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A Septegram, used by some as a symbol for otherkin.

Otherkin is a term for those who believe that they are mentally, spiritually, or physically other than human.^[1] 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.^[2]

References

↑ Lupa. 2007. Field Guide to Otherkin
Stafford, UK: Megalithica Books. ISBN 978-1-905713-07-3.
↑ Sandstorrm, Orion. Otherkin Timeline: The recent history of elfin, fae, and animal people

External Links

[1] Lupa. 2007. Field Guide to Otherkin
Stafford, UK: Megalithica Books. ISBN 978-1-905713-07-3.

[timeline-2] Sandstorrm, Orion. Otherkin Timeline: The recent history of elfin, fae, and animal people

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 [[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>{{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">[http://orion.kitsunet.net/time.pdf Otherkin Timeline] by [[Orion Sandstorrm]]</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=Sandstorrm|title=Otherkin Timeline: The recent history of elfin, fae, and animal people|url=http://orion.kitsunet.net/}}</ref>
 ==See Also==
 * [[Therians]]