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Penny America (changed my name so the gummint leaves me alone)
@psiluvu.bsky.social
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I live with Foof the Cat, and two ghosts who only speak German. At least they only speak German when I'm around. Sometimes they play music. Sometimes I tell stories.
Also: I’m staggeringly transgender.
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#Caturday #Photography
November 22, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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fizz

#photography #swillburg
Closeup of a pilsner glass with frost on the bottom, sitting on a wire mesh table on a porch, with a blue adirondack-style chair out of focus in the back. The glass is in the process of being filled with an effervescent brown liquid, being poured from a can, which we can see the lip of at the top of the image, as well as part of the can, and the thumb from the hand that's pouring it. The glass is mostly full, and we can see the stream of the soda pouring in, and splashing into the liquid in the glass, proucing effervescent bubbles that are suracing and bursting as they reach the top. Also, tiny droplets of the soda are visible above the rim of the glass, some of which are streaking upward, others are paused at the zenith of their arc.
November 19, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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From my yard: Lilac, Clematis, and Honeysuckle
#Photography 📷
November 19, 2025 at 3:04 AM
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Views of the Swillburg Labyrinth Garden from June, 2025

#BlueSkyArtShow #photography #G+Circle #flowers #nature #garden
November 15, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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When music becomes worship.
#Photography #Performance
Close-up of a man with a grey beard and long hair tucked under his cap, playing an accordion. We see the top half of the accordion's bellows directly under his chin. His eyes are closed and he is deeply feeling his emotions as he plays.
November 15, 2025 at 12:21 AM
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This one was a runner-up selection for an exhibition by queer photographers at the George Eastman Museum of Photography earlier this year.
November 14, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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These photos are in color; all rehearsal spaces exist in black & white (unless there’s a dramatic reason for a splash of color, of course.
#photography #performance #rehearsal #dance #blackandwhite
A black & white photo of a young white man, barefooted, wearing saggy sweatpants and a t-shirt,sits on the floor of the rehearsal space, leaning against a mirrored wall, watching the rehearsal. In the background a high, arched window, surrounded by elegant cornices and wainscoting, shows a corner of a tall brick building. The man is shot in profile, from a low angle and we see the reflection of the entire scene in the mirror.
November 10, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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Things I Have Seen on My Bicycle pt 1

#Photograpy #ErieCanal #GeneseeRiver
November 9, 2025 at 6:32 AM
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RGB Cat
#Photography
November 9, 2025 at 6:20 AM
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It's weird for me to consider myself a photographer, but these two photos are currently hanging in the George Eastman Museum of Photography, so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Pic 1: Sam Nordquist is Dead
Pic 2: Quiet Morning

Descriptions in the alt

#photography
The bottom of a Transgender Pride flag, frayed, and torn, looking like it's moving slightly in a breeze, but there's a ridge of snow on it, showing that it's frozen. The background, which shows a small house and trees across the street in a city neighborhood, is in black & white with a slight ecru tone. I took this photo one afternoon in February 0f 2025 after hearing about the horrific month-long torture and murder of a young Black trans man from Minnesota, in a small town 30 miles from where I live. I was stunned, horrified and in anguish over the news about this man, so I went onto my porch to get some air and clear my head. Seeing my flag, frozen, and tattered, but still there, felt like an accurate reflection of everything I was feeling at the time, and, ultimately, a reminder to me that no matter how tough things get, we will always be here. I took this self-portrait in April of 2024. I was feeling a little "less than" because I was thinking about how transitioning at 55 had robbed me of any chance of looking and feeling sexy. So I put on this custom-made dress that has a white short-sleeved bodice & a black floor-length skirt adorned with a floral-looking white line pattern, that buttons from the high-necklne collar to the floor, and nothing else except my eyeglasses, a necklace, a pair of black & white dangly earrings, my watch and some makeup, unbuttoned 15 of the 16 buttons, leaving only the one at the waist, buttoned, and took some selfies with my camera at a low position, in my office. I positioned my upper body between the two windows behind me, both of which were streaming bright morning light into the room, giving my reddish blonde hair a fair bit of highlight. I crossed one leg over the other, exposing almost all of one leg while the other was draped in the open skirt, positioned my coffee cup (with the word "Queen" on it) high enough to give a glimpse of the bottom edge of my right breast peeking out from behind the white bodice, and triggered the camera from the app on my watch, which is why I'm looking downward in a seemingly demure fashion. Fuck a bunch of ageism.
November 7, 2025 at 1:57 AM
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That he was a tenor, and he enjoyed a bit of ragtime.

