{"id":1960382,"date":"2023-06-29T13:53:09","date_gmt":"2023-06-29T17:53:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rachel-levine-says-bans-on-child-sex-changes-are-regressive\/"},"modified":"2023-06-29T13:55:49","modified_gmt":"2023-06-29T17:55:49","slug":"rachel-levine-says-bans-on-child-sex-changes-are-regressive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rachel-levine-says-bans-on-child-sex-changes-are-regressive\/","title":{"rendered":"Rachel Levine criticizes bans on child sex changes as regressive."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frachel-levine-says-bans-on-child-sex-changes-are-regressive%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1960382&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div>\n<blockquote>\n<h2>Transgender Biden official says opposition to child sex changes are all about politics<\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure><figcaption>\n      Secretary Rachel Levine (L) and White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre (R)<br \/>\n    <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Biden administration health official Rachel Levine said on Thursday that state laws prohibiting sex changes for children are &#8220;regressive.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/winred.tomcotton.com\/tom-cotton\/defend-scotus-ads-beacon?utm_source=rc&#038;utm_medium=beaconads&#038;utm_campaign=2023maybeaconscotus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/winred.tomcotton.com\/tom-cotton\/defend-scotus-ads-beacon?utm_source=rc&#038;utm_medium=beaconads&#038;utm_campaign=2023maybeaconscotus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/washington-post-live\/2023\/06\/29\/effects-racial-social-inequality-health-care\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">interview<\/a> with the <em>Washington Post<\/em>\u2019s Jonathan Capehart, the transgender assistant secretary for health at the Department of Health and Human Services said that &#8220;regressive laws and actions that have been promulgated throughout the country&#8221; restricting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alabama-passes-bill-baning-child-sex-change-treatments-jailing-doctors-who-transition-kids\/\" title=\"Alabama Passes Bill Baning Child Sex Change Treatments, Jailing Doctors Who Transition Kids\">sex change treatments<\/a> for children were being enacted &#8220;specifically for political and ideological purposes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Levine said any restrictions on sex change treatments available for children are &#8220;challenging for health equity for the LGBTQI+ community,&#8221; particularly harming &#8220;transgender youth, their families, and even their providers who are under siege in many parts of this country.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Levine made the comments at a<em> Post<\/em> event focused on &#8220;Health Equity,&#8221; which comes in the wake of several endorsements of child sex changes from the Biden administration in recent days. Earlier this week, Levine <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/latest-news\/watch-bidens-trans-health-official-says-sex-change-treatments-are-mental-health-care\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/mailtrack.io\/trace\/link\/2c470f863164f0e3efcbcb17b14edf7e38eebbb4?url%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Ffreebeacon.com%252Flatest-news%252Fwatch-bidens-trans-health-official-says-sex-change-treatments-are-mental-health-care%252F%26userId%3D6348687%26signature%3D989921acb4d57fe0&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1688140554576000&#038;usg=AOvVaw3WGr8UsWKg_A9rETrQotzz\">deemed<\/a> such treatments &#8220;mental health care&#8221; and called for a &#8220;summer of pride.&#8221; At the White House\u2019s June 10 pride celebration, President Joe Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/speeches-remarks\/2023\/06\/10\/remarks-by-president-biden-and-first-lady-jill-biden-at-pride-celebration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/mailtrack.io\/trace\/link\/050603084cd7096d366305535928e308a7317cd4?url%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.whitehouse.gov%252Fbriefing-room%252Fspeeches-remarks%252F2023%252F06%252F10%252Fremarks-by-president-biden-and-first-lady-jill-biden-at-pride-celebration%252F%26userId%3D6348687%26signature%3D31e8349d1ac19f38&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1688140554576000&#038;usg=AOvVaw3Zx0D9GrrU_4CVj_KiAibi\">promised<\/a> &#8220;new funding for programs that help families support and affirm their kids.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Though Levine lamented new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rachel-levine-says-bans-on-child-sex-changes-are-regressive\/\" title=\"Rachel Levine criticizes bans on child sex changes as regressive.\">laws restricting sex change treatments<\/a> for minors, specifically those that were blocked by federal judges in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/06\/28\/politics\/tennessee-gender-affirming-care-ban-judge-block\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/mailtrack.io\/trace\/link\/234dde1fa2c6fe107c1da5b17153bea5314add54?url%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.cnn.com%252F2023%252F06%252F28%252Fpolitics%252Ftennessee-gender-affirming-care-ban-judge-block%252Findex.html%26userId%3D6348687%26signature%3D1ad554c45fd3fbdf&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1688140554576000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2ISD4MV7IdFsLI1H1CL-l_\">Tennessee<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/06\/29\/politics\/kentucky-judge-blocks-ban-gender-affirming-care\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/mailtrack.io\/trace\/link\/a0c434f4a2f06a494ebfcc4212f6f737787261c8?url%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.cnn.com%252F2023%252F06%252F29%252Fpolitics%252Fkentucky-judge-blocks-ban-gender-affirming-care%252Findex.html%26userId%3D6348687%26signature%3D33300b697a131506&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1688140554576000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2deFtowcuii5m43mypaYs9\">Kentucky<\/a> Wednesday, the secretary also reported sensing greater acceptance of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/actress-sophia-bush-not-allowing-kids-sex-changes-tantamount-to-murder\/\" title=\"Actress Sophia Bush: Not Allowing Kids Sex Changes \u2018Tantamount To Murder\u2019\">sex change procedures<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I see these young people and their families, and I meet their doctors who are having such struggles, but I sense a change,&#8221; Levine said. &#8220;I sense a positive change that I think is going to continue despite the challenges that we face.