Furries freak over Renaissance festival ban: ‘We’re not a LARP or Cosplay event’

A recent ban announcement from a half-century-old celebration has some furries reeling, despite admitting that their scene is rooted in obscure sexual themes.

While ComicCon and FanExpo are seemingly thriving environments for furries, there’s one place where they might be scaring the families away.

‘I think the biggest impact is losing this lovely place that I had kind of considered home.’

Furget it

A 33-year-old costume wearer going by the alias Aston Hawthorne — his “fursona,” if you will — spoke out about the heartbreak he went through after learning that his ilk had been banned from an event not normally associated with adults who sexualize sports mascots.

The Maryland Renaissance Festival.

Now 50 years old, the festival is reportedly the second-most attended in the country with 368,000 attendees expected