Here are some facts (Don’t worry i’m not coming after you):

Furries are people who love anthropomorphic animals (for example, zootopia has anthropomorphic animals in it) and they love anthro art.

The fandom can be sexual if you look into the sexual side, every fandom has a sexual side. About 15-37% of people in the fandom are into yiff/sexual furry activities. 2.8-3.6 million people are apart of the fandom (as of december 2019) so let’s say only 18% of the fandom is into yiff/sexual furry activities that means only 504,000 people are into yiff/sexual activities.

Zoophilia (sex with animals) is extremely hated in the fandom only 0.8-2% of the fandom are zoophiles (2,000-55,000 people)

The costumes are a form of cosplay only instead of anime characters or movie characters, it’s with anthropomorphic animals. There are many types of fursuits: partial (head, paws, tail) half body (head, paws, tail, torso and arms) full body (a full suit). There is also many versions of a fursuit: mursuit (a suit built for having sex in) pantigrade (a bit more humanoid) digigrade (more animal like but still anthropomorphic)

The fandom is really kind to others and has even made headlines many times (most reports had something nice to say about furries). Furries have been a support/comforting system for those who have been through traumatic experiences or who have depression. Lots of people in the fandom were once apart of the military and have fought in Afghanistan, Vietnam, etc. The fandom is also very supportive let say you came out as pan-sexual they will treat you like family and support you unconditionally.

I also like to add that every furcon (there is about 34-50 in the states alone every year) donates all of their earnings to charitys against Zoophiles or, remember back in 2004 when that earthquake and tsunami happened (which killed 227,000 people), anthrocon and other cons raised a total of 1.4 million dollars for search and rescue efforts, rebuilding, supplies for survivors, and many more things. when the 2018 California wildfires happened they donated 200,000 USD and CAD for rebuilding, supplies, etc.

Anthrocon, MidWestFurFest, Vancoufur, and a few other cons, are planning to raise their entrance fees (plus any sales that goes on inside the cons) this year for australia. their goal is 3 million.

also furries have donated more to australia then most millionaires. (i just wanna point out yes there are some millionaires donating a couple million, thats why i said MOST millionaires)