Alterhumanity
En paraplyterm för identiteter som upplevs som alternativa till den traditionella människan. Detta inkluderar therians, otherkin, fictionkin och andra identitetsupplevelser som omfattar en djup känsla av att vara icke-mänsklig eller annan-än-mänsklig.
Fördjupning
Alterhumanity (also written as alterhuman identity) is an umbrella term that encompasses all identities experienced as alternative to the conventional human experience. This includes therians (who identify with real animals), otherkin (who identify with mythical or fictional beings), fictionkin, phytanthropes (who identify with plants), and other identity experiences that involve a deep sense of being non-human or other-than-human.
The term was coined to provide an inclusive framework that respects the diversity of non-human identity experiences without erasing the distinctions between them. A therian, an elf-kin, and a dragon-kin may have very different experiences, but they share the common thread of having an identity that extends beyond the conventional human norm.
Alterhumanity is not about belief systems, mental health diagnoses, or lifestyle choices. It is a descriptive term for a category of identity experiences. People within the alterhuman community emphasize self-discovery, honest introspection, and mutual respect for the wide variety of ways in which non-human identity can be experienced.
Exempel
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A community forum for alterhuman individuals includes subsections for therians, otherkin, fictionkin, and other alterhuman identities, providing resources and support for all.
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A researcher studying non-human identity uses "alterhuman" as an inclusive academic term that covers the full spectrum of experiences without privileging one community over another.
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An individual who identifies with both a real animal (theriotype) and a mythical creature (kintype) finds the alterhuman label useful for describing their overall identity experience.
Vanliga frågor
Is alterhuman a new term?
The term is relatively recent, emerging in the 2010s as the community sought inclusive language that could encompass the growing diversity of non-human identity experiences beyond the traditional therian and otherkin labels.
Do all therians identify as alterhuman?
Not necessarily. While therianthropy falls under the alterhuman umbrella, some therians prefer to use only the term "therian" and do not actively identify with the broader alterhuman label. The choice is personal.
What types of identities fall under alterhumanity?
Alterhumanity includes therianthropy, otherkin identities (dragons, elves, fae, etc.), fictionkin (identification with fictional characters), phytanthropy (plant identification), voidpunk, and other non-standard identity experiences. The umbrella is intentionally broad and inclusive.
Relaterade termer
Therianthropy
En djup, inneboende identifikation med ett icke-mänskligt djur. Härledd från grekiskans θηρίον (therion, "best") och ἄνθρωπος (anthropos, "människa"). Therians upplever sin djuridentitet som en kärndel av vem de är, inte som ett val eller en hobby.
Läs mer →Otherkin
En bredare gemenskap av individer som identifierar sig som icke-mänskliga väsen — inklusive mytiska varelser (älvor, drakar), fiktiva karaktärer eller andra icke-jordiska väsen. Therians betraktas ibland som en delmängd av otherkin, även om gemenskaperna överlappar.
Läs mer →Kintype
Det specifika väsen som en otherkin identifierar sig med, på samma sätt som "theriotype" används för therians. En kintype kan vara en mythologisk varelse, fiktiv karaktär eller något annat icke-mänskligt väsen.
Läs mer →Species Dysphoria
En känsla av obehag eller nöd som uppstår från missmatchen mellan ens fysiska mänskliga kropp och kroppen på sin theriotype. Inte alla therians upplever species dysphoria, och dess intensitet varierar mycket.
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