"Oh, so you are the Christ! Yes, you're the great Jesus Christ!
Prove to me that you're divine: Change my water into wine!
If you do this for me then I will set you free!
Come on, King of the Jews!"
Josh Mostel as Herod in the 1971 film version of Jesus Christ Superstar, stands in front of an oasis, wearing nothing but a large gold medallion around his neck, and baggy white linen trousers, exposing his soft midsection. His hair is very curly and wild. Behind him sit two more attractive topless men, and further back we see a Black person sitting at an upright piano, in the act of playing it.
November 4, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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“Halloween is Transgender Get-Out-of-Jail-Free Day”
—me, 2016
November 1, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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Say "thank you estrogen."
November 1, 2025 at 2:37 AM
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Halloween, 2025
Just a gal living her life. So much joy. It was all worth it.
November 1, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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Halloween, 2022
Facal Feminization Surgery. The first image was marking some of the places they would adjust. They also shaved down my brow bone, and brought my hairline forward. It took 3 surgeons 7 hours to complete the surgery.
An older white woman with masculine features, in a hospital gown in a bed. She has blue pen marks under her eyes. on her temple, her jawline and her nose
November 1, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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Halloween, 2014
First time in public as a woman. It was a friend's party, but a lot of folks there didn't know about me. One friend said to me "I'm disturbingly attracted to you." I replied "I'm justifiably appalled by you."
The party had prizes for scariest costume & sexiest costume.
I won both.
A woman in a long red wig, black jacket, black eyeglasses, and a purple tee
November 1, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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Knew I was a girl when I was 8
Dressed until I was 12 or 13
Lived as a toxic man until I was about 42
Tried to be the least toxic man until 52
Descended into dysphoric depression until 54, when I realized I needed to get rid of more than the “toxic” in “toxic masculinity”
Socially transitioned at 55
October 29, 2025 at 4:24 AM
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I dunno. 2? 3, maybe?
Screen shot of mont @saerodynamic_’s post: quote rt this with how intimidating YOU think you are on a scale of 1-10 and let other ppl reply to it with how intimidating THEY think you are 10:13 PM - 2/21/20 - Twitter for Android
October 26, 2025 at 2:18 AM
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Quote with some dangerous women art 🔥

Yes, It’s me. You have no idea how dangerous I can be.

BTW the first photo is currently on display at the George Eastman Museum of Photography.
A white woman in a long dress that buttons from her neck to her ankles, sits on an office chair. Every button on the dress is unbuttoned, except the one at her waist. It appears that the dress is the only thing she is wearing, apart from a necklace, earrings, eyeglasses and makeup. She sits, one long leg crossing over the other, holding a coffee cup in one hand looking down demurely at her arm. Behind and to the side of her are two windows with sunlight streaming in, bathing everything in a warm white glow. A slightly sepia toned black & white image of a white woman, lying in bed, from the chest up, wearing black lacy lingerie over her bodice, the straps sliding slightly off her shoulders. She holds her eyeglasses in her left hand as she chews lightly on the right earpiece, her darkly rouged lips pouting slightly as she gazes evenly at the lens
October 21, 2025 at 1:41 AM
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It me…sitting with 16 needles poking at me at the acupuncturists 🙃
October 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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Night
A white woman with wavy dirty blonde hair and green-rimmed glasses stands in front of a spice rack on top of a microwave on a cart in her kitchen
October 16, 2025 at 3:14 AM
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Also I’m never gonna buy anything from DG SKONES again
AI image of a dudebro holding a can of Monster Energy drink while wearing a green hoodie with “DG SKONES” on it.
October 1, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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“Today on ‘Handytrans Corner,’ we’ll show you how to make your own high-tatchee wand using the top half of an immersion blender, a length of pvc tubing, a soft bass drum mallet, and the fixer’s favorite friend, duct tape!”
September 29, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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Actual vampire character? Colin Robinson.
Colin Robinson, a meek-looking balding man with thick-rimmed glasses, wearing a brown and tan plaid cardigan over a white shirt with a brown tie, and brown slacks, sits on the edge of his bed, his hands on his knees, next to an end table with a light, and alarm clock, some pills, and two loose-leaf binders and a couple of pens and a clear plastic ruler.
September 11, 2025 at 2:15 AM
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You, but me:
September 8, 2025 at 7:09 PM