#Copinglink

[interstellarsystem]

Nonhuman expressions of affection are great. Purring. Exposing weak points as a show of trust. Head bonks. Preening and chewing. Nuzzling. Biting. Intertwining tails. Feeding each other. Little chuffs, chatters, beeps and squeaks. Fluffing up of feathers, fur or other things. Dancing to impress. Cleaning their fur, scales, feathers or skin. Sharing body heat. Ears pointing toward those you care about to show your full attention is on them. Slow blinking.

[4sqadia-8anthen]

ootd

[caninekin-culture-is]

Caninekin culture is barking back at your dogs so get to bark without it being weird (honestly for me I only talk/make noises when I really need to so barking isn't really something I would do, maybe a meow but not barking, it's a hard noise, Kay?)

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[safaridays]

"not looking at someone when they're talking to you is rude"

okkaaayy welll i cocked my imaginary ears in your direction to communicate that i was listening so whose fault is it really

[alex-the-alterhuman]

Alex's alterhuman ask game!

Reblog this post to let others ask you question(s)!

I tried to make this accesible to all alterhumans.

🌈 - how many _types do you have?

🌌 - when was your awakening?

👾 - is your _type real or fictional?

👽 - do you enjoy being a […] (therian, otherkin, ect. Just put your label here)

🧷 - what's the reason of your identity? You can say that you don't know. (Ex. "My theriantrophy is spiritual)

💚 - what are your beliefs? Does it affect your identity?

⚧️ - does your _type have a different gender/sex than you? Do you even know your _type's gender?

🧤 - do you own any gear? If yes, what is it?

🏳️‍🌈 - are you also a part of the LGBT+ community?

🌚 - do you experience shifts? If yes, what kind of shifts do you experience most often?

🌝 - how does your identity affect your everyday life?

💊 - is your _type more nocturnal or does it prefer daytime?

🤖 - for how long do you know about your identity?

🍁 - do you think that you were born with your identity or has it "started" during your life?

🧸 - does your _type affect your diet?

🛍️ - do you have alterhuman friends? If yes, in real life or in the internet?

🍂 - what is your _type's natural territory/home?

😺 - is your _type an animal?

That's all byeeee :3

[therihare]

otherlink are just as real as otherkin and therians. it doesnt matter if your identity is voluntary or involuntary. one isnt superior or inferior to the other.

stop thinking of voluntary identities as fake, less valid/real, less 'worthy', or inferior.

stop thinking of involuntary identities as more valid/real, more 'worthy', or superior.

we are siblings, not strangers. not enemies. not opposites

[roguepawalternative]

New flag for otherlinkers! (Not forcing to use!)

Loverlink;

(Difference between lovelink and Loverlink is that Loverlink is *only* for romantic-type attraction, and is not for platonic etc)

I know it’s a small sublabel, and people don’t have at accept it, but I like it, I like the flag, and if no one else does, I’m using it.

Term to describe someone who chose to identify as a certain animal or thing with the intention of having something in common with a partner or to feel closer to their partner.

Chose to either identify as something your partner already has or can be a chosen identity between both of you that may symbolise something meaningful.

Loverlink is a chosen identity under the “otherlink” umbrella.

Flag:

Black symbol: otherkin/Alterhuman symbol

Heart links: to indicate it’s a link because of a love.

Pinks: common colour of love, for crushes.

Purples: soft tones for love & also commonly a valentines colour (red looked really bad), and symbolises partners, a deeper bond.

White: common ground, symbolism of wanting to be like someone admired.

This is used for romantic love.

This label can be used for any identity and is not exclusive to animals, it can be objects, concepts, songs etc.

@kin-flags @alterhumanprideflags ? I saw others tagging you when they coined terms. Would appreciate telling me if their is a term out there that is already exact to mine^^

I created this flag using a flag creator (will put here when I remember it) and procreate to insert the symbols.

