Pennsylvania Health Secretary Fields ‘Vile and Toxic Transphobia’ While Leading State’s Coronavirus Response
any of the attacks against Pennsylvania’s health secretary have little to do with the way she has handled theAs a transgender woman, Dr. Rachel Levine has been subjected to a stream of mockery and abuse on social media and elsewhere. Every time she goes on camera to update the public and implore Pennsylvanians to wear masks, wash their hands and “stay calm, stay alert and stay safe,” ugly comments and memes follow.
The fair deleted the post from its Facebook page, but critics slammed the dunk tank impersonation and the fair association’s comment as transphobic. U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, a Democrat, and other politicians issued statements of condemnation. Some people said they planned to skip this year’s fair, scheduled for late September.
Fair officials subsequently held a news conference Tuesday and apologized, saying they meant no harm.
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