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Hi everyone! Furality Aqua has arrived!!!! I'm so excited that I could work on this and after many hours of work, heres a video of my exploration of Aqua and I hope you enjoy the visuals and commentary. https://furality.org/ If you like the work I do please like/follow/share to support the channel I'm on multiple platforms https://twitter.com/GrovelHusky https://www.twitch.tv/grovelhusky https://t.me/grovelreports Subscribe to show support https://www.youtube.com/c/GrovelHusky/?sub_confirmation=1 Lets Explore The Largest VR Furry Convention In The World Furality Aqua 2022 #furality #furalityaqua #vrchat

Establishing a Con in One of the World’s Most Expensive Cities? LIFC and Singapore Furs Feat. Sca and Decro [FABP E22] ---- Welcome to another episode of the Fox and Burger Podcast! This time, we’re returning to the Lion City with Sca and Decro to talk more about Singapore and Singaporean furries! Sca is a drusky (dragon-husky) and is the con chair of LIFC, and Decro, a white wolf, is their co-conchair who is also the main organizer of LIFCO. In this episode, we talked about the history of LIFC, the challenge of running an online con, and the overall life of Singaporeans. So sit back, relax, and enjoy the smell of kaya toast and kopi c, and enjoy. ---- Timestamps: 00:00 Episode preview 00:27 Episode opening 01:17 Guests Introduction 03:36 What's your role in LIFC? 04:48 How did LIFC start? 07:46 Difficulties in running LIFC 18:40 First thoughts planning LIFCO 20:01 Do you feel like LIFCO was successful? 24:10 What was your favorite moment at LIFC? 26:47 Best advice on running an event or con? 29:04 How would you describe SG furs? 31:56 Defining characteristics of Singaporeans 35:07 LGBT in SG 39:12 Is furry a safe space for SG furs who are LGBT? 49:01 What do you want furries to know about SG? 50:42 Social media shoutout 51:30 Podcast outro ---- Social Media: Official FABP Twitter: https://twitter.com/foxandburger Michael: https://twitter.com/foxnakh https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK9xoFQrxFTNPMjmXfUg2cg Burger: https://twitter.com/L1ghtningRunner http://www.youtube.com/c/LightningRunner Sca: https://twitter.com/FuzzySpiky Telegram - @nuzzle Decro: https://twitter.com/TwistedSnakes LIFC: https://twitter.com/LittleIslandFC ---- Footage Credit: https://twitter.com/foxamoore/status/1186045381144133632 https://online.littleislandfur.com/ https://advantiko.com/en/countries https://acrosstheboardcafe.com/product/king-of-tokyo/ https://coconuts.co/singapore/features/secret-fuzzy-life-singapores-furry-community/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_gHCMnHhlk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_q3BdrFsLI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fHASeSrH8w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4R3DZXOAIE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuNVQLPOLAc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K03sUqoBphw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hot_9BXh64k https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCSQ2KmCEa4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVCXd97OV98 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ia30yct_coY Other pictures and video provided by Sca, Decro, Pixabay, and hosts' personal footage. Intro/Outro Music: Aioli by Andrew Langdon. ---- The Fox and Burger Podcast is one segment of our production house, Fox and Burger Productions. The podcast’s goal is twofold: 1, to know more about the Asian furry fandom; and 2, compare and contrast the Asian fandom with the Western one. If you have a guest that you would like to see on the show, please PM us! We will also take questions for our guests, so don’t miss this opportunity to know some amazing furs.

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Moobarkfluff! We are back and rested from our adventure to BLFC in Reno.  We hope you enjoyed the three bonus eps we posted from there!  Taebyn presents us with a riddle about debt, and we have a generally good time!  Taebyn tells the final joke from his jokebook! Rayne Raccoon sits in with us for the duration of the show, so tune in and join us for some jocularity! Do you know these Victorian age slang terms? Moobarkfluff!

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Bearly Furcasting S3E8 - BLFC Recap, Media, Jokes and Riddles

Papabear,
I have not told my family that I'm a furry and that I'm transgender. It is hard these days, with all the bad thing about us, but I get by. But I'm very scared, and I do not know what to do. I try to sneak it in, but some people are just stupid. I just feel like my own kind are the only ones that get me. I just want to be loved for who I am without hiding who I am. (Oh, and I have not changed genders just yet, so I'm still a boy.)

I just do not want to hate who I am. I want to embrace it because it is me. Do you think you can help me? I also would like it if you can share what you say to others like me. Thank you in advance. Oh, and I believe we need, as a furry community, to stop the false information and hateful things like the uwu and judgement on us. Sorry if I'm oversharing to you; it is just that I have so much to say. Thank you.

