Biden Names Gay Man As White House Social Secretary

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11/28/2020

President-elect Joe Biden has named the first openly LGBT person to a position in the incoming administration. According to The Hill, Carlos Elizondo has been named the White House social secretary. Elizondo is gay. He served as social secretary to then-Vice President Joe Biden and Second Lady Jill Biden during the Obama administration, making him the first Hispanic-American in the role.

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