The Case of Kristie Metcalfe
Podcast Episode · The Daily · March 13 · 50m
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13.03.2026 20:02
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Trump held rallies for Kelly Loeffler vs. Raphael Warnock and David Perdue vs. Jon Ossoff. After weeks of screaming the elections were stolen and rigged, Republican turnout dropped by 752,000.
Last night he went to Kentucky to endorse Ed Gallrein against Thomas Massie. Massie’s numbers went up.
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recent development. These policies target a vulnerable population already at high risk of #poor #health outcomes.
12.03.2026 21:07
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#policies restricting access to #genderaffirminghealthcare for #incarcerated #transgender people have gained traction. Although there is a long, painful #history of #transinmates being denied adequate #gac and #accommodations as a systemized practice, the passage of formal policies is a relatively
12.03.2026 21:07
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These bills continue to advance in state legislatures this session, including in Georgia, Kentucky, and Oklahoma.
12.03.2026 21:04
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Currently 14 states explicitly exclude #genderaffirmingcare from being covered by their state employee #healthinsurance programs. This means that people employed by those #states are not covered under #employeehealthplans for their #gac, or their child's GAC.
12.03.2026 21:04
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11 states exclude #Medicaid from covering #genderaffirmingcare for all ages, with an additional 3 states banning Medicaid coverage for youth care. This #legislative session, many states are moving to expand and solidify their adult #gac Medicaid #bans, including #KY, #MS, #OK, #TN, and #WV.
12.03.2026 21:01
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to do so. It is unclear how many providers in the country have ended GAC for adults. We all deserve the right to #legal access to healthcare that allows us to live the fullest and happiest lives that we can.
12.03.2026 20:58
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May. As Florida already bans GAC for youth under 18, it can be assumed that #UFHealth ended care for students ages 19 and older. It is evident that the #anti-trans political environment is leading to adult gender-affirming care providers ending care, even when no policy explicitly requires them
12.03.2026 20:58
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and a lack of willing #providers in their reasons for ending care. It is unclear how many #FQHCs nationwide have ended adult GAC.
• The University of #Florida Health (UF Health) reportedly sent a letter to students receiving GAC through the university notifying them that their care would end in
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reports of clinics in #TN & #NC ending adult care, and news media covered one FQHC in #Iowa ending adult care in June 2025. One #Nashville clinic, Neighborhood Health, cited the anti-trans #political environment at the state and federal levels, a perceived need for increased liability #insurance,
12.03.2026 20:58
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providing gender-affirming #hormonetherapy for adults despite no #law requiring the to do so. FQHCs are federally-funded, community-based clinics that serve primarily #low-income #patients, and are a provider of hormone therapy for #transgender adults. Campaign for Southern Equality has received
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provider of GAC, stopping care for patients of all ages in 2024. While the #policy did not explicitly say #clinics that receive #publicfunding must end care, MUSC chose to #over-comply with the law and end GAC for all adults.
• Some Federally Qualified #Health Centers (FQHCs) have stopped
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While it was not clear how many Catholic Hospitals were offering this care, experts say this change will impact access.
• In #SC, a policy banning all public funding from being used “directly or indirectly” for GAC, resulted in The #Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), the state’s largest
12.03.2026 20:58
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offering gender-affirming surgeries for adults. VUMC has historically been the largest provider of GAC in TN & a hub for the surrounding region. There is no federal or state law that required Vanderbilt to end surgical care.
• In Nov 2025, all #Catholic hospitals officially ended GAC for adults.
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Since Jan 2025, an estimated 42 #healthcare systems have discontinued #gender-affirmingcare [GAC] for #transyouth. Now, some providers have stopped care for those 18+ (adult GAC).
• #Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) in Nashville, TN, announced in Feb that they will no longer be
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Karen Elson - The Ghost Who Walks
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12.03.2026 03:24
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OneRepublic - Truth To Power (Lyric Video)
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#LookAndSee 347 #MusicChallenge #MusicSky
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12.03.2026 03:21
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I was two years old and in my hometown of Detroit when this came out! ♥️
12.03.2026 03:09
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Deep breath! I’m 60 and the edges of my life are sometimes untidy, but it is possible to have a decent life with ADHD, and I still think we’re one of the kindest, creative communities out there. 💚🩷🩵
12.03.2026 03:06
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A five-image grid with two squares on top and three on the bottom, all featuring cropped art of dogs from the We've Always Been Here zine. All are rendered in very different styles, two are traditional art while three are digital, and they are in a wide variety of poses.
Throughout our zine's Kickstarter, we'll be sharing collections of queer and cultural identities (and some other themes) featured in the book!
But, to start, let's show off some of the dogs of the zine! Aren't they all so cute? 🐶
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10.03.2026 16:02
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A graphic with a large yellow banner in the middle announcing "Live on Kickstarter! We've Always Been Here: A queer historical zine." The bottom text is in a rainbow gradient with little rainbows framing the box. Above this is a mockup of the book's cover alongside some page mockups, and the bottom half features three other illustration previews.
An official graphic from Kickstarter that says "Project We Love: Kickstarter" in white text on a black background, with a green decorative circle. In the middle is a pale red heart.
"We've Always Been Here" has been featured by Kickstarter as a #ProjectWeLove !! And we're only one week into the campaign! 🌈
If you want some beautiful art celebrating queer history (and queer joy!), check it out and get yourself a copy!
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10.03.2026 18:07
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Another wonderful interview with Tig Notaro about Andrea Gibson, the documentary, and more with Nicolle Wallace.
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The wild berries are great for wildlife but best in areas where they can spread without taking over….
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It’s hard keeping up with everything, isn’t it - the natives that spread aggressively and then invasive plants (if you happen to have those). Not sure where you are, but we get reddish-purple wild blackberry shoots with prominent thorns and wineberry shoots with smaller thorns.
12.03.2026 01:04
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