'A walking hate crime': Texas AG Ken Paxton slammed after Twitter post misgendering Rachel Levine

Ken Paxton, pictured in 2015, intentionally misgendered Rachel Levine with a tweet Thursday.APTexas Attorney General Ken Paxton has come under fire after intentionally misgendering former Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine late this week, according to reports.Paxton made his transphobic remark on Twitter on Thursday after Levine, who coordinated the commonwealth’s initial response to the coronavirus pandemic before being appointed to the Biden administration, was included among USA Today’s Women of the Year.Paxton tweeted out a photo of Levine from USA Today that featured the headline “Meet these exceptional Women of the Year,” and wrote, “Rachel Levine is a man.”Levine is the nation’s highest-ranking transgender official and is the first female and openly transgender four-star admiral.Twitter flagged Paxton’s tweet saying that it “violated the Twitter rules about hateful conduct. However, Twitter has determined that it may be in the public’s best interest for the Tweet to remain accessible.”The Huffington Post said that Levine’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.Paxton, whose tweet drew swift backlash on the social media platform, did not only target Levine to close out the week. He also tweeted a congratulations to Emma Weyant Friday night for “being the real Division 1…
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