Q And A With The 'Sassy' Teacher Of The Year About That Fan And Going Viral
"I have been visibly gay my entire life," Nikos Giannopoulos told NPR.
As far as standard photo op images go — the kind where one has ten seconds to hit a mark, smile and pose — this one is definitely memorable.
The Rhode Island teacher, Nikos Giannopoulos, is holding a delicate black lace fan while wearing a rainbow LGBTQ pin on a blue print jacket, a silver and gold statement necklace and a nose ring as he stands beside the president and the first lady in the Oval Office.
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