Furries find themselves maligned and stigmatized in communities where people act like relentless activists for self-expression. Xavier Callan PO ‘28 calls out the hypocrisy of this collective consciousness and the superficiality with which we approach such activism. Is it possible that furries are one of the few groups left that actually value authentic self-expression, a kind of expression that doesn’t require cultural validation? Callan argues that, perhaps, furries get a bad rap, that they might have something to teach us, and that they should be treated with more acceptance.
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OPINION: The LGBTQ+ community still needs authentic queer spaces
The growing societal acceptance of LGBTQ+ people does not take away the value of authentic, non-corporate spaces created by and for queer people, writes Nikki Smith SC ’25.