Doc Impossible
@impossiblephd.bsky.social
Thing explainer and #TeamRhetoric technical writing scholar who loves explaining trans science! ⚢. Opinions mine.
Don't crack eggs. Build nests.
Kindness is a hard choice worth making.
I write Stained Glass Woman!
Stainedglasswoman.substack.com
Don't crack eggs. Build nests.
Kindness is a hard choice worth making.
I write Stained Glass Woman!
Stainedglasswoman.substack.com
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Hi! I'm a technical writing professor with specializations in biomedical communication, page design, and trans stuff, and I do Thing Explainers on all that.
This is a thread of some of my bigger pieces, for anyone stumbling across my profile for the first time!
stainedglasswoman.substack.com
This is a thread of some of my bigger pieces, for anyone stumbling across my profile for the first time!
stainedglasswoman.substack.com
*Wakes up two hours later than usual*
Hoooooly crap I needed that!
Hoooooly crap I needed that!
November 26, 2025 at 2:00 PM
*Wakes up two hours later than usual*
Hoooooly crap I needed that!
Hoooooly crap I needed that!
Well, that was one of the most incredible interviews I've ever done, in all the best ways. Wow.
November 25, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Well, that was one of the most incredible interviews I've ever done, in all the best ways. Wow.
Ooooooof it's so true T-T
November 25, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Ooooooof it's so true T-T
A really well-done study on HRT's effects as a suicide preventative for youth. This research doesn't really tell us anything new--just confirm the findings of smaller studies, which matters a lot.
Here's the nutshell version of it's strengths and weaknesses.
Here's the nutshell version of it's strengths and weaknesses.
"Hormone Therapy was associated with clinically meaningful reductions in suicidality over time, extending prior findings with a larger sample and longer follow-up." www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Changes in Suicidality among Transgender Adolescents Following Hormone Therapy: An Extended Study
To examine changes in suicidality following hormone therapy (HT) among transgender and gender-diverse adolescents and young adults.A retrospective cha…
www.sciencedirect.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:12 AM
A really well-done study on HRT's effects as a suicide preventative for youth. This research doesn't really tell us anything new--just confirm the findings of smaller studies, which matters a lot.
Here's the nutshell version of it's strengths and weaknesses.
Here's the nutshell version of it's strengths and weaknesses.
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Spoke to a number of devs about how, in the face of CEOs claiming gen-AI is the future, their declaration of being genAI free is making waves.
Indie game developers have a new sales pitch: being ‘AI free’
Indie game developers have a new sales pitch: being ‘AI free’
“We can produce results that meet our quality standards without its assistance.”
buff.ly
November 24, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Spoke to a number of devs about how, in the face of CEOs claiming gen-AI is the future, their declaration of being genAI free is making waves.
A reminder: unsolicited advice is criticism, always.
And taking someone else's work and feeding it to an LLM without their permission is theft--and the exact reason that creatives *loathe* LLMs in the first place.
And taking someone else's work and feeding it to an LLM without their permission is theft--and the exact reason that creatives *loathe* LLMs in the first place.
November 25, 2025 at 12:41 AM
A reminder: unsolicited advice is criticism, always.
And taking someone else's work and feeding it to an LLM without their permission is theft--and the exact reason that creatives *loathe* LLMs in the first place.
And taking someone else's work and feeding it to an LLM without their permission is theft--and the exact reason that creatives *loathe* LLMs in the first place.
One of my dreams for a (or several) guest article on Stained Glass Woman would be from someone who's had a less-typical version of bottom surgery. An article where they could talk about what the process was like for them for their particular operation, and how it feels to be in community with--
November 24, 2025 at 10:36 PM
One of my dreams for a (or several) guest article on Stained Glass Woman would be from someone who's had a less-typical version of bottom surgery. An article where they could talk about what the process was like for them for their particular operation, and how it feels to be in community with--
I'm rereading The Will To Change to get ready to teach (part of) it next semester
and
god fucking damn it if it doesn't get me howling angry, defiant enough to punch god in the face, and so sad I want to cry forever every time I read it.
Our boys deserve so much better than what we give them.
and
god fucking damn it if it doesn't get me howling angry, defiant enough to punch god in the face, and so sad I want to cry forever every time I read it.
Our boys deserve so much better than what we give them.
November 24, 2025 at 7:51 PM
I'm rereading The Will To Change to get ready to teach (part of) it next semester
and
god fucking damn it if it doesn't get me howling angry, defiant enough to punch god in the face, and so sad I want to cry forever every time I read it.
Our boys deserve so much better than what we give them.
and
god fucking damn it if it doesn't get me howling angry, defiant enough to punch god in the face, and so sad I want to cry forever every time I read it.
Our boys deserve so much better than what we give them.
