r/otherkin

16K archived posts · Nov 2010 – Sep 2026

The Otherkin and Therian Community

r/otherkin

Otherkin is community of individuals that identify as nonhuman in some distinct manner. We are NOT a community for works of fiction, roleplaying, or the furry fandom.

Created Jan 1, 2010

14KMembers (last snapshot)

16KArchived posts

####Welcome!

Hello, and welcome to r/Otherkin. What is an otherkin? It's pretty simple, it's a human who identifies as something other than human. If all you know you learned on tumblr, do know, you're probably pretty far off base on what otherkin really are. Search around, simple questions have been answered multiple times.

####Rules

Be respectful to all users here.
No personal or confidential information. This includes real names, addresses, phone numbers, and photographs that can identify a user. Sharing such information can be damaging to a user. This risks a subreddit ban as well as a reddit-wide ban.
Otherkin is not fiction or roleplaying.
Please search before posting. Repeat posts ask the same questions and only need to be answered once.
Posts must be relevant to Otherkin. Anything only loosely related may be allowed, but you should consider other subreddits.

Moderator Requests

Request Project Approval - Required for nonpersonal requests. Read more here.
Recommend a Website - For Otherkin Websites.
Recommend a Media - For Recommended Media.

####Related Subreddits

TrueOtherkin Another otherkin-centric subreddit
Therian A home specifically for therians
OtherkinInAction Otherkin humor

####Chat Groups Unofficial Discord Group - Coming Soon!

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