Research Findings

I. Demographics

1.1 Age and Ageism
1.2 Ethnicity
1.3 Sex, Gender, and Gender Identity
1.4 Education
1.5 Income
1.6 Employment
1.7 Living Accommodations
1.8 Religion/Spirituality
1.9 Political Orientation
1.10 Family Structure
1.11 Media / Technology Use

II. Fandom Participation

2.1 Time in the Fandom
2.2 Fandom Trajectory
2.3 Fandom Activities
2.4 Popular Artists/Websites
2.5 Furry Media Owned
2.6 Related Fandom Interests
2.7 Roleplaying
2.8 Fursuits
2.9 Origins of Furry Interests
2.10 Furry Motivation
2.11 Furry as a Choice
2.12 Social Interaction
2.13 Friends in the Fandom
2.14 Spending in the Furry Fandom

III. Fursonas

3.1 Species Popularity
3.2 Predator/Prey Distinction
3.3 Reason for Species Choice
3.4 Fursona Origin
3.5 Species Perception
3.6 Fursona Gender
3.7 Fursona Orientation
3.8 Number of Fursonas
3.9 Fursonas and Social Judgment
3.10 Fursona Personality
3.11 Self-Fursona Similarity
3.12 Fursona as Ideal Self

IV. Animals: Attitudes, Beliefs, and Behaviour

4.1 Feeling Human
4.2 Knowledge about Animals
4.3 Support for Animal Rights
4.4 Pet Ownership

V. Sex, Relationships, and Pornography

5.1 Orientation
5.2 Relationship Status
5.3 Meeting Significant Other
5.4 Frequency of Porn Use
5.5 Attitudes toward Porn
5.6 Porn as a Draw to Furries
5.7 Preference for Erotic Furry Media
5.8 Openness of Porn Discussion
5.9 Porn Perception
5.10 Fetishes, Kinks, Philias

VI. Artists and Writers

6.1 Prevalence
6.2 Demographics
6.3 Furry Identification
6.4 Content Produced
6.5 Entitlement
6.6 Issues Facing Artists

VII. Therians

7.1 Prevalence
7.2 Animal Identification
7.3 Nature of Connection to Species
7.4 Age of Origin
7.5 Phantom Limb

VIII. Bronies

8.1 Prevalence
8.2 Attitudes toward Bronies
8.3 Stigma Justification
8.4 Furry/Brony Distinction
8.5 Furry/Brony Similarities and Differences

IX. Furry Psychology

9.1 Personality Traits
9.2 Fantasy Engagement
9.3 Inclusion of Other in Self
9.4 Fandom vs. Fanship
9.5 Outgroup Perception
9.6 Face Recognition

X. Disclosure, Stigma, and Bullying

10.1 Disclosure
10.2 Experienced Stigma
10.3 Bullying
10.4 Intra-Fandom Stigma
10.5 Furries’ Assessment of Public Perception/Media Coverage

XI. Wellness and Dysfunction

11.1 Wellness
11.2 Psychological Conditions
11.3 Disability in the Fandom
11.4 Post-Convention Depression
11.5 Helping in the Furry Fandom

XII. Gender Issues

12.1 Gender Disparity
12.2 Different Treatment due to Gender

XIII. Fandom Issues

13.1 Status of the Fandom
13.2 Most Contentious Issues

XIV. Con-Going vs. Online Samples

14.1 Age
14.2 Sex and Gender
14.3 Time in Fandom
14.4 Furry Identification

Appendix 1: Previous Studies and Results