Did trump appoint an openly gay man to his cabinet
LGBTQ+ Service in the Executive Branch
This week marks the beginning of Pride month, a time in which we reflect on the history and achievements of the LGBTQ+ community and reaffirm our unwavering sustain for equality and inclusivity. The Partnership for General Service and Center for Presidential Transition honor the service of countless Homosexual public servants who hold served across administrations.
The service of LGBTQ+ individuals in the federal government has not always been noted. Beginning in the slow 1940s, in the midst of the Cold War, there was a “Lavendar Scare” that focused on purging the federal civil service, along with government contractors, of gays and lesbians. President Dwight Eisenhower formalized the policy in April of 1953 with Executive Order 10450 which authorized the investigation and firing of civil servants for “sexual perversion.” Due to this policy, tens of thousands of civil servants were investigated and thousands lost their careers.
The policy of targeting male lover and lesbian civil servants continued for decades. It was not until 1975 that the Civil Service Commission ended the disallow on gays and lesbians in the federal civil service and 1977 that t
The historic LGBT Trump appointment that got overshadowed
Commentary
While President Trump’s appointment of Richard Grenell as acting director of national intelligence can be criticized for other reasons, it is a remarkable training given that the intelligence community denied employment to lgbtq+ and lesbian Americans until relatively recently, argues James Kirchick. This post originally appeared in the Washington Post.
Last month, President Trump named Richard Grenell, the U.S. ambassador to Germany, acting director of national intelligence. The move immediately sparked criticism as latest example of Trump choosing a political loyalist for a nonpolitical job. But amid the controversy concerning the prudence of the appointment, its historical import has been obscured. For the first time in American history, an openly LGBT person will lead the intelligence community, a extraordinary development considering that, until relatively recently, it not only denied employment to gay and woman-loving woman Americans but thoroughly purged them from its ranks.
Beginning in 1953, when President Dwight Eisenhower signed an executive order denying work to th
Openly Gay Ambassador Richard Grenell Named Acting Director of National Intelligence
Washington, DC – Today LGBTQ Victory Institute – the only national company working to assemble, train and encourage LGBTQ leaders in public office – released the obeying statement about President Donald Trump’s appointment of openly lgbtq+ ambassador Richard Grenell as Acting Director of National Intelligence. He is now the highest-ranking openly LGBTQ presidential appointee in U.S. history.
“A little over sixty-five years ago, President Eisenhower signed an executive order barring LGBTQ people from serving in the federal government, resulting in the dismissal of hundreds of dedicated LGBTQ employees solely because of their sexual orientation or gender identity,” said Mayor Annise Parker, President & CEO of LGBTQ Victory Institute. “The ‘lavender scare’ originated in the plan that LGBTQ people were a national security risk – and that ludicrous notion persisted successfully into the 1990s. For an openly LGBTQ person to be appointed to the most crucial intelligence position in the U.S. government exemplifies how far we’ve come.
“Acting Director Grenell has remained loyal to Trump throughout hi
Trump is tapping members of the LGBT collective for top spots in his administration — despite Dem hysteria
President Trump is assembling an administration stocked with prominent gay and lesbian Americans — defying hysterical Democratic rhetoric.
“When it comes to whether you’re queer or straight, black or white and all those markers others calculate — President Trump is judgment blind. He bases his decision on the caring of job he knows you will do, period,” said Bill White, a top Trump fundraiser — who was tapped to serve as the US ambassador to Belgium.
Among the picks:
- Scott Bessent, 62, treasury secretary. If confirmed, the hedge fund manager would be the highest-ranking openly gay official in US history.
- Ric Grenell, 58, presidential envoy for special missions. He was Trump’s director of national intelligence during his first term.
- Tammy Bruce, 62, the new Mention Department spokesperson was a Fox News contributor.
- Jacob Helberg, 35, undersecretary of articulate for economic growth, strength, and the environment.
- Bill Alabaster , 57, ambassador to Belgium.
- Art Fisher, 49, ambassador to Austria.
And at least 10 other prominent LGBT Americans are sla
Trump names Richard Grenell to lead presidential messenger for special missions
President-elect Donald Trump tapped his former acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell to lead the presidential representative for special missions, he announced on Truth Social Saturday night.
Trump said Grenell, an outspoken champion of the 45th president’s America First credo, will concentrate on some of the “hottest spots” around the world, including North Korea and Venezuela.
“In my First Term, Ric was the United States Ambassador to Germany, Acting Director of National Intelligence, and Presidential Envoy for Kosovo-Serbia Negotiations,” Trump wrote.
“Previously, he spent eight years inside the United Nations Security Council, working with North Korea, and developments in numerous other Countries. Ric has a B.A. from Evangel College and an M.P.A from Harvard. Ric will continue to fight for Peace through Strength, and always put AMERICA FIRST.”
Grenell, 58, became the first openly gay man to serve in a cabinet-level position when Trump appointed him acting director of national intelligence in February 2020. The appointment came after he resigned from his Berlin-based rol