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think, with Pride Month just finishing up this week, that we are going to continue to change that narrative and continue to make progress,&#8221; Levine added, reiterating previous calls for a &#8220;summer of pride.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Levine, a biological male who transitioned in 2011, has long been at the helm of public health and healthcare decisions that led to detrimental outcomes. As the secretary of Pennsylvania\u2019s health department during the COVID-19 pandemic, Levine followed the lead of New York governor Andrew Cuomo in creating a <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/politics\/biden-health-pick-forced-nursing-homes-to-accept-covid-patients\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/mailtrack.io\/trace\/link\/c226392fc7ad647ff29c610398718e135eb64fad?url%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Ffreebeacon.com%252Fpolitics%252Fbiden-health-pick-forced-nursing-homes-to-accept-covid-patients%252F%26userId%3D6348687%26signature%3D17638f96cbb2e740&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1688140554576000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2M8OkNy9iv5s7nwX62GrrH\">policy<\/a> that forced nursing homes to accept COVID-positive patients. At that time, deaths in such facilities accounted for two-thirds of the state\u2019s coronavirus deaths. Levine\u2019s 95-year-old mother moved from a nursing home to a hotel during the policy\u2019s implementation.<\/p>\n<p>At an event in March, Levine <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/biden-administration\/biden-admin-official-optimistic-child-sex-change-procedures-will-soon-be-normalized\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/mailtrack.io\/trace\/link\/6f142df432c748eb93a266393c4f77339e146ea4?url%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Ffreebeacon.com%252Fbiden-administration%252Fbiden-admin-official-optimistic-child-sex-change-procedures-will-soon-be-normalized%252F%26userId%3D6348687%26signature%3Dac4b5029d83869f6&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1688140554576000&#038;usg=AOvVaw0Hwq_oUPawMjSR1xuRJehG\">promised<\/a> that children undergoing sex changes had &#8220;support at the highest levels of the federal government&#8221; and expressed hope that soon &#8220;this issue won&#8217;t be as politically and socially such a minefield.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/winred.tomcotton.com\/tom-cotton\/defend-scotus-ads-beacon?utm_source=rc&#038;utm_medium=beaconads&#038;utm_campaign=2023maybeaconscotus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/winred.tomcotton.com\/tom-cotton\/defend-scotus-ads-beacon?utm_source=rc&#038;utm_medium=beaconads&#038;utm_campaign=2023maybeaconscotus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Levine was the subject of a <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/culture\/rachel-levine-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/mailtrack.io\/trace\/link\/8eeff0aa613b98c00709897503b060492211bd4e?url%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Ffreebeacon.com%252Fculture%252Frachel-levine-review%252F%26userId%3D6348687%26signature%3D85e366e080086513&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1688140554576000&#038;usg=AOvVaw3b4daaiFkQT3MLi0jCnZ4b\">children\u2019s book<\/a> published by Chelsea Clinton and written by transgender New Hampshire state representative Lisa Bunker entitled <em>She Persisted: Rachel Levine<\/em>. The book, dedicated to &#8220;all young rainbow humans everywhere,&#8221; tells its young readers that &#8220;Rachel was born transgender, or trans, for short,&#8221; meaning &#8220;she was born with a boy body, but on the inside, in her mind and in her heart, she was a girl.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Levine was also named one of USA Today\u2019s &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/in-depth\/opinion\/2022\/03\/13\/rachel-levine-honoree-usa-today-women-of-the-year\/6600134001\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/mailtrack.io\/trace\/link\/60a3c88fcb4987b3af733e0cbfa0574bac5705fd?url%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.usatoday.com%252Fin-depth%252Fopinion%252F2022%252F03%252F13%252Frachel-levine-honoree-usa-today-women-of-the-year%252F6600134001%252F%26userId%3D6348687%26signature%3Db1c22ea0d2a834d9&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1688140554576000&#038;usg=AOvVaw264M1X7jzGnwnIJlr_Cdci\">Women of the Year<\/a>&#8221; in 2022 for being confirmed as &#8220;the nation\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/usa-today-names-women-of-the-year-heres-one-of-them\/\" title=\"USA Today Names Women Of The Year. Here\u2019s One Of Them.\">highest-ranking openly transgender official<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Biden official, Rachel Levine, criticized state laws against child sex changes as &#8220;regressive&#8221; and politically motivated. Levine&#8217;s statement came during an interview with the Washington Post&#8217;s Jonathan Capehart, highlighting the administration&#8217;s stance on transgender rights.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2112,"featured_media":1960383,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[544],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1960382","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-free-beacon"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1960382","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2112"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1960382"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1960382\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1960383"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1960382"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1960382"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1960382"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}