(CNN) - Rhode Island’s teacher of the year lit up the internet after he posted a picture of himself with President Trump and first lady Melania Trump.
Nikos Giannopolous describes his style as “visibly queer.” His picture-day ensemble included a rainbow pin on his lapel and a black lace fan. He admitted he did flair it up a bit to bring attention to LGBTQ issues.
Giannopolous said Trump complimented him, telling him he had “good style.”
When an aide asked the teacher to put away his fan for the photo shoot,, the president said he could keep it. The special-education teacher won the state award largely for his work with the Gay-Straight Alliance at his school.
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