#pro-alterhuman

[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.

[daybringersol]

idea : a shop that sells xenogender-affirming and/or otherkin-affirming perfumes and colognes. like a perfume that make you smell like a woodland fairy, or an old rusty contruct, or a moldy crypt, or even just a wolf. do you get my vision. if that exists already please send me a link. i feel like smell is such an underrated way of self-expression, like its so subtle yet impactful, you can basically associate yourself to anything of your liking in the mind of other people, and they probably will never think it was on purpose. also since in horror writing, smell is often used to demote that something is off with a usually supernatural character i feel like it could work wonders for nonhuman folks.

Edit: I’d recommend looking in the reblogs for recommendations if you find this idea interesting. Also, here’s an Etsy collection [link] with some cool scents for this !

[possessed-pack]

We love and support all systems.

Systems of all origins.

Systems with fictives, factives, something inbetween or neither.

Systems who are median or midcontinuum.

Systems with nonhuman headmates.

Systems with psychosis or psychotic disorders.

Systems who make tulpas.

Systems who struggle.

Systems with mental disorders that may or may not impact their plurality.

Systems who split.

Systems who are nondisordered, and systems who are disordered.

Systems who are proud to be plural.

Systems who used to be disordered but now are not.

Systems who have personality disorders.

Systems who love their headmates and try their best to get along.

Systems who used to be nondisordered but now are disordered.

Systems who have headmates walk-in or show up out of nowhere.

Systems who are covert, and systems who are overt.

Systems who post about their system online.

Systems who have a hard time getting along with their headmates.

Systems who have a flucutuating member count.

Systems with disabilities that may or may not impact their plurality.

Systems who don't tell anyone of their plurality.

Systems who are queer.

Systems who soulbond.

Systems who engage with the plural community, and those that do not.

Any other system that has ever existed.

We love and support all systems.

[alfredchrist]

dogboy stimboard ⟢ for my bf ^_^

☆★☆ | ★☆★ | ☆★☆

[kaitethecreature]

Pros and cons of having a human body (inspired by @/evanpapevan711)

Pros:

Having opposable thumbs is nice

I can eat foods that my theriotypes can’t eat (like chocolate, grapes, alliums, and citruses)

I can communicate with my family and friends easily

I can read, write, and draw

Cons:

My stamina is terrible

I’m not very flexible

I have no ear mobility

No tail :(

I have no fluffy fur to keep me warm and express myself

To add, I also have no scales

My teeth aren’t sharp

I have no claws to scratch things

I can’t vocalize properly like my theriotypes

I can’t fly and have no big wings

I can’t climb things very well

My senses are dull compared to my theriotypes

Have to go to school

Have to pay taxes

Have to get a job

Have to deal with capitalism and bigotry

I have boobs :(

Have to deal with body dysphoria

I think you get the point lol

[selenophobic-werewolf]

"why am I blocked by a random acc" probs either you're hateful to a community they're in or that community is in your dni

[bizarreaizen]

me: i will support anyone's identity!

someone: what if someone wants to identify as/with a rock?

me: then i say rock on! 😎 /hj

[cringeandproudx3]

Shoutout to the "weird" alterhumans.

Shout-out to alterhumans who's types are commonly hated.

Shout-out to alterhumans who are delusional.

Shout-out to physical alterhumans.

Shout-out to alterhumans who are disabled.

Shout-out to alterhumans who love being a human.

Shout-out to alterhumans who have negative experiences with the alterhuman community.

Shout-out to the alterhumans who prefer the labels transspecies, transcharacter and transbeing. (RADQUEERS NOT FOR YOU.)

Shout-out to alterhumans who don't directly identify as their 'type. (Otherhearted, animalhearted etc)

Shout-out to divinekins who aren't religious, have religious trauma, or have a religion that doesn't match with their 'type.

Shout-out to clinical lycanthropes and zoanthropes who choose to be in the alterhuman community.

