first openly transgender person confirmed by the Senate if the body OK’s her nomination. She’s a respected physician who’s led her state’s COVID-19 response, while enduring misgendering and transphobia.
Paul, a Republican from Kentucky, has now added to the latter, just a few weeks after, in another hearing, condemning transgender student athletes.He opened by likening gender-confirmation surgery to female genital mutilation, which is widely condemned and, unlike gender-confirmation surgery, not performed for a medical purpose.