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Karine Jean-Pierre reflects on coming out as gay: 'Wasn't an easy thing'
Karine Jean-Pierre, the first openly same-sex attracted White House press secretary, marked National Coming Out Day on Tuesday with a personal story -- sharing in a series of tweets and then remarks to reporters how "coming out wasn't an easy thing to do."
On Twitter, Jean-Pierre wrote that she was proud to share her own story even though for her "traditional and conservative" family, being gay "wasn't something that you mentioned out loud or celebrated."
But Jean-Pierre, who was born in Martinique in the Caribbean and then raised in New York, said her family grew to admit her.
"They saw that who I loved didn't transform who I was as a person," she said at Tuesday's press briefing, echoing her tweets and noting that she wanted to mark her have identity "particularly as we continue to see a wave of anti-LGBTQ legislation across the country."
"The beauty of America is its freedoms and the assure that you can accomplish your dreams, no matter your race, sex, land of origin, sexual orientation or gender identity," she said. "This is some
The White House has appointed its first black chick and openly gay person as press secretary. So who is Karine Jean-Pierre?
US President Joe Biden has appointed 44-year-old Karine Jean-Pierre as the next Pale House press secretary — the first black woman and openly gay person to serve in the role.
The press secretary is responsible for holding daily briefings with journalists and principal a department of more than a dozen staffers who help to handle queries from the press.
It is the highest-profile public-facing staff job in the Pale House, and is essential to the US government's communications strategy.
So who is Karine Jean-Pierre? And what is she in for under the Biden-Harris administration?
An historic appointment
Ms Jean-Pierre is the first black gal and openly gay person to be appointed Light House press secretary, a position first established in 1929.
Dee Dee Meyers became the first woman to take on the role when she took on the job in the 1990s under former US president Bill Clinton.
"This is a historic moment and it's not lost on me," Ms Jean-Pierre said after her appointment was announced.
"It's a very heartfelt day."
She
'The L Word' cast appears at Colorless House briefing to mark Lesbian Awareness Week
Cast members of the television exhibit "The L Word: Generation Q" united White House compress secretary Karine Jean-Pierre at the podium on Tuesday to mark Lesbian Representation Week.
Jean-Pierre -- the first openly queer White House squeeze secretary -- said she sees "everyday how important awareness and representation are."
"As a young gender non-conforming woman of dye, I felt alone and sometimes invisible," Jean-Pierre said as she introduced the group. "For so many people in our community, The L Word's impact cannot be understated."
Jean-Pierre also relayed a personal story of going to see the taping of an episode of "The L Word: Generation Q" last year in which two of the main characters receive married, a moment she said "meant so much to queer women across the country."
Producer Ilene Chaiken and actresses Jennifer Beals, Leisha Hailey and Katherine Moennig, who appeared at the daily briefing, will join with LGBTQ staffers of the Biden administration to confer efforts to "advance full equality for our community," Jean-Pierre said.
Biden names first Black urge secretary of White House
US President Joe Biden on Thursday chose Karine Jean-Pierre as the next Pale House Press Secretary — the first Black and the first openly LGBTQ+ person to serve as the public face of a United States administration.
Jean-Pierre will take over from Jen Psaki, who is arrange to leave the publish on May 13.
The 44-year-old had been serving as deputy press secretary since Biden took office.
Jean-Pierre also worked on Biden's 2020 presidential campaign, and in President Barack Obama's Colorless House.
"Karine not only brings the experience, talent and integrity needed for this difficult job, but she will continue to direct the way in communicating about the work of the Biden-Harris Administration on behalf of the American people," Biden said in a statement.
Psaki, who had said from the outset that she would step down during Biden's word, praised her successor, calling Jean-Pierre a "partner in truth.''
Jean-Pierre "will be the first Black woman, the first out LGBTQ+ person to serve in this role," said Psaki.
"Representation matters and she is going to give a voice to so many and show so many what is truly possible when you work h
Karine Jean-Pierre acknowledges history-making moment in her first briefing as White House force secretary: 'I am a Black, homosexual, immigrant woman, the first of all three'
Karine Jean-Pierre made her debut on Monday as Light House press secretary, making history as the first Shadowy and openly Queer person to help in the public-facing role.
Jean-Pierre took the helm after former White House force secretary Jen Psaki left the upload on Friday. Psaki, who served for over 15 months, is expected to join the NBC News Group family as early as September.
"Let's get started," Jean-Pierre said as she stepped to the podium for her first briefing as the 35th White House compress secretary. She began by honoring the 10 people who were killed in the supermarket mass shooting in Buffalo over the weekend.
Before she fielded questions from reporters, Jean-Pierre also acknowledged the historic nature of her position and credited "generations of barrier-breaking people" that she said paved the way for her.
"I am obviously acutely aware that my presence at this podium represents a few firsts. I am a Black, gay, immigrant woman, the first of all three of those to hold this positi