i've been having a lot of feelings about identity and just been in a weird mental state about it since coming back from BLFC earlier this month. first furry con or event i've been to in a while, and i'd forgotten just how intoxicating it is to get to be perceived as a silly creature among so many other animal people!
i think the feelings are also compounded by the fact that i've had so much more time to myself this year, due to the nature of my work. plenty of opportunities to just be myself at home, or immersing myself in conversations with folks who validate the nonhuman aspects of my identity; realizing how much comfier i am when i'm not constantly trying to perform normativity for coworkers and classmates.
and lately, i've been grasping for any way to just affirm my nonhumanity, anything that makes me feel more like the shapeshifting creature i perceive myself to be.
all this to say, i'd finally like to give the it/its pronouns a try
i asked a friend to try it out for me, and like, god, the euphoria was more potent than anything i've experienced in a long, long time. i think that's as good a sign as any that it's a good fit! X'3
they/them also still works fine, but feel free to switch things up if you feel like it!
