Posts by Impossible_PhD@tech.lgbt
(DIR) Post #ARS8VjCnUhmo7S4OUS by Impossible_PhD@tech.lgbt
2023-01-09T02:02:42Z
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Finally, it lionizes older generations of trans activists. To wit: the only queer (let alone trans) people who *don't* admire the Stonewall rioters are the ones who literally don't know anything about Stonewall. And yet, it can serve no purpose in this quiz than to appeal to trans tradition--which is closely tied to modern truscummery. The net function is to disparage modern trans activists, few of whom are truscum, and elevate older ones.(4/?)
(DIR) Post #ARS8VkEFgmXnIFl4Oe by Impossible_PhD@tech.lgbt
2023-01-09T02:05:18Z
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As should be obvious, I'm *virulently* anti-truscum, and look upon their ideology as the result of systematic abuse by the remnants of a system built to destroy us all, and which they perpetrate on themselves.And yet, I somehow scored 20% truscum.This quiz is built to encourage the idea in people that they're already truscum themselves, and therefore open them to the idea of investigating the ideology further.And that's the first step on the radicalization ladder.(5/5)
(DIR) Post #ASNCJbCKmM5zYGwYuu by Impossible_PhD@tech.lgbt
2023-02-05T12:43:19Z
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I know this is very deeply the #transfem side of Mastodon, but I've got to say: #transmen, specifically, give me an almost absurd amount of joy and delight. Trying to be a dude was *so* awful for me, and every single #trans guy friend I've ever met has just dived into that whole region with gusto and joy, and it's fucking *wonderful* to see the things they make out of masculinity. I've got one friend, for instance, who basically lives in waistcoats and tophats, a nineteenth-century dandy out of time. I've got another who juggles his toddler daughter--the absolute apple of his eye--and his car maintenance business. Completely different, but god *damn* if they don't make masculinity every iota the celebration that femininity is for me. So yeah. Just like--from the skirts, boobs, and eyeliner side of the gender pool, dudes, you're fucking amazing. #ftm #mtf #transjoy
(DIR) Post #ASNIvW4GtrnKN1dUKu by Impossible_PhD@tech.lgbt
2023-02-05T15:26:00Z
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Okay, here's my hot #trans take that'll get me canceled:I absolutely, totally, completely *do not care* if transition is just a fetish for someone, and I think that, collectively, the "it's not a fetish" line of argumentation does nothing but give our enemies ammunition. Don't get me wrong: being trans isn't a fetish. I just don't give a flying fuck if someone transitions because of kink. And, moreover, I think there are entire "fetishes" that exist exclusively to be a gender outlet for trans people deeply in denial because of how transphobic the world is. Psychology has studied kink and fetish really extensively, and a healthy embrace of fetish improves mental and physical health in every single metric we've measured it. Fetish is literally one of the best things a person can embrace for a longer, healthier life. And, like, if I see someone rocking a day collar at the grocery store, it doesn't bug me any, doesn't affect my life in the least. I just think the same standard should apply broadly.
(DIR) Post #ASNIvXZ9KY5X155f6W by Impossible_PhD@tech.lgbt
2023-02-05T15:28:13Z
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And while I really do think that pretty much anyone who would want to transition "as part of a fetish" is just plain trans and using kink as a fig leaf, people are unbelievably wide and varied. There's an exception for literally every single part of being human I've ever cared to look for. So, logically, that means there's *someone* out there who has, or would, transition just because it was a fetish for them.And if I met them, I'd high-five them for living their best life.Life's too short to live in shame. 🤷♀️
(DIR) Post #ASNIvZ1Bvm75WLDZS4 by Impossible_PhD@tech.lgbt
2023-02-05T15:52:05Z
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And because absolutely nobody asked, I think that:Sissy everythingForced fem/forced mascBasically the entirety of transformation kink (I'll entertain arguments on inanimate objects tf)Is nothing more than trans people pining for the bodies and lives we wish we could have. 💅
(DIR) Post #ASNLTaTdDJ4Jnas7Rg by Impossible_PhD@tech.lgbt
2023-01-19T18:15:01Z
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I accept no responsibility if you use this insanity, and may God protect you from your DM if you do.
(DIR) Post #ASNLTbdwsQupPshsAK by Impossible_PhD@tech.lgbt
2023-01-20T02:56:48Z
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I have to say, the love this absurd post is getting both warms my heart and, uhh, tells me a few things.Thanks, everyone.
(DIR) Post #ASNLTcjeoh4mnsNwhc by Impossible_PhD@tech.lgbt
2023-01-25T13:07:59Z
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Shameless boost because this continues to amuse me mightily.Creator's note: the 14th level feature's duration is meant to be permanent. I just don't feel like re-exporting it.
