#rachel-levine

#rachel-levine

A new portrait name plate for former Biden Health and Human Services official Rachel Levine, who is a transgender woman, drew cries of bigotry when it was revealed Monday. Instead of displaying her current name, the Trump administration created the name plate to reflect Levine's so-called dead name of Richard. Deadnaming is when a transgender person is called by their birth name instead of the name that reflects their gender transition.