Shout-out to alterhumans whose genders and pronouns are affected by and/or reflect their alterhumanity.

Shout-out to alterhumans who take heavy risks, like coming out to someone who they're unsure about or doing public quads/gear. (I don't recommend you do this, but the ppl who do impress me!)

Shout-out to alterhumans who DONT take risks and don't express themselves publicly.

Shout-out to alterhumans who are nonhuman to cope. (Copingkin, copinglink, others)

Shout-out to alterhumans who are nonhuman by choice. (Otherlink etc)

Shout-out to alterhuman headmates in general.

Shout-out to alterhuman introjects who aren't alterhuman in source.

Shout-out to alterhuman headmates that aren't supported by their system.

Shout-out to alterhuman head mates with stigmatized roles. (Alterhuman persecutors n such)

And a special shout-out to anyone who's label or experience I missed, because I do see you. I just don't know what we're called.

We all see you.

You are loved here.

Pyrite and Bug 🎇🎇🎇🩹🩹🩹

[rwuffles]

☕️ ❛ living ghost！ ⚣

pt: living ghost. end pt.

︵︵﹒definition ｜ a flag for when one is a living ghost in any way!

pt: definition, a flag for when one is a living ghost in any way! end pt.

☕️ ❛ tags！ ⚣ @crossstains

[radsaurus-q]

Where are my fellow animal radqueers??? I never see any radqueers talk about their therian / other animal identities. I need forest friends :)

[interstellarsystem]

Source Memories and Trauma

There's a lot of things that tend to come up about the source memories of alterhumans. Fictives, fictionkin, factives and anyone else with memories of another place or time are common in the community, and they can all have differing opinions on if those memories "actually happened". The thing is, some people tend to contest those memories as being entirely "made up" and dismiss any benefits or issues that might come from them, even going so far sometimes as to accuse those who have exotrauma of faking, being insensitive or ableist.

It's important to acknowledge that whether you, your system (if you have one) or any others around you believe your source memories to be spiritual in origin or psychological or anything else, they're still memories that can affect you and should be treated the same as any other memory you have of the current physical world. It doesn't matter if the memories are good or bad, spiritual or psychological, what matters is that you feel things as a result of them and that isn't something to be dismissed.

Things from your memories might not be "real" in the sense of physically happening here or even anywhere depending on your beliefs, but that does not matter because they can still very much affect you. You have these memories of things from elsewhere or another time or body and they are real to you because you remember the feeling of going through them. You remember, regardless of "true reality", those things in your memories and so, you react in apropriate ways. Maybe you had something nice happen in source so you remember things associated with that event fondly even here. Maybe you had something bad happen in source so you instinctively avoid things related to it here. Even without realising, your memories are your experiences and they can affect many things. Your experience shouldn't be downplayed just because they aren't proveable to have physically happened.

If memories need to be "real and physical" to count toward being something you should respect, what about people with psychosis? We're fortunate enough to not experience horrible hallucinations very often but we do get them and they're terrible when they want to be. Hallucinations are decidedly not real in the sense that they aren't physical, but you still live through it and deal with it. And sometimes, you can get traumatised from it. Hallucinations and delusions can be absolutely debilitating and if source memories are a psychological phenomenon too, then they really aren't all that different in how they can affect people. That's not to say that source memories can't be spiritual either--If your memories are spiritual, you literally did experience them. They are just as real to your experiences as any other, regardless of "actual" origin.

Plenty of traumagenic systems have introjects with source memories that mirror their own body's trauma but it's not always exact. Are those memories also to be dismissed because it's not the real deal? What about trauma from inside a headspace itself? For some systems, headspaces aren't as physical as the outerworld and for some, no harm can happen in them. However, there's a lot of issues that can come up in headspaces or within systems in general that are entirely abusive--is that real enough to not be shoved aside or harrassed over?

