> Samuel Otis Brinton (born 1986/1987) is an American nuclear engineer and [[LGBTQ]] activist. They served as the deputy assistant secretary of Spent Fuel and Waste Disposition in the Office of Nuclear Energy from June to December 2022. Brinton is no longer employed by the Office of Nuclear Energy after being charged with luggage theft twice. Brinton was the first openly genderfluid individual in federal government leadership, and uses singular they pronouns. > > [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam%20Brinton)