first out woman to hold a press briefing at the White House and the second Black woman to lead a press briefing on behalf of the White House, has long appeared to be proud of her identity.
Yesterday, though, she was moved to share a touching message about how that wasn’t always the case.Jean-Pierre talked about how she first came out to her mother.
Unfortunately, like many, she was not accepting of her daughter’s sexuality at first — but as Jean-Pierre points out in a Twitter thread, sharing a picture of the White House lit up in Pride colors, that doesn’t have to mean acceptance will never come.Related: Karine Jean-Pierre smacks down Fox reporter who wasn’t paying attention“I came out to my Mom when I was 16 years old.