More gays to serve in Obama White House

Is Obama sending signals to the rest of the country about his commitment to the LGBT community by hiring LGBT people? The Washington Blade is reporting that a three new lesbian and gay American's have been asked to join the Obama administration, including one HRC board memeber!

President-elect Barack Obama’s transition team has selected three more openly gay people to serve in his administration, according to a prominent Democratic activist.

The activist, who spoke to the Blade on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the selections, said David Medina, a gay man who is a former national political director for John Edwards’ presidential campaign, has been tapped as deputy chief of staff for Michelle Obama.

Medina is a member of the Human Rights Campaign’s board of directors and has a seat on the organization’s public policy committee.

Dave Noble, a gay man led efforts to mobilize gay voters for Obama’s presidential campaign, will serve as the White House’s liaison to NASA, the activist said.

Noble was formerly an official with the National Stonewall Democrats and the National Gay & Lesbian Task Force.

Karine Jean-Pierre, a lesbian, has been selected to be the White House liaison to the Department of Labor, the activist said.

Jean-Pierre was a regional political director for Obama’s presidential campaign, after working on John Edwards’ 2008 presidential campaign. She has also worked at the Center for Community & Corporate Ethics in a program called “Wal-Mart Watch,” an initiative aimed at encouraging the retailer to change its business practices.

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