1.0KFF Health Newshttps://kffhealthnews.orgkhnkithttps://kffhealthnews.org/news/author/khnkit/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="ovbNPuNimf"><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/trans-youth-hounded-by-state-anti-trans-laws-assistant-health-secretary/">Trans Youth ‘Hounded’ By State Anti-Trans Laws: Assistant Health Secretary</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/trans-youth-hounded-by-state-anti-trans-laws-assistant-health-secretary/embed/#?secret=ovbNPuNimf" width="600" height="338" title="“Trans Youth ‘Hounded’ By State Anti-Trans Laws: Assistant Health Secretary” — KFF Health News" data-secret="ovbNPuNimf" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> While speaking in Texas, Assistant Health Secretary Rachel Levine poured scorn on anti-trans sports and health care laws being passed in Republican-led states. The bills, Levine said, are driving transgender youths to "depths of despair" as medicine and science is distorted for political gain. Levine is the highest ranking transgender official in U.S. history.