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Neurodivergence and Power Exchange AMA Panel


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Panel Description

Join us for our annual Neurodivergence and Power Exchange AMA Panel. Our panelists from our D-type and s-type panel combine to answer any and all of your questions!


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Panelist

Drummer Pony

(He/Him)

Panelist Bio

Drummer Pony is a transgender, queer, autistic leatherman, sadomasochist, ponyboy and all-around deviant with a flair for the extravagant and bizarre. He has been active in the Colorado leather community for almost five years and spends much of his time engaging with the Rocky Mountain Pony Herd. He is an avid writer, artist, and gardener with a background in environmental science and justice.


Garou

(she/it)

Panelist Bio

A leatherwoman from central North Carolina, Garou engages in the NC kink community and southeast leather community in order to learn, educate, and grow. She can often be found devouring books on kink, mental health, and sustainable agriculture.


Harmony

(Varies)

Panelist Bio

Harmony are an OSDD system with around 7 active members, as well as AuDHD. Each member of the system has separate needs and wants, leading to Rysn being in a 24/7 dynamic as a kitty, and Lzzy is a brat tamer. We have been active in the kink community for the past few years in varying capacities, and are currently on the Board for Ann Arbor TNG.


jasmine/jay

(they/them)

Panelist Bio

jasmine (jay) (they/them) a genderqueer treasured slave, has been navigating life with chronic illness, physical disabilities, and mental health challenges since they were young. jay's journey in the kink and BDSM community is more than two decades strong, and has included running a tea-focused monthly munch as well as serving as an assistant director of a MAsT chapter. Since 2013 they have served their partner Ash in a 24/7 consensual non-consent (CNC) Master/slave dynamic. Still passionate about sharing their journey and insights to inspire and educate others, they joined the Pragmatically Kinking Team at the start of 2025. They always look forward to serving their community and creating connections with others.


Master Castle

(he/him)

Panelist Bio

Master Castle (He/Him) began his path in authority transfer dynamics in 2008. Castle is a pansexual, polyamorous Master, caregiver, pup handler, educator, student, engineer, and digital archivist. Master Castle has a deep passion for putting his back into helping his community and can often be found moving dungeon furniture or fixing tech issues at events. He has been with his slave, Slave Chy for ten years, and they have been married for eight. Slave Chy (She/They) was born and raised in Pueblo CO. She is a Biromantic, Demisexual,polyamorous, evolving slave. Who joined her local community in 2014. Slave Chy is a slave, little, pup, artist, photographer, educator, chef, and gamer. Who is Passionate about teaching, relationship education, and psychology.  She is a founding member and vice president of Onyx Pearls Rocky Mountain. During their shared years in the community, they've run several classes and groups while working diligently to help bring alternative lifestyle education to smaller communities. As well as helping to bridge the gap between the previous and next generations. By working as intergenerational advocates. They are the 2024 Southwest  Master/slave title couple and the 2023 Colorado Master/slave title couple. They aim to spread education and awareness about authority transfer dynamics within the next generation.


Max Xavier

(He/Him)

Panelist Bio

Maxim Xavier is a transmasculine androgyne and co-host of a monoconscious median system. He is diagnosed schizophrenic and bipolar. He lives a 24/7 D/s lifestyle with a service kitty sub and sadistic Top. He is also a co-organizer of Melanin Munch MI and his goal is to provide diverse perspectives on various topics within the community.


Nerdyprinncess

(She/her)

Panelist Bio

NerdyPrinncess (she/her) lives in sunny California and has been a part of the social and educational worlds of kink for the last decade. Nerdyprinncess is a Black, Latine, Indigenous, disabled queer, polyamorous, neurodivergent, switchy, leatherwoman. She is Daddy to ritz_srekcarc and owned and collared slave of  Peter Heid.  Nerdyprinncess is Southwest Person of Leather 2024, a member of the E.X.I.L.E.S and The Council of Indigenous Leather. She has been volunteering at many events of the year and supporting kink education is a passion of Nerdy's. She co-facilitates the "unconference" KinkyThings along with being a co-producer of Right of the Slash. Nerdy deeply values education in the community and ventured into teaching at camping events with Central Coast Kink long ago. She has been a demo bottom for many classes throughout the years, taught with Threshold’s Kinky Ted Talks, LA Grue, Kinky Things, Right of the slash (she loved it so much the first time she taught, she wanted to help produce it), Fresno’s TGIF  and now is expanding to teach for other events and organizations like VERB. She enjoys heavy impact play, is an emotional masochist, loves needles and hooks, and is a very heavy bottom and a sweetly sadistic top! Nerdyprinncess always open to learning something new and to helping others along in their kink journey.


Slave Chy

(shey/they)

Panelist Bio

Master Castle (He/Him) began his path in authority transfer dynamics in 2008. Castle is a pansexual, polyamorous Master, caregiver, pup handler, educator, student, engineer, and digital archivist. Master Castle has a deep passion for putting his back into helping his community and can often be found moving dungeon furniture or fixing tech issues at events. He has been with his slave, Slave Chy for ten years, and they have been married for eight. Slave Chy (She/They) was born and raised in Pueblo CO. She is a Biromantic, Demisexual,polyamorous, evolving slave. Who joined her local community in 2014. Slave Chy is a slave, little, pup, artist, photographer, educator, chef, and gamer. Who is Passionate about teaching, relationship education, and psychology.  She is a founding member and vice president of Onyx Pearls Rocky Mountain. During their shared years in the community, they've run several classes and groups while working diligently to help bring alternative lifestyle education to smaller communities. As well as helping to bridge the gap between the previous and next generations. By working as intergenerational advocates. They are the 2024 Southwest  Master/slave title couple and the 2023 Colorado Master/slave title couple. They aim to spread education and awareness about authority transfer dynamics within the next generation.


Snake and Liz

(They/them)

Panelist Bio

Hello one and all, we are Snake and Liz. We're both autistic, much of our dynamic is designed to help us balance each other's neuro divergence. We both enjoy sharing the information we know about dynamics, kink, talking about leather and learning by attending classes. We are your 2024 scissor tail and Midwest power exchange title holders. We have a total authority transfer dynamic, that is Owner property where snake is the owner of Liz.


the Averyn System

(they/them)

Panelist Bio

Averyn System Aka Averyn Waffles On Fetlife, Is An AuDID Gateway Astra-Plural With Frequent Cluster-B Mood Storms, Schizoaffective Extra-Sensory Perceptions And Is Just An Overall Shy Wallflower Trying To Bloom In These Dystopian Times.


Moderated by

Devyn Stone

(He/Him/His)


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