Meet the Mascots: Skiddle

Name: Skiddle Real Name: Michael Burbary II Role: Rainbow rights advocate, Campus Pride VP Species: Squirrel (Albino) Gender&ct: Male, cheerfully open-minded Look and Attitude: FABULOUS. Also, more brightly colored plastic beads than the craft section at Hobby...

Meet the Mascots: Biff

Name: Biff Role: Longhorn Furs token good student and sports fan Species: Longhorn/Red Hawk Griffon Gender&ct: Female, straight (please stop with the jokes) Look and Attitude: Sturdy, serious, strong, Likes: burnt orange, UT Sports (and to a degree, the sports of...

What’s a Fursona? How do I get one?

As a newbie, the first question you’ll get asked at a furry meet-up is going to be “what’s your species?” Most furries have an imaginary alternate self that’s their “them” in the shared internet/art/fiction world of the...

Will this hurt my child’s future?

[Editor Corbeau says…] Statistically, a young furry is much more likely to be bi, gay, queer, transgender. They’re almost always either the quiet kid in the corner or the hyper kid hanging from a lamp post. Almost by definition, they’re imaginative,...

It’s just a phase…right?

Sometimes yes, sometimes no. Furry’s a hobby and a community. Certainly most of our furries are younger folks, and in many cases they move on, find other social groups, go to college and run out of spare time, and so on. But it seems that the more a furry gets...