(DIR) Post #ASYELdgEzOZibaU0O0 by Impossible_PhD@tech.lgbt
2023-02-10T16:12:28Z
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Holy crap. The New York Times published an unabashed, non-both-sidesing article arguing for trans rights, and equating them to Black rights, by a Black author?Did like... the editor in chief have a stroke, and they slipped this by when nobody was looking?Edit: non-paywalled version. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/10/opinion/trump-desantis-transgender-rights.html?unlocked_article_code=a46otMFKkk2RA3j6G2cOlRDcEEOHc-IrMXOpAaI6j7G4egsmF85mdyt-ux9bQjmy3DauPpp8e6d8bBnqQNiXZQgQgL0kHgrt9PaDlK9HUR-6qPaLDOfbGFIZK0iDF524lF7jgAdfr08qbXKgaD1MgDqjyJuuHEI27uC7uUI0BK1zN7M4q29X-pRE1cLkeMCKx_oLwDcWB3fIIXSpODGtGNtOX8swEo1WUYdI2EBZFxHCJUyganc8Q_QOrNWHCfuAyFNwa8NvdxTSwVNHJYaGgSgJzs6D30Qpkfezn6xqIuVH0qoegZxlVEvm3ND2kdgXYgo-MfrcjWDCh7DsmZxmUbgdtgMDLsKeB6zB&smid=share-url
(DIR) Post #ASahONm7rm2J8FoeLg by Impossible_PhD@tech.lgbt
2023-02-12T03:37:04Z
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@wjmaggos @jbouie "you can understand the reason for the law, even though it can cause psychological distress"?You mean, even though these laws will kill kids? Because we have the receipts. This has been studied. There is *no* debate in psychology or medicine anymore: preventing trans kids from transitioning kills a *huge* portion of them, and the number who desist are vanishingly small--of all kids who transition, 97.5% still ID as trans as adults, and virtually all of that 2.5% who desisted were extremely early transitioned and went back to their AGAB by the time they were 10--so, before any medical intervention. There's only one reason for those laws, and that reason *is to kill trans people*, friend. They even named one "The Millstone Act," after the Biblical method of execution by drowning. Genocide experts say their arguments are genocidal. Please stop both sidesing and listen to the experts.https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/150/2/e2021056082/186992/Gender-Identity-5-Years-After-Social-Transition?autologincheck=redirectedhttps://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/bills/3730.htmhttps://www.lemkininstitute.com/statements-new-page/statement-on-the-genocidal-nature-of-the-gender-critical-movement%E2%80%99s-ideology-and-practice
(DIR) Post #ASakJECMLSzjqQJur2 by Impossible_PhD@tech.lgbt
2023-02-12T04:09:56Z
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@wjmaggos @jbouie we have the receipts on all those too.Multiple studies have concluded that there is zero systemic advantage to trans athletes after a couple of years in transition. The entire sporting board of Canada has ruled that there's no justification for trans exclusion in sport. But regardless of *any* of that, William, the specter of women's sport was only ever raised to get people used to the idea of trans legal exclusion in the first place. It's all bullshit.As for prisons? Show me demonstrated harm.Show me.Because I'm guessing that you don't know that the hormones trans women take for transition causes radical upper body muscle atrophy, to the extent that we are weaker than cis women of similar stature, and that *trans women typically experience radical and permanent penile atrophy within the first year of HRT,* to the point that women who have such atrophy are not *physically capable* of penetrating anyone.It's. All. Bullshit.https://www.aclu.org/news/lgbtq-rights/four-myths-about-trans-athletes-debunked
(DIR) Post #ASbMQDvdXiv5IFGFv6 by Impossible_PhD@tech.lgbt
2023-02-12T11:16:15Z
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@wjmaggos @jbouie For sports: generally, yes. There are a few sports, such as flat-track roller derby, which have no such requirement. I'm a big fan of flat-track roller derby. The last game I watched had several trans athletes on each team.The cis women dominated.BTW: what was the last women's sporting event you watched?For prisons: generally, yes. There are edge cases, as in everything--*and those cases are typically decided by court cases on humane treatment grounds*.Also, what *exactly* do you think will happen to the trans woman when she's put in a men's prison? This woman who has less muscle mass than a comparable cis woman? You're talking about legislating on fractions of fractions of a percent. To make sweeping legal cases which--as I've shown--will literally kill people, and you have yet to show any evidence of documented harm.It's pretty ridiculous for me to say, as a trans woman, "this will kill us," and for you, a cis man, to say "but what about sports?"