Memories are messy and the fact that source memories are so often downplayed or dismissed is upsetting. People have gotten angry at and harrassed others over experienceing exotrauma just because they simply have it. In the past, we've gotten our spaces online raided and had images posted to cringe subreddits simply because we and others described exotraumatic experiences. It's not just the subreddits of course, there's been plenty of personal experiences in the plural community itself we've had that follow the trend--and we're not alone. Every so often a post shows up talking about how people with exotrauma are ableist, lying, attention-seeking or insensitive for daring to say they have exotrauma. It's a recurring thing we see on and off and it's always as sadenning as it has been.

People who are affected by their source memories deserve to be able to find coping skills and find others who have similar experiences. You shouldn't have to wonder if you'll be taken seriously for your exotrauma. You should be allowed to take the time to heal just as anyone else would. It doesn't matter if you have exotrauma, this-world trauma or no trauma at all, everyone should be allowed to talk about their experiences and get whatever help they need for themselves. It's that simple.

[helmoverpede]

I have a question for those who identity as alterhuman. Please correct me if I am misunderstanding. Alterhuman refers to those who do not identity as humans: such as otherkin and therians correct? I have even seen it used to refer to furries. I have been trying to understand if it would be acceptable for myself to use this term, even though I am not otherkin or a therian.

I see that most lists describing alterhumans discuss animals, plants, concepts, and mythological/spiritual entities. This seems to be a term based on organic (or organic-like) nonhumanity. I have never once seen a list describe those of us who are robotic in nature. Since I consider my species to be Cybertronian, a fully technological species, does that mean I am alterhuman, or is there another term that I should be using to describe myself?

I apologize if this question comes off as uninformed or insensitive. I am doing my best to try and understand things on my own, but I often struggle to find all of the pieces of data needed to truly understand organic concepts. I do not wish to be inadvertently offensive by using a term not meant for me.

I appreciate any and all help in understanding this label.

[satyrradio]

Truffle Queer (or Trufflequeer)

A blankqueer stance that understands it's pretty much impossible to change peoples' minds over the internet, so why not have some fun with the idiots and haters? Trufflequeer is pro trolling in defense. Trufflequeer promotes trolling in defense against harassment as a way to waste the time of the harasser while not allowing oneself to get worked up.

It is pro:

Good faith identities

Intersectional feminism

Atypical dysphoria awareness

Sex positivity

Choice

History learning

Bodily autonomy

Freedom of speech, not freedom from criticism

Binary abolition

NeoAGABs

Alterhumanity

Trolling as an act of defense

Freaks

Weirdos

Hyenas

It is anti:

PRATs

Offensive, insensitive, and hateful transID

Contact

Gatekeeping

Bigotry

Harassment

TERFs (trans exclusionary radfem)

TIRFs (trans inclusive radfem)

TURFs (golf courses)

Capitalism

Anything not listed is up to the individual👍

Edit: remembered that ppl love emoji codes so the one for this one is 🩵🤎

[decayic]

       × ◜﹊   ESTROUSAEAN

a being that has heat cycles, intended for non-humans who have heat cycles

estrous - in reference to the the estrous cycle | aean - one that does or deals with

[gennerflooid]

Anjesque

[PT: Anjesque. /End PT]

🐈‍⬛ 🐈 🐈‍⬛ 🐈

(inspired by this post)

An identity related to grotesque, monstrous, gross, ugly, bloody, eerie, filthy, sinful, etc. angels (or related to being an angel like that). It can be an angel with any possible form and behavior, as long as they don’t fit the traditionally soft/cute image of angels

It is intended to be an alterhuman term, but can also be used to describe other aspects of one’s identity (like gender, orientation, etc.)

🐈 🐈‍⬛ 🐈 🐈‍⬛

[radqueer-empire]

Looking For Resources

Does anybody have any good radqueer, transid, alterhuman, paraphilia, hotlines, self-help, and/or lgbtq+ resources? I am looking to add more into the server this way members can easily have access to everything.