Ivy Black (age 14)
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Dear Ivy,

Although we're dealing with two things here--being furry and being transgender--it is possible that they are related. Before I get into your specific situation, please indulge me as I talk about a topic of importance that may or may not have to do with you (it popped into my head because of your comment about not wanting to hate yourself).

The issue here that Papabear has been hearing about and learning about more and more has to do with body dysmorphia (or, more formally, Body Dysmorphic Disorder).  This is a fancy term for not liking your own body. Related to this is gender dysmorphia, or not liking the gender you currently inhabit.

According to the Mayo Clinic: "Signs and symptoms of body dysmorphic disorder include:

• Being extremely preoccupied with a perceived flaw in appearance that to others can't be seen or appears minor
• Strong belief that you have a defect in your appearance that makes you ugly or deformed
• Belief that others take special notice of your appearance in a negative way or mock you
• Engaging in behaviors aimed at fixing or hiding the perceived flaw that are difficult to resist or control, such as frequently checking the mirror, grooming or skin picking
• Attempting to hide perceived flaws with styling, makeup or clothes
• Constantly comparing your appearance with others
• Frequently seeking reassurance about your appearance from others
• Having perfectionist tendencies
• Seeking cosmetic procedures with little satisfaction
• Avoiding social situations"

So, the question I need to ask you is this: "Do you hate your body? Do you hate it because other people have criticized it or you are trying to meet some kind of standard set up by society? Or do you genuinely feel like it doesn't suit who you are in the inside?"

This is a vital question to ask, investigate, and answer before you continue on your life journey. At 14, you are, of course, in puberty, and you are being filled with a lot of hormones and emotions. It is important not to make any rash decisions now that will affect your entire life in a very powerful way and that you might regret later on.  I'm glad you have not had any surgical procedures yet. You should really hold off on those for a few more years (and despite what some people have written me, I happen to know there are some clinics that perform sex-reassignment surgeries on kids under 16, so, readers, please do not write to me about that).

Anyway, the same might be said for some furries (and, I think, for people who describe themselves as lycanthropes, therianthropes, and otherkin). I know it is true for yours truly, for if there were a medical procedure available that would turn me into a bear, I honestly think I would consider it (I don't regard myself as a werebear, though). A lot of furries feel that having fur, tails, snouts, etc. are beautiful and they would be happy to look more like an anthro. Alas, it is not to be.

Before any of us pursue physical or hormonal therapies, I think it would benefit anyone to stop for a moment and consider working on body acceptance. Too often, we allow ourselves to be beaten down by what others say about our appearance to the point that we hate how we look. This often involves fat-shaming, but can include everything from height, hair, facial features, musculature, skin color, teeth, etc. etc. For example, I am fair-skinned, always have been, because I'm a semi-ginger and I freckle but don't tan. As a kid in Van Nuys, California, I was mocked all the time for not being bronze-skinned. At summer camp, they called me "Caspar the Friendly Ghost." This hurt a lot to the point I was constantly trying to tan and, instead, ended up burning myself to the point of getting blisters. Not good. Eventually, I woke up to the fact that I was hurting myself because of a bunch of shallow idiots. Don't follow my lead. Don't listen to others.

I am, admittedly, using your letter as a jumping-off-place to discuss the important point that we need to learn body acceptance. Obviously, only a small number of furries really have body dysmorphia, and most trans people want to get surgery for their own, not others', reasons. I just urge caution, especially for those who are still going through puberty.  You can do a lot of damage to your body if you go through hormone therapy before your body can handle it. Hormone therapy side effects can include heart disease, certain cancers, liver damage, blood clots, stroke, and dangerous drops or increases in blood pressure. Genital surgery (vaginoplasty, in your case) can sometimes have unpleasant complications, too, including difficulty with urination and the formation of fistulas, which might lead to feces being excreted from the newly constructed vagina. Needless to say, this can adversely affect one's love life as well as one's physical and mental health.

I'm writing the above not to freak you out but to make sure you are aware of all the dangers. Depending on the source, anywhere between 1% and 8% of those who underwent surgery decided to detransition, but even this is not always successful. On the more optimistic side, this means that as many as 99% are happy with the results. Last word: be absolutely certain this is right for you before pursuing surgery or hormone therapy. That's all I'm really saying here.

Okay, with all that aside (whew! and sorry!) let's get into the broader issue of acceptance. I will definitely say that, in this bear's experience, the furry fandom is tremendously accepting of transexual and transgender people. Indeed, two of the four Good Furry Award winners are transexuals, and people win that award by being nominated and voted on by the furry community.

Another way, therefore, that your transgender and furry desires are related would be exactly what you said in your letter: seeking to find acceptance for being yourself. Of the two subjects, I think the one to address first is your being transgender. It is important to note that there is a difference between saying "I am transgender" and "I am a transexual."

