‘Teacher of the Year’ celebrates Pride in the Oval Office

Rhode Island’s teacher of the year made the most of his opportunity for a photo with Donald Trump and Melania, at the White House Oval Office. He posted it, and it quickly went viral. The striking picture shows Nikos Giannopoulos holding a lacy fan and wearing a rainbow pin.

via Time.com

Giannopoulos says he picked strategic accessories in order to pay tribute to the LGBTQ community during the photo opportunity with Trump.

According to Giannopoulos, he did not have the opportunity to speak with POTUS about policies affecting LGBTQ Americans during his visit as he’d hoped.