Raffi Freedman-Gurspan receives Honorary Conch Certificate

Former Director for Public Engagement and Outreach and Recruitment Director for Presidential Personnel at the White House Raffi Freedman-Gurspan was presented with, an Honorary Conch Certificate Saturday, Jan. 28 by Monroe County Commissioner Heather Carruthers in Key West, Fla. Freedman-Gurspan was the first openly transgender official to serve in the White House. Florida Keys Honorary…

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White House appoints first transgender person as lead point of contact for LGBT groups on all issues

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…

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