A portrait of a transgender-identifying former official of the Department of Health and Human Services now carries his biological name rather than his chosen identity.

Rachel Levine is the first transgender-identifying person to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate and served as the assistant secretary of HHS in the Biden administration.

'We remain committed to reversing harmful policies enacted by Levine and ensuring that biological reality guides our approach to public health.'

Levine's portrait now reads, "Richard Levine," his birth name.

HHS spokesperson Andrew Nixon said in a statement that the decision was made in order to follow "gold-standard science."

"Our priority is ensuring that the information presented internally and externally by HHS reflects gold-standard science," said N

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