Raffi Freedman-Gurspan
From QueerBio.com
Country
United States
Birth - Death
Occupation
Politics
Description
Outreach and recruitment director for presidential personnel in the Office of Personnel at the White House, and the primary LGBT liaison for the White House. She is the first transgender person in the role. First transgender employee of the White House. Former policy adviser for the National Centre for Transgender Equality’s (NCTE) racial and economic justice initiative, and a legislative director in the Massachusetts House of Representatives.
Further Reading/Research
- http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2015/08/18/the-white-house-has-appointed-its-first-transgender-staffer/
- http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2015/08/18/white-house-hires-first-transgender-member-of-staff/
- http://www.out.com/news-opinion/2016/3/14/first-transgender-person-appointed-white-houses-primary-lgbt-liaison