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Furries and the Limits of Species Identity Disorder: A Response to Gerbasi et al.

In: Society & Animals
Author:
Fiona Probyn-Rapsey University of Sydney, Email: Fiona.probyn-rapsey@sydney.edu.au

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01 Jan 2011
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Abstract

This is a response to an article published inSociety & Animals in 2008 that argued for the existence of a “species identity disorder” in some furries. Species identity disorder is modeled on gender identity disorder, itself a highly controversial diagnosis that has been criticized for pathologizing homosexuality and transgendered people. This response examines the claims of the article (and the design of the study itself) and suggests that the typology it constructs is based on unexamined assumptions about what constitutes “human” identity and regulatory fictions of gender identity.

Title:
Furries and the Limits of Species Identity Disorder: A Response to Gerbasi et al.
Article Type:
Research Article
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1163/156853011X578956
Language:
English
Pages:
294–301
Keywords:
species identity disorder; furry fandom; gender; sexuality; gender identity disorder
In:
Society & Animals
In:
Volume 19: Issue 3
Publisher:
Brill
E-ISSN:
1568-5306
Print ISSN:
1063-1119
Subjects:
General, Philosophy, Applied Social Sciences, Social Sciences, Social & Political Philosophy

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