this may be our last together. only time will tell. anyway this rest of this OP is a little bit sappy
realizing my queerness and my furryness have both had a massive positive impact on my life, and while I'm sure these discoveries would have happened at some point, what I know is that they happened when they did because of this forum. it's not the best community in the world, and I'm sure someone's gonna reply to this thread to prove that yet again, just like every other year, but that's ok. aside from the lifelong connections I made here, my introduction to furries in particular has made a big difference in my relationships both online and in person; I never really had friends I could hang out with regularly irl before, but now I do, thanks to all the people I know through being a furry, including local pride organizations and other queer groups. and of course that furryness is intrinsically linked to my queerness, because that's just how it goes. being a furry means knowing a lot of other queer people and that has led to a bunch of queer self-discoveries that probably would've been pretty hard to come by otherwise
but that's all. just a little nostalgic reflection. I hope the rest of you have an excellent pride month