Obama and Raffi

Gay rights activist Barack Obama continues his noble crusade to advance the rights of gays, transsexuals and cross-dressers.

Raffi Freedman-Gurspan, 28, holds the position of Outreach and Outreach and Recruitment Director for Presidential Personnel in the White House Office of Presidential Personnel.

White House Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett says Gurspan’s official duties include “improving the lives of transgender Americans reflects the values of the Obama administration.”

Gurspan, whose birth name is Rafael, was adopted from the Honduras by a single Jewish woman and raised in Brookline, Mass.

Gurspan is a graduate of St. Olaf College. He holds a degree in Political Science.