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Timeline of media coverage of furry fandom. See also Timeline of Internet coverage.

1990s[edit]

See also: 1990s


1990[edit]

December

1991[edit]

1993[edit]

1994[edit]

March

1995[edit]

1996[edit]

March
October

1997[edit]

February
August
October

1998[edit]

March
August

1999[edit]

January (FC 1999)

Summer
  • Stay Free! published the interview "Furry Friends".
September
October
November
December

2000s[edit]

See also: 2000s

2000[edit]

April
June
August
September
October

2001[edit]

Undated
March
April
May
July
August
December

2002[edit]

January
February
April
July
August
  • Savage Love columns "Furry Friends", "Furry Fury", and "Furry Fury II".
October
November
December

2003[edit]

January (Further Confusion 2003)
April
June
August
October
  • SilkIcon-television.png "Fur and Loathing" episode of CSI.
November
December

2004[edit]

Undated
March
July (Anthrocon 2004)
November
  • Tokion photographs of unidentified furry fans.
September
December

2005[edit]

January
March
April
June
July
August
September (Mephit Furmeet 9)

2006[edit]

Undated
February
May (Rocket City Furmeet 2006)
  • Get Furry in The Corner News from Auburn, Alabama.
June (Anthrocon 2006)
July
August
September
November

2007[edit]

January
February
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

2008[edit]

Undated
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

2009[edit]

January
February
  • Em-Bear-Assed on SpikeTV's 1000 Ways To Die. A report on a man's death, mentioning a furry orgy.
March
April
May
July
August
September
October
November
December

2010s[edit]

See also: 2010s


2010[edit]

January
February
March
May
June
July
August
September


November
December

2011[edit]

January
February
March
April
June
July
August (Eurofurence 17)
September
December

2012[edit]

January
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
  • MDR, a German TV station, reports on Eurofurence 18 as part of their Querformat show. [163] September 9, 2012.
  • Furry worry, Fursuiter shows up unannounced at library causing concern and policy changes, report by WFSB Eyewitness News Connecticut. [164] September 14, 2012.
October
  • The Furries Among Us, 50 minute long segment on WNPR in Connecticut about furries, with some focus on the library problem as reported by WFSB (see link in September, "Furry worry"). [165] October 9, 2012.
November
  • Les francs-tireurs, a TV show on TeleQuebec, airs a 15-minute segment on fursuiters in Quebec. Season 15, episode 380 (November 28, 2012)
December

2013[edit]

January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
October
November
December

2014[edit]

January
June
July


August
September
December
  • SilkIcon-television.png Chemical spill in Rosemont sends 19 to the hospital, disrupts Midwest Fur Fest: WGN Chicago/WGN America news segment on the 2014 Midwest FurFest 2014 chlorine incident. Link. December 7, 2014.
  • SilkIcon-television.png Authorities: Chemical Leak At Rosemont Hotel Holding Furfest Convention Intentional: WBBM news segment on the 2014 Midwest Furfest chlorine incident. Link. December 7, 2014
  • 19 Hospitalized After Chemical Leak Interrupts FurFest WMAQ article on the 2014 Midwest FurFest chlorine incident. Link. December 7, 2014.
  • SilkIcon-television.png FurFest evacuated after chlorine leak at Hyatt hotel WLS Telecast on the 2014 Midwest Furfest chlorine incident. Link. December 7, 2014.
  • Chemical leak at Hyatt Regency deemed intentional: WFLD article on the 2014 Midwest FurFest chlorine incident. [223]. December 7, 2014.
  • SilkIcon-television.png Not Chlorine gas sickens several at furries convention: WWLP telecast on the 2014 Midwest FurFest chlorine incident. YouTube. December 7, 2014.
  • Fuga de cloro afecta a 19 en convención en Illinois: article from Telemundo on the Midwest FurFest chlorine incident. [224], December 7, 2014.
  • SilkIcon-television.png Chlorine Gas Leak Sickens 19 at Furry Convention: Associated Press article on the 2014 Midwest Furfest chlorine incident. YouTube. December 7, 2014.
  • Chlorine-Gas Attack Interrupts Furry Convention article from New York Magazine on the Midwest Furfest chlorine incident. [225]. December 7, 2014.
  • SilkIcon-television.png FurFest evacuated: Chlorine gas leak sends 19 people to hospital : RT telecast on the 2014 Midwest Furfest chlorine incident. YouTube. December 7, 2014.
  • SilkIcon-television.png Gas leak hospitalizes 19 people at Midwest FurFest 2014: CBS News telecast on the 2014 Midwest Furfest chlorine incident. YouTube. December 8, 2014.
  • SilkIcon-television.png 'Intentional'gas release at Chicago-area hotel hosting 'furries' convention sickens 19: FOX news telecast of the 2014 Midwest FurFest chlorine incident. Link. December 8, 2014.
  • SilkIcon-television.png "Furry" convention evacuated: HLN telecast on the 2014 Midwest FurFest chlorine incident.YouTube. December 8, 2014
  • Alerta por gas cloro obliga a evacuación en convención de animales peludos article on CNN Espanol on the Midwest Furfest chlorine incident. [226]. December 8, 2014
  • SilkIcon-television.pngMika Brzezinski Learns About "Furries" - msnbc: MSNBC's Morning Joe telecast with Mika Brzezinski on the 2014 Midwest FurFest chlorine incident. YouTube. December 10, 2014.
  • 9 questions about furries you were too embarrassed to ask - article at Vox by Dylan Matthews. link December 10, 2014 (updated 2015 March27)
  • SilkIcon-television.png Chlorine gas forces evacuation at Midwest Furfest convention: WKRC newscast on the 2014 Midwest FurFest chlorine incident. YouTube. December 16, 2014
  • Furries Set The Record Straight: There's Nothing To Be Afraid Of: article in The Huffington Post. [227], December 18, 2014.
  • Furries Say They Aren’t A Fetish, They’re A Community, And They’re Ready To Be Taken Seriously: article in Buzzfeed News. [228], December 23, 2014.