Okay, folks, I'm gonna be teaching an introductory rhetoric and composition course next semester, and I haven't taught it since LLMs became A Thing.
My current plan to fight LLMs is to make the project prompt so unhinged and bizarre that ChatGPT doesn't know what to do with it. 🤣
My current plan to fight LLMs is to make the project prompt so unhinged and bizarre that ChatGPT doesn't know what to do with it. 🤣
November 24, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Okay, folks, I'm gonna be teaching an introductory rhetoric and composition course next semester, and I haven't taught it since LLMs became A Thing.
My current plan to fight LLMs is to make the project prompt so unhinged and bizarre that ChatGPT doesn't know what to do with it. 🤣
My current plan to fight LLMs is to make the project prompt so unhinged and bizarre that ChatGPT doesn't know what to do with it. 🤣
One of my biggest problems with Windows is that there's a whole series of industry-standard programs I absolutely need to have and which can't run on Linux.
This Windows AI crap can go to hell. Stupid bubble can't burst quickly enough.
This Windows AI crap can go to hell. Stupid bubble can't burst quickly enough.
Seeing what Microsoft is doing to Windows confirms one of my biggest concerns with AI.
These companies have spent so much money on each other pretending "autocomplete with extra steps" is necessary that they're now forcing it into everything for good or ill and giving no one an opt-out.
These companies have spent so much money on each other pretending "autocomplete with extra steps" is necessary that they're now forcing it into everything for good or ill and giving no one an opt-out.
November 24, 2025 at 12:08 PM
One of my biggest problems with Windows is that there's a whole series of industry-standard programs I absolutely need to have and which can't run on Linux.
This Windows AI crap can go to hell. Stupid bubble can't burst quickly enough.
This Windows AI crap can go to hell. Stupid bubble can't burst quickly enough.
This is a *superb* analysis of almost every part of the situation with Anne Healthcare and F1nn. The one part they don't dig into is the finances and how that all works, but they can't because that's all opaque right now.
But as rhetorical analyses is concerned, this is *spot on*.
But as rhetorical analyses is concerned, this is *spot on*.
How Anne Healthcare Exposed Bigger Trans Health Failures
www.transvitae.com/h...
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
www.transvitae.com/h...
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
How Anne Healthcare Exposed Bigger Trans Health Failures
F1NN5TER’s role in Anne Healthcare ignited controversy. We unpack the clinic, the community reaction, and what it reveals about trans healthcare in crisis.
www.transvitae.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:00 AM
This is a *superb* analysis of almost every part of the situation with Anne Healthcare and F1nn. The one part they don't dig into is the finances and how that all works, but they can't because that's all opaque right now.
But as rhetorical analyses is concerned, this is *spot on*.
But as rhetorical analyses is concerned, this is *spot on*.
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To appreciate trans existence you have to face the horrifying reality that trans adults were not cis kids.
November 22, 2025 at 7:31 PM
To appreciate trans existence you have to face the horrifying reality that trans adults were not cis kids.
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“It’ll be my year”
November 23, 2025 at 11:34 PM
“It’ll be my year”
Goddamn, this last week has been rough.
November 23, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Goddamn, this last week has been rough.
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This is very good. Clear, calm, factual, and devastating for proponents of bans on puberty blockers for trans youth.
theconversation.com/puberty-bloc...
theconversation.com/puberty-bloc...
Puberty blockers: why politicians overriding doctors sets a dangerous precedent
The government’s ban on puberty blockers undermines clinical expertise and targets trans youth with a policy that lacks evidence, consistency and fairness.
theconversation.com
November 23, 2025 at 11:42 AM
This is very good. Clear, calm, factual, and devastating for proponents of bans on puberty blockers for trans youth.
theconversation.com/puberty-bloc...
theconversation.com/puberty-bloc...
Gay Agenda Patch 2.0.26 Balance Adjustments:
• Trans Woman class aggro multiplier and arra of effect both decreased by 15%.
Dev note: While TWs are intended as a tanking class, their passive AOE threat aura was pulling enemy packs inappropriately.
(Ctd...)
• Trans Woman class aggro multiplier and arra of effect both decreased by 15%.
Dev note: While TWs are intended as a tanking class, their passive AOE threat aura was pulling enemy packs inappropriately.
(Ctd...)
Gay Agenda 2026 Roadmap:
• Valentine's Day Special Event, in February
• Pride Was a Riot DLC, in June
• The Doldrums of Stupidity Election Content Pack, in September
• All I Want For Christmas is Hormone Replacement Therapy DLC, in November
• Valentine's Day Special Event, in February
• Pride Was a Riot DLC, in June
• The Doldrums of Stupidity Election Content Pack, in September
• All I Want For Christmas is Hormone Replacement Therapy DLC, in November
Gay Agenda 2026 Patch Notes:
• Fixed bug where trans women were automatically flagged as available for all users
• Fixed "queer solidarity" bug
• Fixed a girl
• Added 4 new genders, including the much-requested Girl 2
• Added sexuality shooting range to test out new sexualities
• 2 New Classes!
