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riversedge

(70,200 posts)
Wed Jan 13, 2016, 10:42 AM Jan 2016

White House LGBT Liaison stepping down to join Hillary campaign #

Congrats to Hillary and her team



Jasper @JSavoly

White House LGBT Liaison stepping down to join Hillary campaign #ImWithHer #Hillary2016 #HillaryNH https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2016/01/12/white-house-lgbt-liaison-stepping-down/ #p2


By Sandhya Somashekhar January 12 at 2:27 PM




Aditi Hardikar, the White House’s LGBT liaison, is stepping down Tuesday to join the Clinton campaign. (photo courtesy of the White House)



Aditi Hardikar, the Obama administration’s primary liaison to the gay, bisexual and transgender community for more than a year, is stepping down Tuesday, the White House said.

Hardikar will join former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign as finance director for coalitions, according to Hardikar.

White House officials credited her with playing a critical role in some of the administration’s more cutting edge and controversial moves on gay and transgender rights, such as the opening of the first-ever all-gender restrooms at the White House and the decision to light up the White House in rainbow colors the day the Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage nationally......................


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White House LGBT Liaison stepping down to join Hillary campaign # (Original Post) riversedge Jan 2016 OP
No word what the salary is. Motown_Johnny Jan 2016 #1
Will she be used to attack Bernie on LGBT issues? cali Jan 2016 #3
If they can use Chelsea to dishonestly attack him on Single Payer, which they have, Motown_Johnny Jan 2016 #6
Her supporters do not care if she lies. They want her to win by any means necessary. JRLeft Jan 2016 #11
"finance director for coalitions" sounds like a behind the scenes job emulatorloo Jan 2016 #17
Aditi, meet bus. RandySF Jan 2016 #8
K&R! stonecutter357 Jan 2016 #2
Literally in the first post. lol. nt. NCTraveler Jan 2016 #10
Knee jerk reaction, as usual Tanuki Jan 2016 #12
K&R..... quickesst Jan 2016 #4
Does cashing in = stepping up? n/t Motown_Johnny Jan 2016 #7
thanks for stepping up for Hillary. stonecutter357 Jan 2016 #15
.. I don't know... quickesst Jan 2016 #16
Congrats to Aditi Alfresco Jan 2016 #5
K&R RandySF Jan 2016 #9
Yay another awesome endorsement, by an awesome lady, from Camp Obama! MoonRiver Jan 2016 #13
They shit on every minority that endorses HRC and then wonder why most of us support HRC. nt LexVegas Jan 2016 #14
I'm sure she'll do an excellent job, as she has been doing MineralMan Jan 2016 #18
 

Motown_Johnny

(22,308 posts)
6. If they can use Chelsea to dishonestly attack him on Single Payer, which they have,
Wed Jan 13, 2016, 10:53 AM
Jan 2016

then they have proved that nothing is below them.

Politics as usual, only worse.






MineralMan

(146,288 posts)
18. I'm sure she'll do an excellent job, as she has been doing
Wed Jan 13, 2016, 02:00 PM
Jan 2016

in the Obama administration. I hope she continues to serve in many ways.

For those who are interested, here's a Ted Talk she gave:

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