Furriness and Sexuality.

[Shiothefox]

There is some, but I love the art in general but it has a little bit of a foot in the door sexually. I just wish there was a little porn anthro and a little more clean stuff

[Furry_N_Fuzzy]

Sexuality is a part of you that can be influenced by many things. Being a furry is no different. Some people will judge and hate on it, but that is only because people are grossed out by things that turn others on that don't make them tingle at all, thus it is deemed disgusting. People are uptight in their sexuality.

[Vulpatrino]

Generally, I've always thought they were separate things, my furriness and my sexuality.
To be fair, though, I don't think I ever would've considered that I'm bi if I hadn't joined the fandom.



But yeah, I don't mind if people link the two. Whatever people like is their own business, and it doesn't affect me.
Judging is just a natural part of being anything different, really. If you like an old TV show, if you listen to jazz or classical music, if you're gay... If you're that into something (excluding sexuality, which isn't a choice), then you should be prepared to be judged.

[Trixsie Vixen]

Just throwing this out there:  straight male furries, they seem a rare breed.  What's up with that?

[MrRazot]

I made a poll last year or the year before and there were as many Gay furries as were Straight.
May have changed a bit since then, but I generally consider myself as Straight.


What does Furriness have to do with Sexuality?
Arguably nothing.

[Trixsie Vixen]

Well, that would be interesting to have a look at.  Taken at face value the number of people identifying at LGBT in the population is around 10% +/- 5%, so even a 50/50 split is highly significant.  Also depending on the question wording fewer people identify as homosexual, lesbian, or bisexual than report having sexual experiences or attraction to a person of the same sex.


If the sexual orientation distribution within the furry community is significantly different than the broader community then that itself answers the question "what does furriness have to do with sexuality".


A sexual aspect might not be necessary to furriness, but I think making an argument that they have nothing to do with each other would be a big ask.


Orientation aside, I've lost count of the answers to How did you become/realise you were furry that basically amount to I was looking at pr0n and discovered yiff on Deviantart

[Colioli4]

I do have to agree with you on this one, Trixsie. That's how I got my first share of furriness as well.

Only later I realised what an amazing community was behind all of the things I was looking, and that this way of projecting furries was just A way to show your love for the concept. The Furry Forum are something else entirely.

Although I must confess I did look both on Deviantart and other websites that shall be left unnamed for enjoyment, it kinda lost my attention and interest as soon as I came to this place! Now, I'm a furry in heart and soul (without any of those ‘strings’ attached)!

Anthropomorphic forever!!! 

So, yeah, I do believe that there are certain connections between furries and sexuality, but not to the extent as some might believe. And those connections will most likely only be found after doing some massive research into the matter…


 

[Mr. Red]

Well to me sexuality is something that binds together with most of the fandoms out there, look at Furries, search it up on google and you'll immediatly see s3xual related content and if we're talking about anime then it's gonna lead to h3ntai one way or another .
So what I'm saying is you'll always het in contact with it one way or another.
Personally it does involve in my sexuality but depends on what I'm in the mood for
Also about that stuff about there being a lot of gay furries, that's true but I don't mind there all part of a great community and I myself am straight.

[Felines Purr]

It's something else for everyone, the whole "Furries are bestiality weirdos" trend however came from the media and not being educated enough.
CSI achieved some major hatred towards furries and I recently saw an episode of "Psych" in which the guy handling the morgue (An absolute creep) was "of course" also a furry.
Also, curries are in the minority so it's easy to bad mouth them without knowing a single bit about them.

In the end, furries are furries and some of them like yiff while others don't, nonetheless they both love the same fandom for perhaps different reasons but in the end the same intentions, having fun.

[Salix]

My furriness and sexuality are inteetwined.  Sometime my fur gets all caught up in sexuality and takes me forever to get it out... then it's all matted.
Wait... what?

Right.  I can't say gay or straight because some will see me as male and some see me as female (MtF). I identifty as a female, but I don't force people to decide how to view me... of course, how could you anyway?  But on the otherhand it doesn't matter, I'm pansexual.

I suppose it has helped me understand myself a bit.  Made me more open a bit and look at things from another perspective.  I seems like most furries tend to express themselves more freely.  To thine own self be true.

[ELKIN]

I saw some furries not giving artists attention because they didn't draw yiffy stuff. At first I was outraged but, come to think of it, some people choose to see a movie just because it features some hot dude or girl.

[Trigahex]

It does to be honest. Not sure if that's good or bad...

But its not really like porn related. I do like some yiff I guess...but  Its more about being able to be honest without being mocked lol to people who can Identify.

[ENOJI Kengura]

To me, in my honest opinion, I think  there are people who link the two AND people who don't. like the guy above me said, it really isn't about the sexuality, it's about being open with one another.

[sigols]

I, like many others, found this fandom through the sexual part of it. I do find the NSFW stuff attractive, but I generally go for the more "normal" stuff when I seek such. But I mostly look at both yiff and the regular furry art as art, the NSFW stuff is art too, a means of making sexual fantasies come to life. Still, media has made it a filthy thing, and it's a shame that people can't like what they want without being "weirdos"

And banning furry stuff in public since it's fetish items, that's just plain dumb. Then they should also ban high heels, and bare feet.
And the reason foot fetish is so common is since in our pleasure centre in our brain feet and genitals are right next to eachothers and it's common that they get linked together. Some experience orgasms in their feet after damage to their brain.

[aperson1]

While my furry interest may/may not be sexual, everyone should notice that unlike the majority of the population, a significant portion of furries are asexual/bisexual/gay/etc... so while it may not be a fetsih for all or even many at all, you have to admit that this and sexuality are definitely related.

Not like saying that this is just a gigantic fetish makes the general opinion of us any worse.