“I will wear my costume every opportunity I get - at conventions and on Halloween,” he said, acknowledging that the handmade outfit - constructed of felt and foam rubber - is generally too hot to don on a day-to-day basis. Strike looks forward to costumed comedy sketches and song parodies along with opportunities to socialize with those of his ilk. Strike, who dresses up as a suave Komodo dragon named Komos - “He wears a dinner jacket, his eyes are hypnotic and his presence is commanding all that’s missing is a sherry goblet” - will be joining an expected 1,500 attendees at the event. It will be held in Cromwell, Conn., 112 miles from Chamberlain’s home base.

If it’s any consolation to Chamberlain, Furpocalypse, the largest gathering of furries in New England, takes place Oct. I feel sorry for the guy.” From postings he’s read, Strike added, “people thought it was unfair.” “I don’t want to call it a lynch mob, but people get upset. People who wanted Chamberlain out of his political position got “carried away,” said Joe Strike, 67, a writer who lives on the Upper East Side, identifies as a furry and authored the new book “ Furry Nation” (Cleis Press) out now. Nevertheless, those in the furry community rallied behind Chamberlain. That he checked a box, on his profile, stating that he “tolerates rape,” did not help his situation. The profile showed a photo of him posing alongside someone in furry garb. This revelation was confirmed via Chamberlain’s profile on a website called.

His animal of choice: a fox called Gray Muzzle.

Scott Chamberlain, a councilman from New Milford, Conn., was forced to resign when it came to light that he was a furry. In early September, the furry movement made headlines for all the wrong reasons. Instead, furries are a subculture whose members enjoy dressing up as cartoonish animals, sometimes as a sexual fetish but more often as a fun escape. It is estimated that at least 250,000 people in the US identify as “furries.” These are not an offshoot of PETA activists, rallying for the safety of animals and their coats.

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