Meet the people who don't identify as human
Media type | Magazine article |
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Release date | July 21, 2015 |
Creator | Gavia Baker-Whitelaw |
Publisher | The Week (US Edition) |
URL | http://theweek.com/articles/552648/meet-peoplewho-dont-identify-human |
Archive | Archive |
''''Meet the people who dont identify as human'''' is an article about otherkin and therians written by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw for the magazine The Weeks US edition. Baker-Whitelaw interviews multiple otherkin and therians, including Adalen, Miniar, and sade wolfkitten as well as a wolf therian going by the name Jessie and an anonymous Night Fury dragonkin. She also interviews multiple mental health professionals, who state that it "isnt a form of mental illness (unless people become delusional about it), so I dont see a particular need for treatment." and that there is no reason for a otherkin to seek professional help unless they are suffering. Baker-Whitelaw also discusses the issue of otherkin being compared to transgender individuals.