2015[edit]

February
April
October

2016[edit]

February

March

April

  • The Furry takeover of media: article on Kill Screen how furries "converted" media. [236], April 1, 2016
  • Furries, gamers and LARPers take COD by storm at 21st annual CODCON (print)/CODCON celebrates the world of Sci-Fi(online): furries mentioned in article from The Courier, the newspaper of College of DuPage on the 2016 CODCon convention. [237], April 13, 2016

August

September

December

  • Putin's Russia article in December 2016 National Geographic. Two Russian furries are pictured in one of the illustrations in this article, December 2016

2017[edit]

February

March

April

May

July

August

September

November

December

  • Furry Nation: Huck magazine issue #63 interviews several furries, most notably Joe Strike discussing his book (also entitled Furry Nation).

2018[edit]

April
May
  • Lucifer - "Boo Normal" episode where Chloe goes to a furry convention in fursuit to find a murderer. This episode has an infamous fight scene between her and another fursuiter., May 28, 2018
July
  • Meet the Furries episode of BBC's Radio One Stories. [260], July 20, 2018
November

2019[edit]

January
February
March
April
June
  • #FurSuitFriday Is a Thing, And Twitter Is Loving It article from Newsweek on the furry-related Twitter hashtag. [269]. June 14, 2019
July
  • Lemonbrat Costumes Making A Name For Itself In The Furry Community segment on WBBM-TV about Lemonbrat Studios. YouTube. July 12, 2019
  • The Furry Fandom Is Conflicted About the 'Cats' Trailer Just Like You article at Out (magazine)'s out.com. [270]. July 20, 2019.
  • How Do Furries Feel About the New Cats Movie? article in New York (magazine)'s fashion site The Cut, by Madeleine Aggeler. [271]. July 23, 2019
August
September
  • Furries Are Arguing About Whether They Should Support Police Dog Charities article on Vice on Anthro New England's charity pivot away from MA Vest a Dog. [273]. September 12, 2019
  • Midwest FurFest Is Latest Group To Ban Milo Yiannopoulos article on Patch on the banning of Milo Yiannopoulous from Midwest Furfest. [274]. September 16, 2019


November

2020s[edit]

See also: 2020s

2020[edit]

January
  • Will Furries Ever Go Mainstream? article in Rolling Stone. [275]. January 6, 2020. (covered by a piece at Flayrah)
  • The Hidden Art of 'Tattooing' Fursuits article (alternate title Tattooing Fursuits—The Quiet Conundrum Faced by Furries) by Jessinta Smith in Inked (magazine). [276]. January 10, 2020.
  • Fight Unfolds Outside Furry Convention in San Jose video on NBC Bay Area's website on furries rescuing someone from a domestic violence attack. [277]. January 20, 2020
  • Furries rescue woman being assaulted near California convention article by Kenneth Garger in New York Post. [278]. January 22, 2020.
February
March
  • Atlanta furry convention canceled due to coronavirus article by Kenneth Garger in New York Post. [281]. March 17, 2020.
  • Wann wird Verkleidung zum Fetisch? (When does disguise become a fetish?) article by anonymous writer in Bild (right-wing conservative newspaper), interviewing a sex expert about "die Furry-Bewegung" (translated "the furry movement" ie. the furry fandom). [282]. March 20, 2020.
  • 'Furry' artist from York highlighted on 'Last Week Tonight' show Sunday article by Kevin Stairiker at LNP newspaper's website. About Last Week Tonight with John Oliver search for furry artwork by Brian Swords. [283]. March 30, 2020.
April
  • Anthrocon 2020, Pittsburgh’s Furry convention, canceled due to COVID-19 concerns article from the Pittsburgh Post Gazette about the cancellation of Anthrocon. [284]. April 27, 2020.
  • Anthrocon 2020 is officially canceled article from Pittsburgh City Paper about the cancellation of Anthrocon. April 28, 2020.
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September
  • Meet the Academics Studying the Science of Furries article on The Stranger on FurScience a psychology group dedicated to studying the furry fandom. [286]. September 2, 2020.

