Can we get a woof for Joe Bidens openly gay deputy campaign manager Rufus Gifford?
In April 2020, Gifford, who is openly gay, was hired as then presidential candidate Joe Bidens (maybe youve heard of him?) deputy campaign manager, where he focused on finance, external outreach and coalition buildingand you know, being an absolute silver fox. Needless to say, it is entirely possible a Biden presidency wouldnt even be a thing without Gifford, and for that, we owe him a spot on the Pride 50. We kid.) Upon getting the job, Gifford tweeted the sweetest photo of his husband, veterinarian Stephen DeVincent, which kill us now for too much cuteness:  Starting a pretty important job on Monday. Until then Ill focus on my most important job: husband to this guy. (And yes I cooked dinner!) pic.twitter.com/0AfofAEZJg  Rufus Gifford (@rufusgifford) April 30, 2020  Cuteness aside, Gifford is something of a history-making political maven: Prior to working with Biden, Gifford served as the U.S. ambassador to Denmark during President Obamas second term and was one of seven openly gay ambassadors who served under the Obama administration. And prior to that, he helped to raise millions of dollars as a campaign fundraiser for Obamas 2008 and 2012 presidential campaigns, using his experience gained as the former finance chair for the Democratic National Committee. But his political prowess isnt the only reason hes on the Pride 50. For one thing, we are pretty sure he was over Trump as much as we were during his administration:  And since Bidens become President, Gifford has been celebrating Joes time in office with both humor and heart:  Facebook seems to think I look like @POTUS .  Rufus Gifford (@rufusgifford) April 30, 2021  Not to mention, he just might be the king of vaccine selfies! And most importantly, his Twitter and Instagram bios read dogs are better than people. Now thats something we can really woof about. Scroll down for more pics from Rufus Instagram page