York Daily Record
When the news broke Tuesday that Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Rachel Levine had been nominated by Joe Biden to become his assistant secretary for health, Christine McGinn sent her colleague a text message. I think it’s amazing, McGinn wrote to Levine. Honestly, not amazing. It’s totally expected.
If confirmed, Levine would become the highest-ranking federal official approved by the U.S. Senate who is openly transgender. I remember the day that Gov. (Tom) Wolf picked her. I remember hearing it on the news. And what I loved about it and what I hope happens again, they talked about her being transgender for a day, then they moved on, said McGinn, a former flight surgeon for the Navy who is also transgender. She has known Levine for about a decade.