(DIR) Post #ASbOtwu5bbpr5Sq6F6 by Impossible_PhD@tech.lgbt
2023-02-12T11:17:20Z
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@dcc @jbouie @wjmaggos I showed my evidence. Where's yours?Or is it just your opinion?
(DIR) Post #ASbQrz7Uaw8pI1IdYe by Impossible_PhD@tech.lgbt
2023-02-12T11:59:36Z
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@dcc @jbouie @wjmaggos I mean, dude, I've gotta write the movie your avatar is from on this one."So... That's just, like, your opinion, man." Because I was being gentle on my sourcing before. To make it clear *just how unanimous* it is that transition is an unmitigated good, here's a 55-source bibliography on the effects of transition. Not even one study in there says what you claim: https://whatweknow.inequality.cornell.edu/topics/lgbt-equality/what-does-the-scholarly-research-say-about-the-well-being-of-transgender-people/Request: trans people are still people. Would you mind using "transgender" as an adjective, not a noun (so, a trans woman is like a tall woman or a blonde woman. Just different types of woman)? Calling us "transgenders" is a sneaky way that very nasty people try to dehumanize us. I'm certain that wasn't your intent, but I'd appreciate it, just as a bit of politeness, you know? As to parents forcing: that's what doctors and psychologists are there to watch for. If they think there's coercion, they refuse to treat. That's just standard of care.(1/2)
(DIR) Post #ASbQs0EcRvR6kPdqIy by Impossible_PhD@tech.lgbt
2023-02-12T12:06:19Z
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@dcc @jbouie @wjmaggos and if kids were so moldable, then why would you see the 97.5% statistic I cited earlier? And believe me, it's not easy being trans--you've got to fight and claw to be recognized. I want to offer a different explanation for what you're seeing. Back in the 1910s, people were strictly disciplined for being left-handed, and as a result the numbers were low. Eventually, the stigma fell apart, and the numbers of left-handed people grew exponentially--before stabilizing at about 12%.Consider this, in that light: we know for sure there are big biological components to being trans. During the lockdown, people reached out through social media to each other and talked anonymously about their feelings--and some of us found that the things we'd always felt weren't what cis people feel. Gen Z, especially, has discarded most LGBT stigma.What's more likely: a giant transing conspiracy, or the same thing that happened with left handedness?(2/2)
(DIR) Post #ASbRl2umBeVazDbgie by Impossible_PhD@tech.lgbt
2023-02-12T12:10:33Z
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@dcc @jbouie @wjmaggos Okay.Peer reviewed, please! Every source I've provided has been supported by peer reviewed research, so if you're going to dispute them, it really needs to be evidence of the same strength.Also, I don't know what you meant by the tail end. My medical team, and especially my psychologist, has always been there for me. Have you, maybe, just had crappy luck with that?
(DIR) Post #ASbUIAg4XtGyWjeVKS by Impossible_PhD@tech.lgbt
2023-02-12T12:33:46Z
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@dcc @jbouie @wjmaggos > this was very interesting "debate"When you post stuff like that, it suggests pretty strongly to me that you're not arguing in good faith.I'm doing my best here. I've supplied an avalanche of hard data, backed by HUGE swaths of research. You've offered nothing but presupposition and assumption and a "my dad" claim that's both out of lane and, more importantly, totally unverifiable. Anyone could claim stuff like that without it being vaguely true. Not saying you're lying, but you get my point, right?Sorry, but until and unless you put something up that's not the equivalent of "some guy in a bar told me," I'm not spending any further effort on this.
(DIR) Post #AScMBbrAUXLKJpA8OG by Impossible_PhD@tech.lgbt
2023-02-12T22:18:36Z
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I don't regret my doctorate. I don't.But if I had everything to do over again, I would *never* get a PhD.It narrows your options in ways you'd never imagine. But that's not why.The process of getting a PhD--at least, at this point in time--is inherently abusive. It's cruel. And it demands that you accept the abusiveness, the capriciousness, the lack of control over your own life and your own destiny, as both appropriate and inevitable. That you internalize the abuse and perpetrate it against yourself, without end. That service to others is everything, that you don't deserve time to yourself, that you never,ever deserve a vacation from your work, that your only human value is in whatever knowledge you have--knowledge which is constantly devalued and denigrated by others. The PhD process is nothing short of hazing. I love teaching at university. It is a great joy in my life. But it wasn't worth the price of admission, and I can never get off of this ride now.Think twice before you walk this path.
(DIR) Post #AScMBcqUoWOpO1r6yu by Impossible_PhD@tech.lgbt
2023-02-12T22:40:12Z
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And, for the record: my coworkers and my department are wonderful. I *love* working with them.The work-above-everything culture is a problem at every American college and university. We're all crushed by it.