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White House Names Gautam Raghavan to LGBT Liaison Role

White House Names Gautam Raghavan to LGBT Liaison Role
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Today, the White House made formal what Metro Weekly first reported on Sept. 23: Gautam Raghavan, the former deputy White House liaison at the Department of Defense, is the new LGBT liaison in the White House Office of Public Engagement.

White House spokesman Shin Inouye told Metro Weekly today in a statement, "The White House is pleased to welcome Gautam Raghavan as an Associate Director of Public Engagement in the Office of Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs."

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