2021[edit]

February
  • SilkIcon-television.png Furry Secrets Uncovered: Inside the amazing furries subculture video (episode 1 of LIFE: Done Differently series, hosted by Ciaran Lyons) by Channel 7/7NEWS Spotlight. [287]. February 10, 2021.
  • Furries Uncovered: what life is really like for the misunderstood ‘fandom’ article (related to LIFE: Done Differently episode above) by Ciaran Lyons at 7news.com.au. Covers Leo Balfour, and his fursona/fursuit Kyah, and Leo's fursuit business Creative Beasts.[288]. February (11?)[3], 2021.
March
  • The Simpsons - "Do Pizza Bots Dream of Electric Guitars" - A furry is mentioned in the featurette "Troll Force Five" before the end credits of this episode. March 14, 2021.
June
  • This furry scientist won’t let Twitter’s COVID pessimists kill her vibe - article from Bustle Digital Group's inputMag.com about conflict between furry scientist Chise and COVID-pessimists. link June 2, 2021.
December
  • Midwest Furfest Theme “Intergalactic” Massive Disappointment After Everyone Goes As The Dog Who Went to Space - Satire article from Chicago Genius regarding the Intergalactic theme at Midwest Furfest 2021. link December 20, 2021.

2022[edit]

January
  • Who runs the internet? Furries article about furries in IT, by Dylan Reeve, in The Spinoff. link January 11, 2022.
  • responses to New Zealand Taxpayers' Union freaking out about The Spinoff's article:
    • Happy Thursday, A Group Of Furries Are Dogfighting With The NZ Taxpayers’ Union Online article, by Michael Di Iorio, at Pedestrian.TV. link January 13, 2022.
    • The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union Is Currently Being Trolled By a Bunch of Furries article, by Arielle Richards, at vice.com. link January 13, 2022.
    • New Zealand article about furry that cost tax payers an estimated 0.000000006% of their GDP raises ire of Taxpayer Union math-analysis article, by Sonious, in Flayrah. link January 16, 2022.
February
  • Polybun (conservative extremist) charged with shooting BlackLivesMatter protestors:
    • Fringe Furry Machinist Identified as Suspect in Portland Mass Shooting article, by Zoe Richards and William Bredderman (researcher), in The Daily Beast. link February 22, 2022.
    • ‘He Slipped My Radar, and I’m F–ked Up About It’: Furries Speak Out About Alleged Portland Shooter article, by Kaila Yu, in Rolling Stone. link February 23, 2022.
    • Alt-Right furry, Benjamin "Polybun" Smith, charged with murder of 60 year old Portland woman article, by Sonious, in Flayrah. link February 26, 2022.
March
  • Polybun charged with shooting BlackLivesMatter protestors:
    • The Kyle Rittenhouse Copycats Have Arrived think-piece article, by Eddie Kim, in MEL Magazine. link March 3, 2022.
September
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December
    • Creator Of Religious Right-Wing Christian Furry Festival Splits Community Amid Drug And Adultery Allegations, (about Peacewolf and Foxglove) by Brandon Wink, at msn.com. link December 5, 2022.

2023[edit]

November
  • Come Together article in Real Simple Magazine on Trash Wolf and his efforts of picking up litter in the St. Petersburg, Florida area.
  • Trash Wolf prowls the streets of Tampa Bay. Who is he? article on Tampa Bay Times on Trash Wolf dealing with the litter problem in Tampa Bay. November 30, 2023.

2024[edit]

February
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References[edit]

  1. ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/1996/10/27/magazine/wild-about-fur.html
  2. ↑ "First post!... FC Coverage" - posting by Eagle Beagle on   furrymedia. Dated January 23, 2010. Retrieved January 24, 2010
  3. ↑ Dogpatch Press tweet about article posted Feb 11, 2021. Wayback Machine's first archive of article also dated February 11, 2021.


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