Biden health nominee would be highest-ranking transgender official
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Washington (AFP)
US President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday announced transgender pediatrician Rachel Levine as his nominee for assistant health secretary, in a historic move contrasting to policies of Donald Trump s often seen as discriminatory.
The incoming administration has nominated Levine currently secretary of health in Pennsylvania to serve as assistant secretary of health at the Department of Health and Human Services, Biden s transition office said. Levine will bring the steady leadership and essential expertise we need to get people through this pandemic no matter their zip code, race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability, Biden said in the statement.
Lady Gaga took a tour of the Capitol building and shared this striking shot I pray tomorrow will be a day of peace for all Americans. A day for love, not hatred. A day for acceptance not fear. A day for dreaming of our future joy as a country. A dream that is non-violent, a dream that provides safety for our souls. Love, from the Capitol, Gaga wrote to Instagram. Gaga s visit follows a siege on the building on January 6th.
Celebrities quickly threw their support behind the incoming president. After Joe, and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris clinched the win in November, celebrities well wishes poured in.
U.S. Sen. Tom Carper, right, gives President-elect Joe Biden, left, a COVID-safe fist-bump on Tuesday, Jan. 19, as part of Biden s sendoff for his inauguration on Jan. 20.Coastal Point ⢠Submitted
On Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.) joined with other Delawareans to wish the First Stateâs own President-elect Joe Biden and incoming First Lady Dr. Jill Biden well before they headed to Washington, D.C., for the Jan. 20 inauguration ceremony.
The celebration took place at the headquarters for the Delaware National Guard (DNG), which has been named for Bidenâs late son Beau, a former Delaware attorney-general and member of the DNG who had previously been deployed on active duty.