Before a coronavirus news briefing in Harrisburg on Tuesday, Pennsylvania Health Secretary Rachel Levine responded to a series of transphobic attacks directed against her. PENNSYLVANIA FAIR'S DUNK TANK MOCKS STATE HEALTH OFFICIAL - DRAWING GOVERNOR'S SCORN“Your actions perpetuate the spirit of intolerance and discrimination against LGBTQ individuals, and specifically transgender individuals,” Levine said of the incidents. Social media has also been littered with transphobic remarks about the secretary. Levine is one of the most senior transgender government officials in the country, according to WCAU-TV in Philadelphia. state Rep. Martin Causer, R-Coudersport, chairman of the state House Republican Policy Committee, asked the station.

Source: Fox News July 29, 2020 04:52 UTC