I get that it's uncomfortable and some people do come from families who are anti-everything that doesn't fit into some narrow view of what is "normal" and therefore acceptable. The real truth here is that if your family isn't going to be okay with you being furry, they probably will have issues with you being anything else, such as into anime, science fiction, etc.
But it's still noway comparable to the problems LGBT people face. A lot of these attempts to "come out" only make it worse because you're being awkward and making it out to be something horrible. And in most circumstances it can be treated like a casual thing, no different from sports or sci fi or whatever. If you can't talk people about furry like you would any other hobby then maybe you are the one who's blowing things out of proportion, not the other way around.
And you don't have explain everything to your friends or family. If you don't normally talk about your fetishes or kinks why would you bring them up now?
Simple explanation, I'm part of a fandom that likes drawing animal people and dressing up as them. Done.
I get that it's uncomfortable and some people do come from families who are anti-everything that doesn't fit into some narrow view of what is "normal" and therefore acceptable. The real truth here is that if your family isn't going to be okay with you being furry, they probably will have issues with you being anything else, such as into anime, science fiction, etc.
But it's still noway comparable to the problems LGBT people face. A lot of these attempts to "come out" only make it worse because you're being awkward and making it out to be something horrible. And in most circumstances it can be treated like a casual thing, no different from sports or sci fi or whatever. If you can't talk people about furry like you would any other hobby then maybe you are the one who's blowing things out of proportion, not the other way around.
And you don't have explain everything to your friends or family. If you don't normally talk about your fetishes or kinks why would you bring them up now?
Simple explanation, I'm part of a fandom that likes drawing animal people and dressing up as them. Done.