How do I tell people that I'm not human? Who should I tell?

Some people never choose to tell others of their Otherkinness, while other people are out of the Othercloset with almost anyone. It's a personal choice and sometimes a difficult one to make.

The best thing to do is to take your environment and your self into account when making this decision. You might want to think about taking it a step at a time with each person, presenting Otherkinness in a step-by-step manner (see http://kinhost.org/res/multiple.html for one example of a stage-by-stage presentation of otherkinness).

Before you come out to others, please come out to yourself. Realize how special you are. Understand that after you awakened, you will seem different, possibly thinking and believing differently than you did before. Get a handle on these new feelings. Get as comfortable, as possible, with them. When you are happy with who you are, then you might share with a close friend. There will be some you will feel you can talk to and many you will not. You choose the time and place and person that will learn of your new life. {from Starelf's entry in the original FAQ}