An edit to a previous post ,, using information and corrections provided by this reblog. resources here too
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the original question asked:
1. what does it mean to be transspecies? 2. how do I know if I am transspecies ? 3. how is it different from a kintype? !! not the exact quote, reworded for formatting
1. Being transspecies is the identification as a species other than human, and can imply the desire and/or action of transitioning into it, sometimes used synonymously with therianthropy and otherkinnity. A lot of beings also simply use transspecies over another label as it's just the first one they learned, similar to some beings using theriomythic instead otherkin, or were instead of therian
2. Being transspecies is your own self discovery, comparing feelings to other transspecies beings. I personally found out through my wish to be socially viewed as canine, I already used the label of "therian" but i wanted to be fully viewed as canine on all levels to everybeing. But also keep in mind that beings who experience these feelings do not have to use the label of transspecies -- or any label if they don't want it.
3. Being transpeces isn't much different -- or different at all -- from a kintype, a beings true species is the species they identify as, as a kintype is what an alterhuman identifies as. The only differentiation is a beings preference of terms.
Being transspecies implies but does not definitionaly require and/or mean :
- A want to transition and/or the action of transitioning as much as possible - Correlating ones gender and species identity (for a multitude of reasons) - A more politically charged label, and in turn giving a more politically direct statement about a beings species - Specifically being nonhuman, as opposed to being human and nonhuman
two flags for transspecies beings, the ursa minor one is preferred as it holds the symbol but both are for transspecies beings.
and here are both symbols. flags and symbols provided from here