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Queering the Conversation with PA State Rep. Brian Sims
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Bio: State Representative Brian Sims is a distinguished policy attorney and civil rights advocate from Center City Philadelphia and the first elected openly gay member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Since 2012 he has represented the 182nd Legislative District and has been a leading voice on issues such as LGBTQ+ civil rights, equal pay protections, and women's health in the commonwealth. Before serving in the state legislature, Representative Sims was a civil rights attorney, staff counsel at the Philadelphia Bar Association, the Chairman of the Gay and Lesbian Lawyers of Philadelphia (GALLOP), and President of Equality Pennsylvania. As the son of two retired Army lieutenant colonels, Representative Sims grew up on various army bases throughout the US. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from Bloomsburg University and as the captain of his football team, led Bloomsburg in the Division II national championship. He is also the first NCAA football captain to come out while participating as a collegiate athlete. Representative Sims received his Juris Doctor degree in international and comparative law at Michigan State University. As a state legislator, he is honored to represent the neighborhoods of Pennsylvania's 182nd District, which includes part or all of: Rittenhouse, Fitler Square, Logan Square, the Gayborhood, Washington Square West, Bella Vista, Hawthorne, Fairmount, Queen Village, East Passyunk, Spring Garden and Market East.