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Other private areas such as hotel rooms, restroom stalls and certain [[room party|party rooms]] can be used for a similar purpose.
 
Other private areas such as hotel rooms, restroom stalls and certain [[room party|party rooms]] can be used for a similar purpose.
  
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==General Rules==
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== Purpose and function ==
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[[File:EF19 fursuit lounge.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Entrance to the fursuit lounge at [[Eurofurence_19|Eurofurence 19]]]]
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[[File:EF19 fursuit lounge.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Entrance to the fursuit lounge at [[Eurofurence_19|Eurofurence 19]].]]
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The Headless Lounge is seen as a "safe space" for fursuiters and cosplayers alike. If anyone in costume is feeling threatened or harassed they may enter the Headless Lounge to evade and report their assailants. Security is typically posted at the door as well as inside to help aide in keeping the headless lounge secure.  
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The headless lounge is a space designated for fursuiters and cosplayers, separate from public areas of the venue, to give a reprieve from crowds or a cumbersome costume. Generally only people in costume or their handlers are allowed inside the headless lounge. Any non-costumed individuals not accompanied by a performer are turned away at the door. At large conventions, such as [[Anthrocon 2017]], handlers might also be disallowed during periods of high activity, to keep the lounge from becoming over-crowded.<ref>[http://forums.anthrocon.org/node/5500/decorum-headless-lounge "Decorum in the Headless Lounge"] post to Anthrocon's forum by board member [[K.P.]]. Retrieved November 13, 2017.</ref>
  
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Only people in costume or their handlers are allowed inside the headless lounge. Any non-costumed individuals not accompanied by someone in costume are turned away at the door. This rule helps give fursuiters privacy and a "break" from crowds, especially if they happen to be popular, while helping create a "safe space" for costumed people.  It also helps those who have their faces covered keep their anonymity and privacy intact.
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Because the lounges are closed off, they provide a place of greater privacy for those who do not want to be seen without their mask, whether to preserve a degree of anonymity, or to remain [[In Character|in character]] and avoid "[[break the magic|breaking the magic]]", without risking their health from [[wikipedia:Hyperthermia|overheating]]. In a similar vein, [[photography]] is typically not permitted within the lounge.
  
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Taking [[photography|photographs]] of a [[suiter]] with their suit's head off without prior authorized permission is heavily frowned upon, as it is considered [[W:Taboo|taboo]] in the fursuiting community to take this kind of pictures.
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In addition to taking a break, the lounge may be a place that performers can make minor repairs to their costume, take prescribed medication, or eat snacks.
  
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It is forbidden to touch another person's stuff without their consent. Items left out may not always be "public use": talk to room staff before using any repair materials inside of the room. Touching someone else's head or costume will likely get you banned from the room. Visitors are reminded not to leave their things unattended as staff can not assure the safety of unattended items.
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== Room set-up ==
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[[File:GR MFF2006 headless lounge fan.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Fans are typically run full-time in the lounge.]]
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Ideally, a fursuit lounge is a large, open room such as a ballroom, clearly marked to aid those with low-visibility costumes in finding it. Beyond the entrance, the lounge may have [[wikipedia:Folding screen|partitions]] blocking the view of the lounge from passers-by. Inside are tables and chairs, generally lined along the walls to provide maximum open space. Large electric fans are used to circulate air and [[wikipedia:Air conditioning|air conditioning]] may be turned up to help cool off attendees. The [[Eurofurence]] fursuit lounge contains a drying rack, to which about 60 fursuits can be hung to be dried by a turbo fan.<ref>[https://www.eurofurence.org/EF24/fursuits "Fursuit Support"] Eurofurence website. Retrieved November 13, 2017.</ref>
  
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Water and sometimes snacks are usually provided as a courtesy of the convention.
  
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== Room set-up ==
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In some cases, repair tools will be at hand (e.g. [[W:Sewing|sewing kits]], [[W:Hot-melt adhesive|hot glue guns]], [[W:Velcro|Velcro]], [[W:Duct tape|duct tape]], etc), for emergency repairs. Febreeze is also a popular item.
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[[File:GR MFF2006 headless lounge fan.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Fans are typically run full-time in the lounge]]
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Given that fursuits can often become uncomfortably hot, the headless lounge is the place for fursuiters to remove the head of their fursuit in order to cool off. Ideally it has [[W:Privacy|privacy]], [[W:Mechanical fan|fans]], and plenty of refreshments.  
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Typically a headless lounge is it's own large, open room or sectioned off from a ballroom via partitions. There is a secondary partition behind the "door" to prevent people in the hallway from looking inside the room. A security staff member is posted by the door on the outside to screen people entering and remove non-costumers. A second security member is inside the room on the other side of the partition.
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Staff members attending the lounge sometimes play music.
  
