Otherkin resource masterpost
This is a collection of recommended articles, wikis, blogs, and more about otherkin.
A Simple Introduction to Otherkin and Therians, an essay by @frameacloud
Otherkin FAQ, written together by many otherkin mailing list participants in 1999-2001 and edited by the Crisses
What are 'Otherkind'? an article by @arethinn
Anti-Otherkin: A Symptom of a Greater Problem, a lecture by @who-is-page
Overviews written by people who aren't otherkin
"Understanding the otherkin," a magazine article by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw
"'We Are Spirits of Another Sort': Ontological Rebellion and Religious Dimensions of the Otherkin Community," a peer-reviewed academic journal article by Joseph P. Laycock
"On Being Non-Human: Otherkin Identification and Virtual Space," a dissertation by Devin Proctor, from 2019 ( @arethinn wrote a commentary about it)
Large collections of writings and more
Otherkin dot net has been the main website about otherkin since the 1990s, full of essays by many. Here is an archive of the old version of the site that retains the original date-stamps for when the essays were posted to it.
Mythsong, the personal site of @arethinn, has many excellent articles about otherkin.
There are 400+ neatly tagged and organized resources by many in the otherkin section of the Alterhuman Archive.
Otherkin.Wiki is newer and smaller but carefully made with strict notability guidelines.
AnOther Wiki is older and useful for finding about groups and events from years ago.
Otherkin Timeline, by @frameacloud. A book of the community's history from 1972 to 2011.
An addendum to the Otherkin Timeline by @houseofchimeras for the period from 2006 to 2021.
Otherkin News is a long-running collaborative blog you can join and post about current events.
Identifying your otherkin species, by Sprite Rêvenchate
The scientific approach, by Miniar
Nonhuman National Park, a web forum
Otherkin Haven, a moderated Dreamwidth community
Safety in Alterhuman Spaces, a booklet by the Dragonheart Collective
