*Are you a furry?
I consider myself one, yes.

*If you have a Spouse/SO - Is he/she a furry too?
Not in relationship of any kind at the moment.

*How long have you been in the community?
How long have I felt this way? Since my teens.

*How did you find furry?
Quite by accident, even though I've heard of anti-fur boards on usenet.

*What's your reason for furry (what interested you to get into the community)?
I'm not alone in how I see myself and the world around me.

*What's Furry to you?
1. Knowledge that animals are capable of feeling pain/emotion, and are as individual as humans.
2.Feel a kinship to a different species of lifeform than what I am.

*If someone found out you're a furry and asked you about it how would you respond?
Hopefully the questions are sincere to begin with. I'd tell them how much I know about furrydom and try to dispel a notion or two.

*What are your favorite aspects of our community?
People unafraid to express themselves outside of what mundanes (non-furs) would consider acceptable.

*Do you use any furry terms? (i.e. yiff, paws, murr?)
I'm actually more inclined to use TF (Transformers)(i.e.: "Don't get your transistors in a bunch!") terms than anything like that.

*What do you wish furry was NOT associated with?
(No thanks to CSI) The manor in which everybody is into finding the next "yiff" from one moment to another.

*How strongly do you feel about someone bashing the community as a whole?
Can't do much about those who left for some reason, right? But those who are on the outside who do so out of ignorance are not seeing the whole story: they come across as those tea party types nowadays who spout without reason. Or real spelling! XD

*How strongly do you feel about anyone bashing you yourself for your interest based on the media's aspect of what furry is?
Never had to face it myself, so I dunno.

*We all know furries have alot of sexual aspects in this fandom, What's your opinion on it?
T'ain't my business what others do in that regard, as long as they are responsible for their actions.

PERSONAL

*What is/are your fursona(s)?
For the longest while I've called myself "Jemi Mi'Krelx", basically somebody that is part of a planetary society called the "K'Veht-sav". Nowadays, I just call myself Jim Ghote. Sometimes I seem to channel the spark of my TF original character Gamma Antares, a mech who was rebuilt with caprine features.


*Do you have any fetishes that pertain to the fandom?
If I told you, I would have to kill you! j/k, I'm so boring a fetish would be an upgrade!

*If you could magically morph into your fursona would you?
Sure!

*What other fanbases/groups are you a part of?
Forementioned TF, Trek (old & new), One of the untold many who are fans of the original Lost in Space robot.

*Anthro/Feral, Therian or Kemonomimi (Not a furry, just a human with animal ears and a tail)?
Therian I do believe.

*Are you a fursuiter? If yes, how many do you own? If No, do you ever plan on being a suiter?Nope, no suit of that kind in my closet. I don't think I'll ever afford on anyway.

*How many of your friends are furry?
Online: a few
Real life:? I wouldn't know, I guess there is no quick and dirty way of knowing.

*How many pets do you own, if any?
None as of 1995, two died and one ran off. I'd like to have a kitty, but my room mate doesn't.

*Aside from furry what other interests do you have?
bass playing, home recording, reading, movies (Netflix kicks beau-tocks!), getting out of the apartment once in a while.

*Are you confident enough in yourself to say that you're a fur, no matter what the media says?
What's it to the media? Yep, I'm a fur!

MEETUPS

*Do you attend any cons? If no, would you attend any cons? If yes, which cons have you been to?
Other than a Trek con in the 80's and a B-movie con in the 90's, I haven't been to a fur con yet. I was planning to go to either AC or Morphacon this year, but my heath situation put a total kibosh on that.

*Do you go to local meetups(bowling, public outings...etc)?
I don't know if any happening. Besides, I'd get snubbed for being near 50 (probably).

*Have you ever attended a furry party? If no, would you attend one?
No. I can be such a wallflower, it wouldn't be worth it.

ONLINE

*Have you ever met up with a fur you talked to online?
Nope.

*What furry websites do you attend?
FurAffinity, sometimes FurChan:
http://fchan.us/
some boards on LiveJournal. Too bad the fur-based webcomics are dwindling.

*What non furry websites do you frequent?
Livejournal, Facebook, sometimes a christian site or two. I tend to wander when I do go online.

*Has the fandom done anything for you that you're thankful for? Has it taught you anything or brought you anything you treasure greatly?
Yes that I'm not alone in my furryness, unlike the late 70's when my furry epiphany happened; I didn't know where to go or who to turn to when it happened.