[List of Otherkin Media Appearances]]

	Otherkin first entered the mainstream media in February 2001 when they were featured in an article in the Village Voice.<ref name="villagevoice">{{article-newspaper\|last=Mamatas\|first=Nick\|title= Elven Like Me: Otherkin Come Out of the Closet\|periodical=Village Voice\|month=February\|day=20\|year=2001\|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/2001-02-13/news/elven-like-me/1/}}</ref> Since then, they have appeared in other articles, including a 2009 article in the Michigan Daily which conflated otherkin with [[wikifur:furry\|furries]].<ref name="michigandaily">{{article-newspaper\|last=Stahl\|first=Eileen\|title=Furries have feelings, too\|periodical=Michigan Daily\|month=January\|day=21\|year=2009\|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NGNjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FXkNAAAAIBAJ&dq=otherkin&pg=4984%2C446695\|pages=4A}}</ref>		Otherkin first entered the mainstream media in February 2001 when they were featured in an article in the Village Voice.<ref name="villagevoice">{{article-newspaper\|last=Mamatas\|first=Nick\|title= Elven Like Me: Otherkin Come Out of the Closet\|periodical=Village Voice\|month=February\|day=20\|year=2001\|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/2001-02-13/news/elven-like-me/1/}}</ref> Since then, they have appeared in other articles, including a 2009 article in the Michigan Daily which conflated otherkin with [[wikifur:furry\|furries]].<ref name="michigandaily">{{article-newspaper\|last=Stahl\|first=Eileen\|title=Furries have feelings, too\|periodical=Michigan Daily\|month=January\|day=21\|year=2009\|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NGNjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FXkNAAAAIBAJ&dq=otherkin&pg=4984%2C446695\|pages=4A}}</ref>

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	[[Image:Otherkin_believe_a.jpg\|right\|thumb\|[[Otherkin Emblem]] created by [[Kaltezar]]]]		[[Image:Otherkin_believe_a.jpg\|right\|thumb\|[[Otherkin Emblem]] created by [[Kaltezar]]]]
	~~'''~~Otherkin~~'''~~ is a term for those who believe that they are mentally, spiritually, or physically other than human.<ref name="fieldguide">{{book\|first=Lupa\|title=Field Guide to Otherkin\|year=2007\|place=Stafford, UK\|publisher=Megalithica Books\|isbn=978-1-905713-07-3}}</ref>		{{b\|}}{{b\|Otherkin}}{{b\|}} is a term for those who believe that they are mentally, spiritually, or physically other than human.<ref name="fieldguide">{{book\|first=Lupa\|title=Field Guide to Otherkin\|year=2007\|place=Stafford, UK\|publisher=Megalithica Books\|isbn=978-1-905713-07-3}}</ref>
	First appearing in use on the Internet on April 18, 1990, the word was coined when a member of [[The Elfinkind Digest]], [[Torin]], "got tired of typing elf/dragon/orc/etc.-kin and just used otherkin" as shorthand.<ref name="timeline">{{book\|first=Orion\|last=Scribner\|title=Otherkin Timeline: The recent history of elfin, fae, and animal people\|url=http://frameacloud.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Scribner_Timeline2p0.pdf\|place=Online\|publisher=http://www.frameacloud.com\|year=2011}}</ref>		First appearing in use on the Internet on April 18, 1990, the word was coined when a member of [[The Elfinkind Digest]], [[Torin]], "got tired of typing elf/dragon/orc/etc.-kin and just used otherkin" as shorthand.<ref name="timeline">{{book\|first=Orion\|last=Scribner\|title=Otherkin Timeline: The recent history of elfin, fae, and animal people\|url=http://frameacloud.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Scribner_Timeline2p0.pdf\|place=Online\|publisher=http://www.frameacloud.com\|year=2011}}</ref>

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	==In the media==		==In the media==
	:''Main article: [[List of Otherkin Media Appearances]]''		:{{b\|}}Main article: [[List of Otherkin Media Appearances]]{{b\|}}

	Otherkin first entered the mainstream media in February 2001 when they were featured in an article in the Village Voice.<ref name="villagevoice">{{article-newspaper\|last=Mamatas\|first=Nick\|title= Elven Like Me: Otherkin Come Out of the Closet\|periodical=Village Voice\|month=February\|day=20\|year=2001\|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/2001-02-13/news/elven-like-me/1/}}</ref> Since then, they have appeared in other articles, including a 2009 article in the Michigan Daily which conflated otherkin with [[wikifur:furry\|furries]].<ref name="michigandaily">{{article-newspaper\|last=Stahl\|first=Eileen\|title=Furries have feelings, too\|periodical=Michigan Daily\|month=January\|day=21\|year=2009\|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NGNjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FXkNAAAAIBAJ&dq=otherkin&pg=4984%2C446695\|pages=4A}}</ref>		Otherkin first entered the mainstream media in February 2001 when they were featured in an article in the Village Voice.<ref name="villagevoice">{{article-newspaper\|last=Mamatas\|first=Nick\|title= Elven Like Me: Otherkin Come Out of the Closet\|periodical=Village Voice\|month=February\|day=20\|year=2001\|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/2001-02-13/news/elven-like-me/1/}}</ref> Since then, they have appeared in other articles, including a 2009 article in the Michigan Daily which conflated otherkin with [[wikifur:furry\|furries]].<ref name="michigandaily">{{article-newspaper\|last=Stahl\|first=Eileen\|title=Furries have feelings, too\|periodical=Michigan Daily\|month=January\|day=21\|year=2009\|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NGNjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FXkNAAAAIBAJ&dq=otherkin&pg=4984%2C446695\|pages=4A}}</ref>

