first all-female core-communications team, including two lesbians, was exhilarating. Candidly, I always thought I might be the first gay White House press secretary, but alas, I went on to better, if not bigger things.Biden went big, choosing Jen Psaki, as White House press secretary, Kate Bedingfield as communications director, Karine Jean-Pierre, as deputy press secretary, and Pili Tobar, as deputy White House communications director.
Jean-Pierre and Tobar are not only people of color, but they are lesbians as well. This is a proud and triumphant moment for a diverse and stellar group of professionals, and for the LGBTQ+ community.Though we recently had two females as White House press secretaries (this column will not comment on those.