What being a furry symbolizes to you.

[Leeseetsa]

For me, being a furry is just being me, the way I wanna be. In real life, there will always be some form of limitation. Always. Not necessarily so in the imagination.
Also, Leeseetsa is -what I believe to be, anyway- me from some other universe. So therefore, we are somewhat spiritually connected. Me "creating" her might just be me realizing her. (Ah, don't you just love the multiverse theory? )

But for those who are a little more "down to earth" than me, it's my was of telling the closed-minded sort: "Screw this normal pish-posh!"

[Kirsan]

Being a furry initially started out on how they looked, as I think it may have started for many of us. For me, it progressed into being more who I am, and being able to identify myself with a group, something that has given me trouble since I started preschool. I've always wanted to fit in to a group of people, yet still be different. With furries, you get so much variety with species, you can still feel a sense of community with a sense of individuality, something I've found difficult to find with humans.