//Senate confirms first out transgender federal official, Rachel Levine, as assistant health secretary

Senate confirms first out transgender federal official, Rachel Levine, as assistant health secretary

The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Dr. Rachel Levine as assistant secretary of health at the Department of Health and Human Services, the first out transgender federal official to be confirmed by the chamber.The vote was 52-48.Levine, a pediatrician, previously served as Pennsylvania’s secretary of health and as physician general — the state’s top health official and top doctor.”The confirmation of Rachel Levine represents another