A Former Obama Aide Describes What It Was Like to Come Out to His Boss

It almost went smoothly.

US President Barack Obama speaks with traveling journalists on board Air Force One on April 28, 2010.

Photographer: JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images
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What's it like to come out as gay to President Barack Obama?

Former Obama campaign press secretary Ben LaBolt shared his story on Sunday—and he said the moment was not without its hiccups.