filled by women — two of whom are queer women of color. Karine Jean-Pierre has been announced as the principal deputy press secretary in the White House and Pili Tobar will be the deputy White House communications director.
Two of the people acting as the face and voice of our government are queer. It's incredibly exciting. Last year, while serving as the Chief Public Affairs Officer at MoveOn, the progressive public policy advocacy group, and as a political analyst at NBC and MSNBC, Karine Jean-Pierre published her memoir, Moving Forward: A Story of Hope, Hard Work, and the Promise of America.