involved in that. a final question for you you are the first openly trans woman to be conferred by the senate. how has your story informed your role? well, i was so proud and honoured to be the first and so my goal is i don t want to be the last. and so what i want to do in my public health capacity is to really work for health equity for all communities and health equity including the lgbtqi+ community. thank you so much forjoining us on our show, admiral. my pleasure. it was great to be here. we just heard admiral levine talk a little bit about healthcare in the trans community. at least 30 leading professional medical associations have issued statements supporting care for transgender people and youth. but americans have mixed views on how to handle transition healthcare for transgender youth. according to a pew research centre poll last year, about 46% of us adults would favour making it illegal for healthcare professionals to provide youth with gender transition care. when it co