(re: Anthrocon article posting from '02 :) )
...I am a "furry" and it's not sick and twisted as one may think. We like anthropomorphic cartoon animals;
it's part of sci fi. Sure, some of us dress in "fursuit"
but it's all in good fun (and not much different than what you'd find with a mascot at a ballgame).
We collect comic books, buy T-shirts, and have variety shows ("the masquerade"). The Con Chair does an uproarious
"story hour" and a "furry comic" named 2 also entertains.
We have charity auctions to benefit everything from
Canine Partners for Life to cat/dog rescue shelters.
Some of us indulge our inner kid by doing puppet shows.
We have a whole bunch of fun for a weekend every year.
We create stories, art, and sculptur. There are Christian furries, furs who work for Disney, and "fursuiters"
who entertain ill or terminal children in hospitals.
I have attended this convention every year since the first one in 1997 and I love it!
Thanks for the info on your hobby/interest - hope I didn't offend you - the article made it sound very weird with sexual overtones - we were joking along those lines.
Take care.......