Curate, connect, and discover
idk who needs to hear this but having a super negative reaction to someone coming out as therian/otherkin/alterbeing/etc isn't normal, yes, even if they are uninformed.
i saw a post that was like "parents don't accept therians. my dad is super nice and accepting but if i told him i was a therian he'd (literal child abuse)" just so we are clear that isn't normal
my mom wasn't super informed about therianthopy and when i told them they were like "oh. cool! :)" because even when you aren't informed, you can still choose to approach the unknown with compassion.
if your friends and family don't approach your unknowns with compassion, they are not treating you how you deserve to be treated.