• Fixed bug where trans women were automatically flagged as available for all users
• Fixed "queer solidarity" bug
• Fixed a girl
• Added 4 new genders, including the much-requested Girl 2
• Added sexuality shooting range to test out new sexualities
• 2 New Classes!
November 22, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Gay Agenda Patch 2.0.26 Balance Adjustments:
• Trans Woman class aggro multiplier and arra of effect both decreased by 15%.
Dev note: While TWs are intended as a tanking class, their passive AOE threat aura was pulling enemy packs inappropriately.
(Ctd...)
• Trans Woman class aggro multiplier and arra of effect both decreased by 15%.
Dev note: While TWs are intended as a tanking class, their passive AOE threat aura was pulling enemy packs inappropriately.
(Ctd...)
To reiterate something I've said many times before:
I generally keep quote-posts off because people have used them to harass me, and to direct harassment against me, in the past.
Anyone who circumvents that will be blocked, no second chances.
I generally keep quote-posts off because people have used them to harass me, and to direct harassment against me, in the past.
Anyone who circumvents that will be blocked, no second chances.
November 22, 2025 at 4:23 PM
To reiterate something I've said many times before:
I generally keep quote-posts off because people have used them to harass me, and to direct harassment against me, in the past.
Anyone who circumvents that will be blocked, no second chances.
I generally keep quote-posts off because people have used them to harass me, and to direct harassment against me, in the past.
Anyone who circumvents that will be blocked, no second chances.
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One of my students said I have anime main character energy today and I think that's the nicest thing anyone's ever said about me. 🤣
November 21, 2025 at 11:47 PM
One of my students said I have anime main character energy today and I think that's the nicest thing anyone's ever said about me. 🤣
Hey, design peeps, anyone looking for some work? I'd offer myself, but I just got a big thing I need to do at work and on a short deadline, so I'm swamped.
Hey, I'm looking into some options for a print omnibus A Little Bit Magic and it looks like theres a way this could work. Any Indesign pros out there who would be interested in giving me a quote for compiling the comic for printing? (not something I know how to do hahaha!)
November 21, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Hey, design peeps, anyone looking for some work? I'd offer myself, but I just got a big thing I need to do at work and on a short deadline, so I'm swamped.
Blech. Bad days suck, but the day after a really bad day really doesn't get the respect it deserves as a special kind of misery.
There's just that hangover of sadness and worry and disappointment and exhaustion that's awful. Like, I Did The Thing I Needed To Do, but I still feel like crap.
There's just that hangover of sadness and worry and disappointment and exhaustion that's awful. Like, I Did The Thing I Needed To Do, but I still feel like crap.
November 21, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Blech. Bad days suck, but the day after a really bad day really doesn't get the respect it deserves as a special kind of misery.
There's just that hangover of sadness and worry and disappointment and exhaustion that's awful. Like, I Did The Thing I Needed To Do, but I still feel like crap.
There's just that hangover of sadness and worry and disappointment and exhaustion that's awful. Like, I Did The Thing I Needed To Do, but I still feel like crap.
*Sigh*
And on top of everything today, it's looking like one of my classes for spring isn't going to make, because of enrollment. Maybe even two.
That sucks. 😔
And on top of everything today, it's looking like one of my classes for spring isn't going to make, because of enrollment. Maybe even two.
That sucks. 😔
November 20, 2025 at 8:13 PM
*Sigh*
And on top of everything today, it's looking like one of my classes for spring isn't going to make, because of enrollment. Maybe even two.
That sucks. 😔
And on top of everything today, it's looking like one of my classes for spring isn't going to make, because of enrollment. Maybe even two.
That sucks. 😔
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If you want to honor all the trans people we’ve lost, do whatever you can to keep more of us from dying in this currently ongoing administrative genocide.
Frankly, cis folks, I don’t give a shit how sad you are about our past, I care about what you’ll actually DO to secure our future.
Frankly, cis folks, I don’t give a shit how sad you are about our past, I care about what you’ll actually DO to secure our future.
November 19, 2025 at 4:23 PM
If you want to honor all the trans people we’ve lost, do whatever you can to keep more of us from dying in this currently ongoing administrative genocide.
Frankly, cis folks, I don’t give a shit how sad you are about our past, I care about what you’ll actually DO to secure our future.
Frankly, cis folks, I don’t give a shit how sad you are about our past, I care about what you’ll actually DO to secure our future.
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open a trans health clinic with steamer money challenge issued to all streamers
November 20, 2025 at 9:33 AM
open a trans health clinic with steamer money challenge issued to all streamers