As both a therian and a friend of the furry community, I'd like to offer an insight as to who they are so maybe they can be seen in the correct light. Within this essay you'll find a clarification of the furry community and how it relates to therians. There are parts of this essay that are opinionated and possibly biased.
First, on the issue of people's fursona and the stigma surrounding them. By definition, a fursona is an anthropomorphic character that possesses either one or more traits, physical attributes, beliefs, or personality aspects of the owner of that fursona. Some people's fursona are a representation of these traits, attributes