Brian Sims was recently included in The Advocate’s annual list of 40 “exemplary” LGBT people who are fighting important battles for social justice. He has been called “Philly’s brain’s and brawn with a cause” in his home state of Pennsylvania, where he is an accomplished legislator (and the general assembly’s first out LGBT member) and a widely respected policy and civil rights attorney. Sims is a former student-athlete who broke barriers by bravely coming out, becoming the first openly gay captain in NCAA history. He has traveled across Japan with U.S. Ambassador Caroline Kennedy speaking on the importance of human rights. He is a published writer who regularly contributes to The HRC Backstory, The Advocate, The Legal Intelligencer, and numerous other publications. Sims has been a guest speaker for corporations such as Microsoft and Comcast and has been chosen as the IU Southeast Common Experience’s spring keynote speaker. The event is free and open to everyone in the community.
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