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President Obama Considering Openly Gay Man To Head Navy

According to the Washington Post… President Obama is mulling over the nomination of an openly gay man to a top civilian Pentagon post.

Obama, who is under pressure to live up to campaign promises he made to the LGBT community to end Don’t Ask-Don’t Tell, the military’s ban on openly gay and lesbian service people, is considering nominating William White to a top civilian post in the Pentagon.

The Washington Post did not disclose the post being considered, but White, the former chief operating officer of New York’s Intrepid Museum Foundation, was once though to be considered for the position Secretary of the Navy… a move that had met with approval of top retired military leaders and both Republicans and Democrats in Congress.

While heading the Intrepid, White has accumulated extensive contacts in the armed forces, and in 1996, he was awarded the Meritorious Public Service Award for his work with the Navy.

At the time, Joe Solmonese, president of the Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest gay and lesbian rights advocate, said the appointment would be a “concrete demonstration” of Obama’s commitment to serving all Americans.

However, Obama eventually, passed on White for the job, opting instead to appoint Ray Mabus to that position.