Trump Admin ‘Deadnames’ Biden’s Transgender Health and Human Services Official in Portrait Reveal

Jennifer Bowers Bahney Dec 8th, 2025, 2:18 pm

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.

Fox News correspondent Alexandria Hoff reported, “Dr. Levine served as the Assistant Secretary of Health under President Biden. Was the first openly transgender four-star officer, first trans

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