To the letter writer who accused Republican senators of not voting to confirm Dr. Rachel Levine for assistant secretary of health because she is transgender (âRevealing votes from the GOP,â March 29) consider this:
The problem some of them had with Levine was her handling of the COVID-19 crisis in Pennsylvania, including how data was handled and reported. The questions about those issues were raised by various news organizations, including LNP | LancasterOnline.
The letter writerâs use of the transgender card might work on some people, but it wonât work on the majority of us.
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Monday, February 15, 2021
Since inauguration, the Biden Administration has used Executive Orders, guidance and regulations, and cabinet nominations to make clear that LGBTQ+ protections are a top policy priority. In the January 26, 2021, press briefing, Domestic Policy Advisor Susan Rice stated that “[e]very agency will place equity at the core of their public engagement, their policy design, and program delivery to ensure that government resources are reaching Americans of color and all marginalized communities rural, urban, disabled, LGBTQ+, religious minorities, and so many others.” The following is a summary of President Biden’s early actions impacting the LGBTQ+ Community.
On December 16, 2020, President Biden formally nominated Pete Buttigieg to be his Transportation Secretary. Pete Buttigieg was confirmed with an 86-13 final vote, making him the first openly gay man to be confirmed by the Senate as a Cabinet member and one of the youngest cabinet members i
Adrian Shanker, Executive Director of the Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center.
WDIY s Sarit Laschinsky invites Adrian Shanker, Executive Director of the Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center, to provide a local perspective on President-Elect Joe Biden s recent nomination of Pennsylvania Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine as Assistant Secretary of Health at the Department of Health and Human Services.
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