Trans doctor Rachel Levine faces historic Senate confirmation hearing
by Ed Pilkington in New York from US news | The Guardian on (#5EN3B)
Levine would make history as the first openly transgender federal official to be confirmed by the US Senate
Dr Rachel Levine, a pediatrician and health official from Pennsylvania, faces a Senate confirmation hearing on Thursday as Joe Biden's nominee for assistant health secretary. The process could see her become the first openly transgender federal official to be confirmed by the US Senate.
If confirmed, Levine, 63, would make history and break several glass ceilings. In a country which still only has a handful of openly trans public officials, she would be the most high-profile, occupying a senior position in the Biden administration with major responsibilities in the pandemic response.
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