White House Appoints First Transgender Person as LGBT Liaison

📸: National Center for Transgender Equality

The White House has named Raffi Freedman-Gurspan, a transgender woman, as its primary liaison for LGBT issues.

Freedman-Gurspan, who became the first openly transgender White House staff member last year, will be the first out trans person to serve as the White House’s LGBT liaison. In August, Freedman-Gurspan was named outreach and recruitment director in the presidential personnel office.

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