Twitter suspends US representative for misgendering first transgender four-star officer

[Valin]

The Hill

Calling someone that was born and lived as a man for 54 years the first ‘female’ four-star officer is an insult to every little girl who dreams of breaking glass ceilings one day.”

Adam Barnes

Oct. 25, 2021

Story at a glance

• * Twitter has suspended the official account of U.S. Rep. Jim Banks (R-Ind.) after the congressman misgendered the first openly transgender four-star military officer.
• “The title of first female four-star officer was taken by a man,” a screenshot of Banks’ tweet reads, referring to Health and Human Services official, Dr. Rachel Levine.
• Banks’ account was suspended by the social media giant Saturday for violating Twitter’s hateful conduct policy, which states a person may not promote violence, threaten or harass other users due to their gender identity.

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*I Really Hate To Break the news to Mr. Barnes but Dr. Levine never served One Single Day in the military.