Transgender is an umbrella term used for anyone who feels that their gender is not in alignment with the sex they were born with. For example, a male born with, obviously, a penis and scrotum feels inside himself that he is really a female. This is not limited to just female and male genders but can encompass the many and wide variety of genders being defined today, including intersex, gender fluid, gender nonconforming, androgynous, bygender, neutrois, and on and on.

Transexual is a much narrower category that falls within transgender (that is, all transexuals are transgender but not all transgender people are transexual). Although the definition I'm about to give has been starting to change, for purposes of this discussion we will define transexual as someone who has finished or commenced with a medical procedure for sexual reassignment.

It sounds to me that you have correctly identified yourself as transgender and that you are considering becoming transexual (the above is for the benefit of my other readers).

You have every right to be yourself and to be accepted as yourself. You shouldn't have to hide who you are from your family and friends. When it comes to friends, the good news is you can pick and choose. Pick the people who support you to be your friends, and anyone who does not support you is not really a friend, so don't worry about them. You don't need them in your life and you do not need their validation.

Family is more of a challenge. You can't pick your blood, so if they don't accept you, you're still kind of stuck with them, especially at your age when you're still a dependent. You don't say anything about your family, so this is a bit hard for me to gauge. Parents and other relatives can run the gamut from unsupportive, judgmental, and strict to loving, supportive, and flexible. The Planned Parenthood website has some solid advice on coming out trans to family, and they also note some other helpful and supportive organizations such as The Trevor Project and GLAAD. Be prepared to educate your family as to what being transgender really means to you, and be able to answer their questions. Most fears people have about something like transgender people stem from the fact that they are simply ignorant and have a lot of wild ideas that are incorrect. If your parents are religious, another good resource is Rainbow Ark, which offers support to LGBTQIIA+ furries from religious families.

Ignorance of the facts is also a problem for those who criticize or are fearful of the furry fandom. For them, a good documentary to watch is Ash Coyote's The Fandom. It gives a good enough overview of the fandom, what it is, its history, in a way that is not threatening to normies. There are other documentaries out there, too, but this one is an hour and a half and free.

The way to fight judgment and negativity about transgender people and furries is the same: education. The more people understand something, the less likely it is that their imaginations and fears will run wild. The more people like your peers and your family understand you, the less you should be afraid of opening up to them. When you conceal your identity and shamefully keep things hidden away, people sense that. You aren't fooling your parents, for example. They know something is going on with you, though they might not understand exactly what. You can alleviate their fears by calmly opening up to them. Educate them. Answer their questions. 

You aren't doing anything for which you should be ashamed. So, don't be ashamed. Perhaps not all people will "get you" or accept you, but that's their problem, not yours. And you might be very surprised by how many people do accept you once you open up to them.

Sorry for the long reply.  I haven't written back to anyone in a while and had a lot to get out LOL. I certainly hope this is helpful. Please feel free to write again if you have more questions.

Bear Hugs,
Papabear

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Moobarkfluff! Taebyn and I sit down with Cassidy Civet for an exclusive interview.  Cassidy has been on the show twice before and each time our visit takes longer. So, since this interview went long, we decided to make this a special bonus episode!  So tune in and hear what Cassidy has been up to and what they are planning for the future! Moobarkfluff!

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This week- Fuzz and Savrin discover some extinct classifications of gays, Savrin took Ajax to his first Pride event, Anthrocon is very soon, and Anime Expo gets told to knock it off.

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Episode 519 - Who is Who?

The things we find. Ham-Let: A Shakespearean Mash-Up is a new full-color graphic novel for young readers, brought to us in hardcover by Dark Horse Press. “The eponymous Pig Prince himself returns home from college to find that his uncle Claude betrayed and murdered his father to seize the throne! But this familiar fable veers into the zany and adventurous when Ham-let calls upon his best friend Horatio and a troupe of rowdy, self-centered actors to aid him in halting his uncle’s evil plans.” Ham-Let is written by Jim Burnstein, Garrett Schiff, and Andrew Cosby, with illustrations by Elisa Ferrari. Go check out the preview pages over at the Dark Horse web site.

