President Obama is causing quite a stir in the news, following the announcement that the White House has appointed the first openly transgender White House staff member.
Her name is Raffi Freedman-Gurspan, a former policy adviser at the National Center for Transgender Equality. According to reports, she will serve as an outreach and recruitment director in the White House Office of Presidential Personnel.
Speaking on the development, Executive Director of the National Center for Transgender Equality, Mara Keisling, expressed joy about the news, CNN reports.
Keisling said: “President Obama has long said he wants his administration to look like the American people. I have understood this to include transgender Americans…That the first transgender appointee is a transgender woman of color is itself significant. And that the first White House transgender appointee is of a friend is inspiring to me and to countless others who have been touched by Raffi’s advocacy.”
Raffi Freedman-Gurspan
White House, as in - US govt official House - and transgender as in a man that transitioned into a woman. Raffi Freedman-Gurspan (pictured) has become the first openly transgender woman hired by the White House.
Her recruitment was announced yesterday. She will serve as a recruitment director in the White House Office of Presidential Personnel.
She also made history as the first transgender woman to work in the Massachusetts State House.
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