Senate unanimously confirms two LGBTQ women to top military positions
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Democratic congressional candidate Gina Ortiz Jones talks with the media outside of her campaign headquarters, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in San Antonio. (Eric Gay/AP)
NEW YORK (Tribune News Service) — The U.S. Senate has unanimously confirmed two LGBTQ women to top military positions.
“President Biden nominated two historic #LGBTQ+ nominees for key roles” at the Department of Defense,” White House Senior Adviser on LGBTQ+ Engagement Reggie Greer wrote on Twitter.
On Thursday, Gina Ortiz Jones was confirmed to be the next undersecretary of the Air Force — the first out lesbian to serve in the position. Her vote came exactly one month after the Senate Armed Services Committee advanced her nomination.