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Bearly Furcasting S3E7 - Transfurmation Station, Media, Jokes

Hi everyone! If you think you missed any recent news from furry conventions across the US, here are the highlights: Fur Con AI https://twitter.com/FurConAI/status/1532934517144506368?s=20&t=FPnuVsq_JtCnUtx-qkDgEA Tailbass https://twitter.com/TailBassVRC AEIOU Update https://twitter.com/DenFurCO/status/1528042943428411396?s=20&t=UnqRD8kxqeeq65XHtphQRQ Confuzzled TV https://confuzzled.tv/ Galactic Camp Newsletter https://mailchi.mp/1bb5b1446f5b/furry-summer-camp AnthroOhio22 Charity Number https://twitter.com/anthrohio/status/1531042617286328320?s=20&t=1Dto4NAKKwbldA4byVihkA AnthroExpo OWO Foundation https://twitter.com/AnthroExpo/status/1531784816420691968?s=20&t=DK6pQa7bHlP592muGxuEVg PAWAI Fursuit Parade Information https://twitter.com/PAWAI_ID/status/1531871280181325824?s=20&t=7btHs7_EHWgj3Nk8XGx7kA Campfire Tails https://campfiretails.org/ If you like the work I do please like/follow/share to support the channel I'm on multiple platforms https://twitter.com/GrovelHusky https://www.twitch.tv/grovelhusky https://t.me/grovelreports Subscribe to show support https://www.youtube.com/c/GrovelHusky/?sub_confirmation=1 Grovel Reports Studio made by Kydek https://twitter.com/FluffyKydek Banners used in the channel were made by Slushi https://twitter.com/Slushi3Brushi3?s=09 Music created for Grovel Husky by Whooshagg https://whooshagg.com/ Many thanks to Da Bean for taking photos/recording https://twitter.com/MagotterD Grovel Reports June 10th 2022 - Visiting BLFC, OWO Foundation + News #blfc #anthroexpo #vr

A singing furry was on a TV reality show! First the story, then some questions…

The Got Talent franchise started with America’s Got Talent in 2006, which spun off over 69 versions in other countries. Nice. Canada’s Got Talent first aired in 2012. It only just came back with a 2nd season for 2022 featuring Cassidy Civet, the first furry in any of the franchises. The show format has been used for more than singing, including dance, comedy, acrobats, novelty acts, and animal acts. Now I’m confused about Cassidy’s category… let’s just call her awesome.

You can browse some of Cassidy’s talents below, and look out for her upcoming video about appearing on Eurovision.

• Newest Song: Raise A Glass (feat. Pepper Coyote)
• Debut Album: Double Take
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Here’s the video, and then Cassidy tells more.

(Dogpatch Press): Tell me about yourself and why you love furries!

Well hi! I’m Cassidy Civet, and I am a furry! I love the furry fandom for bringing together so many interests and talented people who just don’t fit in other niches. Nothing wrong with that, we made our own space. I think the imagination of the fandom is boundless and I’m happy to add my own to the scene with my music. ^^

How did it feel to be nominated for an award (the Ursa Major)?

Of course it’s flattering just to be nominated, but since then I’ve won the 2021 Good Furry Award, which I am even more proud of!

What have you been up to during the pandemic?

You mean the still 2 year ongoing pandemic? Well I auditioned for Canada’s Got Talent, flew to Europe to audition for Eurovision, and did 16 cons since August 2021

Tell me how you got into music.

Growing up my dad was a DJ, but not like the furry rave kind, more like school dances and weddings. So my music brain comes from knowing basically all the hits for every generation, exposure to so much music through the hit singles of every given era and culture, that’s how I got into music!

Do you have any thoughts about creating, like how can other people turn their experiences into interesting stories or creations?

Just maintaining oneself and not being discouraged or brought down is hard enough. The biggest thing you can do to be creative is to trust yourself. If you have something you believe in, you need to be prepared to toil those long uncomfortable spans of time where stuff might be working, but eventually it will, so stick with it and you’ll figure out your path eventually.

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[Back from Biggest Little Fur Con, and there’s still more to catch up with…] At the L.A. Times Festival of Books this year we discovered Creative Creature Catcher — an “augmented reality children’s book”, to use the publisher’s phrase for it. “Welcome to the Society of Creative Creature Catchers! Your mission is simple: Find and learn about a variety of fantastical animals who have ended up lost in our world and then it’s your job to send them home to their families! Some hide in the curtains. Others hide under the bed. Don’t worry. They won’t hurt you. They’re scared, and their parents are worried about them.” Sounds like an interesting story, but then it goes further… “But this is just half the story. Creative Creature Catcher isn’t just about reading. It’s about doing. Anyone can read about these unfortunate animals, but Malcolm will teach you how to get personally involved. Grab your Apple or Android device (phone or tablet), and even stubborn readers will want to know more about the shifty Grumbaloo or the quick-footed Eeking Sfifter as 3D characters leap to life with Augmented Reality.” Visit their official web site to see more of what they’re talking about.

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We aren't dead yet! Savrin found a Dr Pepper/7UP cookbook, the cast discusses labels and how they serve you, stan Diane, and when we gotta bounce out of Texas.

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Episode 518 - Dr Pepper Nightmare