February 26, 2011 Obama Names First Male And Openly Gay Social Secretary Edit Delete Tags Autopost Obama chose Jeremy Bernard, who has been active in gay rights organizations and Democratic politics. He has been serving as a senior adviser to the U.S. ambassador to France.Source: http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2011/02/25/134065317/obama-names-first-male-and-openly-gay-social-secretary?ft=1&f=1014sarah palin al sharpton bill oreilly fox news hamid karzai