Penny, an Alloy

Hi there! I’m Penny!

Pennies are alloys, an intersection of several elements.

I can’t separate my identities. I don’t want to separate my identities. So I’ll use this space to talk about them and how they influence my life as a kinky, autistic, non-binary, transgender woman.

Latest from the Blog

Being Desired

I write this in the process of dropping after over a year without play. And by that I mean kinky play with hugs and BDSM and rough handling. A friend came over yesterday afternoon for lemonade and we ended up having a play session on the floor of my apartment. She roughed me up, laid…

But where’s the sCiEnCe?!?!?

Transphobes: “Sex and gender are the same thing! There’s only two sexes! Sex is XX or XY!” Educated folks: “Nope. You’re wrong on all those statements.” Transphobes: “But where’s the sCiEnCe?!?!?!?” It’s here. That links to a google spreadsheet listing a few hundred peer reviewed research articles on the science of gender and sex. Note: I…

Language & Oppression

On the theme of how the world around us subtly reinforces oppression and marginalization, I got an email through my work from Carolina Biological—a major supplier of science education supplies. It linked to a “Teaching Tips” newsletter, this edition being on the lymphatic system, the organ system associated with our immune response. Seems pretty harmless,…

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