Posted on 12/08/2025 1:36:13 PM PST by algore
Trump officials have been accused of bigotry after the portrait of former President Joe Biden's transgender assistant secretary for health was altered to reflect her birth name.
Admiral Rachel Levine's portrait has hung in a hallway of the Humphrey Building in Washington DC - the Department of Health and Human Services's headquarters - since she became the first trans woman to win Senate confirmation in 2021.
Following the 68-year-old's four years of service under the Biden administration, her name was reverted to Richard Levine, the name she was given at birth.
Levine's dead name - a trans person's original name before transitioning - was typed out and placed under the framed picture of the former official, along with the dates she served in office.
'We remain committed to reversing harmful policies enacted by Levine and ensuring that biological reality guides our approach to public health,' Emily Hilliard, the HHS Department's press secretary, told the Daily Mail.
'Dr. Levine's time here will be looked upon as a sad footnote in the otherwise storied history of this department.'
Levine told NPR that she was grateful for having the opportunity to serve the American people and would not comment on this type of 'petty action.'
The portrait update allegedly occurred during the government shutdown, Adrian Shanker, Levine's spokesperson, said.
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The Public Health Service is a uniformed service of the United States. High ranking officials have a rank and a uniform.
Never seen those two fellas in the same place.
I disagreed with everything that Rachael "Dick" Levine was, said, and did. But "petty" and "childish" are accurate descriptions of this unfortunate action. I would add "stupid".
This story reminds me of, a long ago, tragedy where a young boy left home because he did not like the way his father reared him.
He eventually came back home because he could not leave his brother’s behind.
“Tragic,” I say, “Tragic!”
>> how ever did it get to be a Rear Admiral ?
You really don’t want to know...
“it was never in the Navy, how ever did it get to be a Rear Admiral ?”
Once upon a time the OP would do research instead of admitting to ignorance.”
The OP is willfully ignorant when it comes to that.
The US Public Health Service is a uniformed service. It evolved from the building of public hospitals by the Navy.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Public_Health_Service
Ranks
Laughing my hetrosexual ass off!
“She” my a$$.
Her “dead name” freaking lunatics.
But just to cause trouble, if a man wants to change their name to Rachel that’s his business. Just add “Mr.” to it.
Remember that Levine, as part of the “transitioning” protocol, had a psychiatric evaluation. The psychiatrist found that he was an unsuitable candidate for the tranny procedure. So Kevine cut his own parts in the bathroom.
One only uses makeup on Saturday night.
I totally did it know that. 😮
Do you know thet’re not? Hehe.
The international treaties* we’ve signed agreeing not to put armaments in space. If we broke those you would know about it. Leftists in Congress, the UN & UN supporters would be screaming bloody murder.
* Not to be interpreted that I agree with the treaties.
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