In continuation of National Hispanic Heritage Month, let’s celebrate Raffi Freedman-Gurspan, a self-identified Latina of Honduran heritage, and human rights advocate!
She was the first openly transgender person to work as a White House staffer. She was the primary liaison to the LGBTQ community and an outreach and recruitment director in the Presidential Personnel Office during the Obama administration. Prior to working at the White House, she worked at the National Center for Transgender Equality as a policy advisor for the Racial and Economic Justice Initiative. She is currently working as deputy states director for the All On The Line campaign of the National Redistricting Action Fund in the fight against gerrymandering.
“Embracing diversity and understanding different perspectives are values that should never be compromised.” ~Raffi Freedman-Gurspan
Click here to view a short video about Raffi Freedman-Gurspan.
Be sure to check out Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion’s Facebook (@HVCCODEI) and Instagram (@hvcc_odei) throughout the month where we’ll continue to highlight trailblazers from the Hispanic community!
To access Marvin Library resources about National Hispanic Heritage month, please visit: https://libguides.hvcc.edu/history/hispanic.
Additional information can be found at: https://www.hispanicheritagemonth.gov/
In solidarity,
Kayla Miller
Technical Assistant
Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
k.miller1@hvcc.edu
Published: Wed, 29 Sep 2021 12:05:01 +0000 by k.miller1