An Oval Office photograph showing Rhode Island’s 2017 teacher of the year has gone viral, after he posed with a fan and a LGBTQ pin besides Donald Trump and the first lady.

Nikos Giannopoulos, who teaches at the Beacon charter high school for the arts, was invited to the White House in celebration of his accolade.

On Facebook he posted the commemorative photo, taken in April by Shealah Craighead and showing him holding a black lace fan and wearing a rainbow pin.

He added the caption: "Rhode Island Teacher of the Year 2017 meets the 45th President of the United States. That's all.”

He accompanied his post with multiple rainbow emojis.

The photo has been "liked" 13,000 times, and shared almost 4,000 times.