What percentage of furries are LGBT?

In contrast, according to four different surveys 14–25% of the fandom members report homosexuality, 37–52% bisexuality, 28–51% heterosexuality, and 3–8% other forms of alternative sexual relationships.
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What percentage of furries are straight?

Given that only about 20-30% of furries self-identify as exclusively or predominantly heterosexual, it may be possible that they construe themselves as a minority within the furry fandom.
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What is a furry in Lgbtq?

Furries are individuals who are especially interested in anthropomorphic or cartoon animals (e.g., Bugs Bunny). They often strongly identify with anthropomorphic animals and create fursonas, identities of themselves as those anthropomorphic animals.
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What gender is a furry?

The results found that the majority of furries identify as male, although one-quarter of furries identify as female. Transgender, genderfluid, and non-binary furries are also present at rates considerably higher than observed in the general population.
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Are furries kid friendly?

The short and simple answer is that furry is a form of artistic and self-expression and while the majority of it is innocent, there can be an adult element for some. That being said, Minnesota Furs is a family-friendly organization, and all events are considered all-ages appropriate unless otherwise specified.
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WHY ARE SO MANY FURRIES GAY ?



Is being a furry OK?

If you want to create your own furry-related characters, meet other like minded people, and/or visit furry conventions, you'll probably love being a part of the furry community! But it's also totally okay to be a part of the community without calling yourself a furry.
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Why do furries say OwO?

OwO, also stylized as owo, as a furry term, is a chat emoticon and meme used in furry text-based conversation and roleplay, normally with a sexual connotation, sometimes as a trolling term. The two Os represent wide and open eyes, and the w represents a cutesy anime-styled mouth.
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Who is the oldest furry?

According to late fandom historian Fred Patten, the first official furries were born in the early 80s, with Osamu Tezaka's 60s TV show Kimba the White Lion one of the community's earliest influences.
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Who invented furries?

According to fandom historian Fred Patten, the concept of furry originated at a science fiction convention in 1980, when a character drawing from Steve Gallacci's Albedo Anthropomorphics started a discussion of anthropomorphic characters in science fiction novels.
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What percentage of the world is a furry?

On average, furries estimated that the prevalence of furries in the population was between 1 in 2,500 and 1 in 5,000 people, or about 1.4 - 2.8 million furries worldwide.
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What is the furry flag?

Furry Flags is the premier flag art studio in the fandom, having created many unique and custom flags for fans and furs to fly their pride. We are the main producer of flags for many conventions, events, parades, and companies.
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What happens at a furry party?

Furry conventions offer a range of volunteer-led programming, usually focusing on anthropomorphic art, crafts, music and literature. Some raise money for charity. Attendees often dress up in fursuits and wear artistic name badges for identification, though the majority do not.
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Is zootopia a furry movie?

I realized quickly, while watching Zootopia, that the movie was not only for furries, but also an emotionally engaging explanation of what a furry utopia might look like. God help me, when the rabbit and fox came in for a hug at the film's climax, I wanted them to kiss!
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When did the furry war end?

The End of the Second Furry War

On October 12th, while the war was ending, the second war officially ended. After the war ended, the Bronies were seen as a target as they built up numbers. As a result, a Cold War occurred between the gamers and bronies.
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How many furries are there in 2021?

The future of furries

Plante estimates the fandom is between 100,000 and 1 million people — and growing.
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What is the most common fursona?

According to the Anthropomorphic Research Project, the most common fursona species are wolves, foxes, dogs, big cats, and dragons. Less common are rodents, rabbits, reptiles, birds and horses. Furries rarely identify with nonhuman primates.
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How old should you be to be a furry?

As the table above and figure below shows, furries tend to be relatively young, with the majority of adult furries (over the age of 18) being in their early-to-mid-twenties, and nearly 75% of furries being under the age of 25.
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What was the first furry?

According to fandom historian Fred Patten, the concept of furry originated at a science fiction convention in 1980, when a character drawing from Steve Gallacci's Albedo Anthropomorphics started a discussion of anthropomorphic characters in science fiction novels.
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Is uwu furry or anime?

uwu is known to date back as far as 2005, in an anime fanfiction. The origin of the word is unknown, with many people believing it to originate in Internet chat rooms. By 2014, the emoticon had spread across the Internet into Tumblr, becoming an Internet subculture.
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What does uwu mean from a girl?

Uwu is an emoticon depicting a cute face. It is used to express various warm, happy, or affectionate feelings. A closely related emoticon is owo, which can more specifically show surprise and excitement. There are many variations of uwu and owo, including and OwO, UwU, and OwU, among others.
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Are snake people furries?

No. Snakes and dragons have scales. They can be called "Scaley" though. Snakes doesn't have spine so it doesn't count as furry.
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Why are furries so nice?

While stereotypical images of furries in media depict them as socially awkward people, research suggests furries are simply expressing passion for a hobby and interacting with others who share that interest. For others, their reason for joining the fandom is to fulfill a sense of belonging.
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Do furries run the Internet?

“Furries run the internet.” It's a familiar refrain among IT industry nerds on Twitter and elsewhere, but there's definitely real truth to it, and that's even the case in Aotearoa. The furry fandom is a subculture focused around anthropomorphic animal characters.
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Does Disney support furries?

A marketing firm contracted by Disney has been reaching out to furry groups asking them to post to Instagram with the movie hashtag in exchange for freebies. Furries have been speculating that Disney's latest animated movie, Zootopia, is tailor-made for them.
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