Alterhuman

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''''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)[1], 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.[2][3]

Origins

Indexed web registries points that the term was coined by Malchior on September 26, 2014 [1] 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. [4]

The FFF's staff team includes both alterhumans and furries. The organization has also attended multiple conventions and held panels on related subjects:

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.[8] 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.[9] 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. [10]

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.[11] Alt+H described FurScience as "conducting research of interest to alterhuman people."[12]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Malchior. 2014. This will probably be my last post on semantics...
         Tumblr.com. https://phasmovore.tumblr.com/post/98482696958/this-will-probably-be-my-last-post-on-semantics. (accessed January 14, 2022).
         Archived at https://web.archive.org/web/20180326012554/http://phasmovore.tumblr.com/post/98482696958/this-will-probably-be-my-last-post-on-semantics.
  2. ↑ Mordecai. 2019. Here are some ways you can be alterhuman and...
         Tumblr.com. https://vagabond-sun.tumblr.com/post/186964768875/here-are-some-ways-you-can-be-alterhuman-and. (accessed January 14, 2022).
  3. ↑ Alterhuman Advocacy Project. 2019. Alt+H > Educate > FAQ
         alt-h.net. https://www.alt-h.net/educate/faq.php. (accessed January 14, 2022).
         Archived at http://web.archive.org/web/20200419101550/https://www.alt-h.net/educate/faq.php.
  4. ↑ Freedom of Form Foundation. FFF > About Us > Vision
         freedomofform.org. https://freedomofform.org/vision/. (accessed January 14, 2022).
  5. ↑ Freedom of Form Foundation. 2019. Make It Real
         youtube.com. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nb1Yn-CHql4&ab_channel=FreedomofFormFoundation. (accessed January 14, 2022).
  6. ↑ Freedom of Form Foundation. 2020. What if you could actually be your fursona?
         freedomofform.org. https://freedomofform.org/2129/anthro-new-england-2020/. (accessed January 14, 2022).
  7. ↑ Freedom of Form Foundation. 2021. "What if you could actually be your fursona?" Freedom of Form: Make it Real.
         twitter.org. https://twitter.com/FreedomOfForm/status/1465319823475462152. (accessed January 14, 2022).
  8. ↑ Alt+H. Alt+H > About
         alt-h.net. https://www.alt-h.net/about/index.php. (accessed January 14, 2022).
  9. ↑ Alt+H. 2022. Hey all. It's been a little under three weeks...
         alt--h.tumblr.com. https://blog.alt-h.net/post/672487310838956032/hey-all-its-been-a-little-under-three-weeks. (accessed January 14, 2022).
  10. ↑ FurScience. FurScience > Who we are
         furscience.com. https://furscience.com/who-we-are/. (accessed January 14, 2022).
  11. ↑ FurScience. FurScience > Therianthropy/Otherkin
         furscience.com. https://furscience.com/therian/. (accessed January 14, 2022).
  12. ↑ Alt+H. Alt+H > Research
         alt-h.net. https://www.alt-h.net/research/. (accessed January 14, 2022).
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