So I'm usually a LITTLE wary of commenting on media that I haven't seen get, but the thing I'm universally hearing from reliable people is the CNN piece sanitised the h*ck out of the furry fandom, did not include any LGBTQ or poc interviewees?
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Look, I've only been to one con, but I've know rough demographics of the fandom.
If you want to a con and only managed to miss these people, you were trying to miss them.