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	[[Image:Circuitseptegram.png\|right\|thumb\|A [[Septegram]], used by some as a symbol for otherkin.]]		[[Image:Circuitseptegram.png\|right\|thumb\|A [[Septegram]], used by some as a symbol for otherkin.]]
	[[Image:Otherkin_believe_a.jpg\|right\|thumb\|[[Otherkin Emblem]] created by [[Kaltezar]]]]		[[Image:Otherkin_believe_a.jpg\|right\|thumb\|[[Otherkin Emblem]] created by [[Kaltezar]]]]
	'''Otherkin''' is a term for those who believe that they are mentally, spiritually, or physically ~~retarded~~.<ref name="fieldguide">{{book\|first=Lupa\|title=Field Guide to Otherkin\|year=2007\|place=Stafford, UK\|publisher=Megalithica Books\|isbn=978-1-905713-07-3}}</ref>		'''Otherkin''' is a term for those who believe that they are mentally, spiritually, or physically other than human.<ref name="fieldguide">{{book\|first=Lupa\|title=Field Guide to Otherkin\|year=2007\|place=Stafford, UK\|publisher=Megalithica Books\|isbn=978-1-905713-07-3}}</ref>
	First appearing in use on the Internet on April 18, 1990, the word was coined when a member of [[The Elfinkind Digest]], [[Torin]], "got tired of typing elf/dragon/orc/etc.-kin and just used otherkin" as shorthand.<ref name="timeline">{{book\|first=Orion\|last=Scribner\|title=Otherkin Timeline: The recent history of elfin, fae, and animal people\|url=http://frameacloud.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Scribner_Timeline2p0.pdf\|place=Online\|publisher=http://www.frameacloud.com\|year=2011}}</ref>		First appearing in use on the Internet on April 18, 1990, the word was coined when a member of [[The Elfinkind Digest]], [[Torin]], "got tired of typing elf/dragon/orc/etc.-kin and just used otherkin" as shorthand.<ref name="timeline">{{book\|first=Orion\|last=Scribner\|title=Otherkin Timeline: The recent history of elfin, fae, and animal people\|url=http://frameacloud.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Scribner_Timeline2p0.pdf\|place=Online\|publisher=http://www.frameacloud.com\|year=2011}}</ref>

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	[[Image:Circuitseptegram.png\|right\|thumb\|A [[Septegram]], used by some as a symbol for otherkin.]]		[[Image:Circuitseptegram.png\|right\|thumb\|A [[Septegram]], used by some as a symbol for otherkin.]]
	[[Image:Otherkin_believe_a.jpg\|right\|thumb\|[[Otherkin Emblem]] created by [[Kaltezar]]]]		[[Image:Otherkin_believe_a.jpg\|right\|thumb\|[[Otherkin Emblem]] created by [[Kaltezar]]]]
	'''Otherkin''' is a term for those who believe that they are mentally, spiritually, or physically ~~other than human~~.<ref name="fieldguide">{{book\|first=Lupa\|title=Field Guide to Otherkin\|year=2007\|place=Stafford, UK\|publisher=Megalithica Books\|isbn=978-1-905713-07-3}}</ref>		'''Otherkin''' is a term for those who believe that they are mentally, spiritually, or physically retarded.<ref name="fieldguide">{{book\|first=Lupa\|title=Field Guide to Otherkin\|year=2007\|place=Stafford, UK\|publisher=Megalithica Books\|isbn=978-1-905713-07-3}}</ref>
	First appearing in use on the Internet on April 18, 1990, the word was coined when a member of [[The Elfinkind Digest]], [[Torin]], "got tired of typing elf/dragon/orc/etc.-kin and just used otherkin" as shorthand.<ref name="timeline">{{book\|first=Orion\|last=Scribner\|title=Otherkin Timeline: The recent history of elfin, fae, and animal people\|url=http://frameacloud.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Scribner_Timeline2p0.pdf\|place=Online\|publisher=http://www.frameacloud.com\|year=2011}}</ref>		First appearing in use on the Internet on April 18, 1990, the word was coined when a member of [[The Elfinkind Digest]], [[Torin]], "got tired of typing elf/dragon/orc/etc.-kin and just used otherkin" as shorthand.<ref name="timeline">{{book\|first=Orion\|last=Scribner\|title=Otherkin Timeline: The recent history of elfin, fae, and animal people\|url=http://frameacloud.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Scribner_Timeline2p0.pdf\|place=Online\|publisher=http://www.frameacloud.com\|year=2011}}</ref>