Gina Ortiz Jones
The Senate confirmed two LGBTQ women to top military positions on Thursday in historic firsts, reports NBC News.
Gina Ortiz Jones will serve as undersecretary of the Air Force — the first out lesbian to serve as undersecretary of a military branch. Shawn Skelly will serve as assistant secretary of defense for readiness, becoming the first transgender person to hold the post and the highest-ranking out trans defense official in U.S. history.
Skelly is also the second trans person confirmed by the Senate, behind Rachel Levine, the assistant secretary to the Department of Health and Human Services.
The Senate confirmed both Jones and Skelly with unanimous consent.
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