Otherkin

On Being Non-Human: Otherkin Identification and Virtual Space. Proctor, Devin. The George Washington University, ProQuest Dissertations Publishing, 2019. Open access (you can download a PDF).

Lord Of The Rings Fan Explains Why She Now Identifies As An Elf

Brief article about someone named Kimberel Eventide appearing on Good Morning Britain, including a video of the interview. I couldn't bear to actually watch it as Piers Morgan can pretty much stick it where the sun don't shine as far as I'm concerned (although the writer does remark, "In all honesty, I’m just surprised Piers made it through the entire interview without making some sarcastic dig"), but maybe some of you will be braver.

Seen via manywings - This survey was created with Abrahamic angelkin in mind. If you're non-Abrahamic and still experienced a Fall, you're free to answer, but note that questions are biased towards the Abrahamic (mostly Christian) view of angels and Heaven. link to survey

(If you are wondering what Discord is, it's basically the group chat platform all the kids are into these days. Vaguely like IRC in some respects, but not. See https://discordapp.com/. You can either download a client, or use it in a browser.)

A fae friend of mine on Tumblr (wait! come back! they're not that kind of tumblr-folk), after being dissatisfied with the Otherkin.net Discord and a fae-kin server run by Alynna, decided with some trepidation to start their own, called Mythcord, and asked for signal boosts. Here's their pitch:

This server is primarily meant for older/adult otherkin with mythical kintypes and therians. 18+ age only, although it’s not going to be a lewd place, I would much rather discuss such things with adults. Heavier on the introspection and critical thinking, reasonably light on the memes and lolrandomtaco-ness.

Other kintypes aren’t forbidden by any means, and I know plenty of people have more than one, so I leave it up to you to decide if this sounds like a space you’d fit into.

There is a 10-minute security lockout to prevent griefers, but you’ll at least be able to read the public channels. After that time, just introduce yourself, and you’ll be assigned the member role as soon as possible which will let you into the rest of the server.

Link to Mythcord
Their Tumblr post

(O, that I could clean up the tagset in this community. Alas, I do not own it.)