My upbringing was pretty conservative and sex negative. That resulted in me resenting and repressing my being queer. Undoing the damage from that has been a long process, but I'm getting there thanks to the friends I've made here who've helped me become more self-accepting.
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Joining the furry fandom allowed me to get to know gay and trans people and it turns out they're nothing like what my bigoted parents said they were! Lurking in a couple of furry communities and reading the stories posted by their LGBT members showed me that we're all just regular people trying to live our lives and nobody deserves the kind of hate I had been trained to give. That realization ended up saving a couple of friendships later on, and eventually led to me discovering that I'm trans myself. I've also met some very good and supportive friends in the fandom, so I'd say it's been a very positive force in my life.
I think positive overall. Yet I still do not yet feel fully comfortable presenting as my fursona on all services.