"a line of photographic portraits of all the people from years past who have led the Public Health Corps at the federal Department of Health and Human Services. Only one of those portraits is of a transgender person: Adm. Rachel Levine, who served for four years as President Biden's assistant secretary for health. She was the first transgender person to win Senate confirmation, and her portrait has been displayed in the hallway since soon after she was confirmed in 2021."
"that it was an honor to serve the American people as the assistant secretary for health "and I'm not going to comment on this type of petty action." HHS statement NPR asked HHS who made the change and why. In response, HHS spokesperson Andrew Nixon wrote: "Our priority is ensuring that the information presented internally and externally by HHS reflects gold standard science. We remain committed to reversing harmful policies enacted by Levine and ensuring that biological reality guides our approach to public health.""
A hallway in the Humphrey Building displays portraits of past leaders of the U.S. Public Health Service, with Adm. Rachel Levine as the only transgender person pictured. Levine served four years as assistant secretary for health and was the first transgender person confirmed by the Senate. Levine's official portrait was altered to show a prior name beneath the image, an action reported to have occurred during a federal shutdown. A former deputy called the change an act of bigotry. Levine said serving as assistant secretary for health was an honor and declined to comment further. HHS said it prioritizes "gold standard science" and seeks to reverse policies enacted by Levine, citing "biological reality."
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