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Some nonhumans are alterhumans.

Some alterhumans are nonhumans.

But, not all alterhumans are nonhumans and vice versa.

Alterhumanity is defined as:

A category of personal identity which encompasses identification that is alternative to the common societal idea of humanity. [1]

Alterhumanity is a form of identity that is alternative to humanity, not exclusively without humanity— which is something that a lot of alterhumans overlook.

The reason why some folks don’t like using alterhuman for themselves, and instead use alterbeing or whatever their preferred label is (or lack thereof), is because of that allusion to humanity still being involved, depending on the individual. Which is fine, of course. That’s your choice to make. However, the bigger this community gets, the more common it is to see folks associate alterhumanity only with nonhumanity.

Alterhuman doesn’t exclusively mean nonhuman. It is an umbrella term. It is broad and meant to encompass many experiences.

If you are talking about something that usually, or sometimes exclusively, applies to nonhumans, then just say nonhuman. For example: the contexts of packer discourse and overall discourse regarding sexual expression and animal identity aren’t going to apply to an alterhuman who isn’t therian. You’re not excluding anyone by talking about something that is specific to one group, but you are potentially excluding folks by referring to alterhumans collectively and discussing something that not every alterhuman experiences.

[the-otherspace]

Too many of you in OUR OWN COMMUNITY need to learn what alterhuman means.

So go ahead. Tell me what alterhuman means and what falls under it. Tell me some experiences that feel alterhuman. I want to hear it.

[watcherwingedcat]

alterhuman means an alternative to being human, it's an identity that encompases many, many things: otherkinity, therianthropy, plurality, nonhumanity, fictionkinity, etc. it's basically anything that's slightly different from the "normal human experience", the idea of society of being human, or something like that.

some experiences of being alterhuman (I'm completely making this up and I can be wrong):

not feeling human at all

feeling like multiple people in one body, plurality, and even median systems. even dissociative disorders can fall under it, too

feeling like an animal or mythical being, aka therians, otherkins, theriomythic, etc

feeling a bit human, but not completely

feeling spiritually something different than completely human

anything related to spirituality, really

feeling like your body is not human

I think furries are also alterhuman? I can be wrong tho

being any label that the community uses like therian, otherkin, otherhearted, etc

I think daemonism is also alterhuman?

uhhhh archetropes are too I think

copinglink, otherlink and other chosen identities

and more!

[blackwinged-soul]

Fun fact: The original coining post of this term also included furries, trans folks, spiritual mediums, and people who identify with past lives as other humans under the alterhuman umbrella, too! Paleo folk count too. And factkin. Anyone whose experience of being human doesn't fit set expectations.

Other alterhuman experiences can be feeling completely human but occasionally having shifts of different ears or claws unrelated to a kintype, feeling othered by human society for whatever reason, feeling like your neurodivergency makes you experience humanity in an alternative way, feeling so connected to a fictional character (in a non-identifying way) that it affects your sense of self, or feeling both completely human and completely your kintype.

It is not a synonym for otherkin, plural, or therian. It also isn't just a combination of 'kin and plural. It's an umbrella term, and it's a HUGE one that extends well beyond the kinmunity!

Also, it is strictly an opt-in label. You can't armchair diagnose someone as alterhuman; if they don't want to claim it, it's not their label. Some kin folks might not feel human at all, and don't want a word with "human" in their label list. Some people want to be known as completely 'kin and not alterhuman. Some people are plural but don't experience that as a shift in their humanity.

Orion Scribner wrote a really good post compiling explanations from its coiner here:

Folks have been getting confused about the meaning and purpose of the umbrella term and identity label "alterhuman." Often, people wrongly c

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We need to spread otherlink and transspecies propaganda NOW. I see so many post where someone is like “I want to identify as a fox ^_^” and everyone is like “NO. Therianthropy is not voluntary, you POSER! You’re just otherpaw!” Hey. You can willingly be an animal. You know that right? Therianthropy isn’t the only form of being an alterhuman. We should educate people on labels they can use instead of assuming they are malicious.

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