Raffi Freedman-Gurspan has been appointed by President Obama as the White House’s primary LGBT liaison. BuzzFeed News broke the story first as Freedman-Gurspan becomes the first transgender person in that role.
In 2015, Freedman-Gurspan was hired by President Obama as an Outreach and Recruitment Director in the Presidential Personnel Office at the White House. She became the first openly transgender person in history to be a member of staff at the White House.
In her new position as the Outreach & Recruitment Director for Presidential Personnel and Associate Director for Public Engagement Freedman-Gurspan becomes the White House’s lead point of contact for LGBT groups on all issues.