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There are always an assortment of tables and chairs lining the walls with an emphasis on open space. Some costumes are large and may be hard to move in or remove, which means that a large open space is critical. Large fans are used to blow the air around for cooling and Oftentimes the [[W:Air conditioning|air conditioning]] is turned up to further help fursuiters cool off. A water cooler and cups will be on one of the tables.  
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== In other fandoms ==
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Conventions for other genre, medium, or [[wikipedia:Speculative fiction|speculative fiction]] fandoms often have rooms with similar functions. For example, [[wikipedia:Anime Expo|Anime Expo]] has a "Cosplay Repair Center", in which items such as sewing kits, tape, hairspray, and bobby pins may be borrowed to repair or maintain a costume.<ref>[http://www.anime-expo.org/activity/repair-station/ "Cosplay Repair Center"], Anime Expo website. Retrieved November 13, 2017.</ref> Anime St. Louis has an area similar to a headless lounge called a "Cosplatality Lounge".<ref>[http://animestl.net/programming/social-events/ "Social Events"] Anime St. Louis website. Retrieved November 13, 2017.</ref>
  
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Sometimes repair tools will be at hand (e.g. [[W:Sewing|sewing kits]], [[W:Hot-melt adhesive|hot glue guns]], [[W:Velcro|Velcro]], [[W:Duct tape|duct tape]], etc), for emergency repairs. Febreeze is also a popular item. These will be on another table and tended to by con staff. There may be also be a radio or laptop playing music for the entertainment of room staff, though this is optional. Visitors may not touch entertainment equipment.
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== See also ==
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* [[Internet room]]
  
 
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Latest revision as of 22:52, 13 November 2017

The headless lounge, also known as a fursuit lounge, is a room set aside for fursuiters and their fursuit handlers at a convention or other event, furry or not. It is often a quality standard for conventions to have at least one headless lounge.

Other private areas such as hotel rooms, restroom stalls and certain party rooms can be used for a similar purpose.

Purpose and function[edit]

Entrance to the fursuit lounge at Eurofurence 19.

The headless lounge is a space designated for fursuiters and cosplayers, separate from public areas of the venue, to give a reprieve from crowds or a cumbersome costume. Generally only people in costume or their handlers are allowed inside the headless lounge. Any non-costumed individuals not accompanied by a performer are turned away at the door. At large conventions, such as Anthrocon 2017, handlers might also be disallowed during periods of high activity, to keep the lounge from becoming over-crowded.[1]

Because the lounges are closed off, they provide a place of greater privacy for those who do not want to be seen without their mask, whether to preserve a degree of anonymity, or to remain in character and avoid "breaking the magic", without risking their health from overheating. In a similar vein, photography is typically not permitted within the lounge.

In addition to taking a break, the lounge may be a place that performers can make minor repairs to their costume, take prescribed medication, or eat snacks.

Room set-up[edit]

Fans are typically run full-time in the lounge.

Ideally, a fursuit lounge is a large, open room such as a ballroom, clearly marked to aid those with low-visibility costumes in finding it. Beyond the entrance, the lounge may have partitions blocking the view of the lounge from passers-by. Inside are tables and chairs, generally lined along the walls to provide maximum open space. Large electric fans are used to circulate air and air conditioning may be turned up to help cool off attendees. The Eurofurence fursuit lounge contains a drying rack, to which about 60 fursuits can be hung to be dried by a turbo fan.[2]

Water and sometimes snacks are usually provided as a courtesy of the convention.

In some cases, repair tools will be at hand (e.g. sewing kits, hot glue guns, Velcro, duct tape, etc), for emergency repairs. Febreeze is also a popular item.

Staff members attending the lounge sometimes play music.

In other fandoms[edit]

Conventions for other genre, medium, or speculative fiction fandoms often have rooms with similar functions. For example, Anime Expo has a "Cosplay Repair Center", in which items such as sewing kits, tape, hairspray, and bobby pins may be borrowed to repair or maintain a costume.[3] Anime St. Louis has an area similar to a headless lounge called a "Cosplatality Lounge".[4]

See also[edit]


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References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Decorum in the Headless Lounge" post to Anthrocon's forum by board member K.P.. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Fursuit Support" Eurofurence website. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Cosplay Repair Center", Anime Expo website. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Social Events" Anime St. Louis website. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
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