Dr. Rachel Levine focused on her job at HHS. Still, anti-trans politics followed her
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Dr. Rachel Levine focused on her job at HHS. Still, anti-trans politics followed her

NPR  

Dr. Rachel Levine focused on her job at HHS. Still, anti-trans politics followed her toggle caption Maansi Srivastava for NPR In 2021, the country had one state with a ban on gender-affirming care for youth on the books — Arkansas. Sponsor Message In the closing days of the presidential campaign, Republicans used Levine's image in the "Kamala is for they/them" ads that — some pundits argue — helped Republicans win the presidency and both houses of Congress. Levine was excited about a new campaign promoting childhood vaccines called "Let's Get Real." toggle caption Maansi Srivastava for NPR "Of course, pediatricians that are training now have never seen it — but I saw it," she says.

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Republicans Attacked This Issue All Year — And 2024 Could Be A Tipping Point
1 year ago

Republicans Attacked This Issue All Year — And 2024 Could Be A Tipping Point

Huff Post  

Almost every morning, Christynne Lili Wrene Wood goes to her water aerobics class at the YMCA. “That’s really kind where we’re at right now.” Advocates told HuffPost that the current attacks on LGBTQ+ people, and particularly trans people, are rooted in a broader right-wing push towards a white Christian ideological agenda. Last fall, the state’s attorney general sought the private …

Arizona governor’s executive actions ban ‘conversion therapy,’ allow transgender health care
1 year, 6 months ago

Arizona governor’s executive actions ban ‘conversion therapy,’ allow transgender health care

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs issued two pro-LGBTQ executive orders on Tuesday, banning state support of so-called conversion therapy and allowing transgender state employees to receive gender-affirming health care under their insurance plan. Under the executive actions, state agencies will be prohibited from using funds to promote or facilitate so-called conversion therapy, the scientifically discredited practice of using therapy …

Judge rules Arkansas ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors violates US Constitution
1 year, 6 months ago

Judge rules Arkansas ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors violates US Constitution

Associated Press  

— A federal judge struck down Arkansas’ first-in-the-nation ban on gender-affirming care for children as unconstitutional Tuesday, the first ruling to overturn such a prohibition as a growing number of Republican-led states adopt similar restrictions. Griffin said he was disappointed in the ruling, calling the health care “experimentation,” an argument the judge’s ruling said was refuted by decades of clinical …

Rachel Levine on Congress bigots, Don’t Say Gay and life as Biden’s top trans official: ‘Despair doesn’t motivate change’
1 year, 7 months ago

Rachel Levine on Congress bigots, Don’t Say Gay and life as Biden’s top trans official: ‘Despair doesn’t motivate change’

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Nor is there any evidence, she says, for a theory widespread among anti-trans activists: …

Dr. Rachel Levine Becomes First Transgender Official To Be Confirmed By The Senate
3 years, 9 months ago

Dr. Rachel Levine Becomes First Transgender Official To Be Confirmed By The Senate

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Dr. Rachel Levine made history on Wednesday, becoming the first openly transgender federal official to be confirmed by the Senate. Rachel Levine will bring the steady leadership and essential expertise we need to get people through this pandemic — no matter their zip code, race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability — and meet the public …

Rachel Levine is first US Senate-confirmed transgender official
3 years, 9 months ago

Rachel Levine is first US Senate-confirmed transgender official

Al Jazeera  

Dr Levine’s confirmation as assistant US secretary of health is hailed by LGBTQ rights groups as ‘historic’ victory. The United States Senate has confirmed Dr Rachel Levine as assistant secretary of health, making her the first openly transgender federal official to win the body’s confirmation. “Trans people are leaders, innovators and change-makers – and we deserve a seat at every …

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