Long ago, my sister stumbled upon Chakats. This is what got all of my sisters and I into the furry fandom in the first place. Thing is, she was 13 at the time, myself at 11 and my little sister at 9, so of course she left out the fact that they're all intersexed. Once I was able to access the Chakat's Den, I did. First thing I did was read up on Chakats and their physicality. It fascinated me. Not sexually, mind you- I'm unable to become attracted to anything/one I cannot first get to know intellectually (demisexual), so Chakats held no sexual appeal for me. But their concept was a different matter. Completely adaptable creatures. I've never really liked my frail, human body, so I adored this fantasy species. Until I read the stories. I've never liked bodice rippers. I always felt like I was watching something private, and I DO picture what I read. While I understood that sex was a normal part of the Chakat life, I still couldn't get past that to the story, which fascinated me, but was poorly written. I even felt like asking Mr. Doove if I could rewrite the series better, and with less played out sex scenes (where it would be implied). But with how intertwined sex is with the story, I doubted I could do that. But the fact that Chakats were intersexed never bothered me. It made sense to me. And maybe it's just Mr. Doove rationalizing all the furry sex in his novels. So be it. It still makes sense to me. BUT I find it funny that most people who draw Chakats try to hide the sheath. It's like they're embarrassed about drawing intersexed characters. But they have no problem with drawing the boobs! Or the character in a sexual pose! Phallophobia, me thinks?

So, for the like, what, 20-ish people who watch me (maybe even fewer who read my journals), what is your view on Chakats, and if you draw them, do you have problems drawing their full anatomy and why?