[your-pal-nebula]

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-Silver

[I lowkey prefer fe/male over girlboy or boygirl because it makes me sound more animalistic. Yes it's dehumanizing THAT'S THE WHOLE POINT

-Silver]

[pineforestfox]

DING DING DING DING‼️

Reminder!:

Not all Alterhumans are nonhuman

Not all Alterhumans are fully nonhuman

Some Alterhumans are partially nonhuman

Some Alterhumans are human

Otherheartedness is a deep rooted identity, just as otherkinity is

Otherlinks are valid

P-shifters, biological Therians and delusional Therians are valid

Therianthropy is the experience of identifying as an animal in ANY way

Alterhumanity is an umbrella term for all beings who aren't fully human in any way

Alterhumanity isn't just Therians, otherkins and otherhearteds

Therianthropy is not masks and tails and quadrobics

Edit: [the label otherpaw isn't actually harmful]

Quadrobics does not make you a therian

Some nonhumans don't like the label therian

Physical Therians and biological Therians do not make the community look bad

Alot 'therians' on yt and TikTok are just misinformed kids who do not deserve hate for a mistake

YOUR EXPERIENCE IS VALID‼️

[heraldpdf]

could you educate me on the difference between links, types, kins, and folk?

Now I am not the most educated on all the different alterhuman terms but I will give it a shot. Please do correct me if I get anything wrong!

Alterhuman : This is an umbrella term for identities which are other than human. Under this umbrella term there are different so called "sub-terms".

Some of the sub-terms under the alterhuman umbrella are:

"Hearts"

Animalhearted - This is someone who identifies with or has a strong connection with an animal. Being animalhearted means identifying with an animal, not as that animal. This is the key difference between them and therians. Therians identify as an animal.

Otherhearted - Same concept except this is someone who identifies with or has a strong connection with a non-human entity such as angels, demons, gods, dragons. They identify with it but not as it.

"Links"

Copinglink - This is a type of nonhuman identity that a person adopts as a coping mechanism. It can be voluntary or involuntary depending on the person.

Otherlink - A bit like copinglink but this is a voluntarily chosen nonhuman identity for reasons other than coping.

"Kins"

Otherkin - This is someone who identifies as a non-human species or entity. Some examples are angelkin, demonkin, godkin, dragonkin, ect.

Fictionkin - Same as otherkin except they identify as a fictional character or species.

Objectkin - This is someone who identifies as or with an inanimate or non-living object. Some examples are dollkin, androidkin, machinekin, ect.

Conceptkin - This is someone that identifes with or as an abstract concept rather than a specific creature or being. Some examples are deathkin, nightkin, sunkin, skykin, ect.

"Thropys"

Therianthropy - This is someone who identifies as a non-human animal.

Pythanthropy - This is someone who identifies as a species of plant.

There are surely many more different terms in the alterhuman umbrella but these are the ones I am aware of. I hope this helps!

Much love,

The burning one, Gabriel.

[4sqadia-8anthen]

some highlighter doodles from last night :3

do yall like-? :3

[caninekin-culture-is]

caninekin culture is biting, chewing, and sniffing anything and everything

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[blakesb0nes]

overcome with the deep urge to howl pathetically

[kadexenoprince]

To people who feel like their identity is unwelcome in the alterhuman community, just know, I see you

Fictionkin, I see you

Otherkin, I see you

Otherlinks, I see you

Constelics, I see you

Otherkith, I see you

Paleotherians, I see you

Synpaths, I see you

Plantkin, I see you

Fictionkith, I see you

Conceptkin, I see you

Copinglinks, I see you

Choicekin, I see you

Polymorph, I see you

Theriofluid, I see you

Bugs, fish, birds, I see you

Characters, colors, songs, I see you

Aliens, I see you

To therians and otherhearted with canine or feline therio/hearttypes, stop leaving us out. Stop forgetting about us. The alterhuman community is made of more than just you

[beepshroom]

sounds pretty based to me