worse for people who choose to focus on her as a transgender woman rather than a doctor. last year, as pennsylvania s secretary of health, dr. levine responded to one of those questions saying, quote, my only reaction is that i am going to stay, no matter what happens, laser focused on protecting the public health. she answered like a public health professional, not a transgender advocate. now, as president biden s assistant secretary of health and human services, she gets to be both. dr. rachel levine made history in march, as the first out transgender federal official to be confirmed by the u.s. senate. part of her mission, not to be the last. you are the first out transgender person confirmed by the united states senate to a federal government post. what does that mean to you? well, it s very gratifying. i am honored and humbled to have
has faced questions and far worse from people who choose to focus on her as a transgender woman rather than a doctor. last year as pennsylvania secretary of health, dr. levine responded to those questions saying, my reaction is i m going to say laser focussed on protecting the public health. she answered like a public health professional not like a transgender advocate. now she gets to be both. dr. rachel levine made history in march as the first out transgender federal official to be confirmed by the u.s. senate. part of her mission, not to be the last. you are the first out transgender person confirmed by the united states senate to a federal government post. what does that mean to you? well, it s very gratifying. you know, i am honored and