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[[Image:Circuitseptegram.png|right|thumb|A [[Septegram]], used by some as a symbol for otherkin.]] |
[[Image:Circuitseptegram.png|right|thumb|link=Otherkin|A [[Septegram]], used by some as a symbol for otherkin.]] |
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'''Otherkin''' is a term for those who believe that they are mentally, spiritually, or physically other than human. |
'''Otherkin''' is a term for those who believe that they are mentally, spiritually, or physically other than human. |
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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. |
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. |
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Latest revision as of 11:29, 31 March 2012
Otherkin is a term for those who believe that they are mentally, spiritually, or physically other than human. 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.