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" …
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 …