LGBTQ leaders snub Lt. Gov. candidate Brian Sims & endorse his straight opponent instead

Out Pennsylvania state legislator Brian Sims speaks on the House floor
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Pennsylvania state Rep. Brian Sims (D) made history as the first out gay member of the Pennsylvania legislature. Now, he is running for Lt. Governor, and if elected, Sims would break yet another barrier as the state’s first out leader elected statewide.

But recently, a group of 40 Pennsylvania LGBTQ leaders turned their back on Sims and endorsed one of his straight opponents, state Rep. Austin Davis (D), who would make history of his own as the state’s first Black lieutenant governor.

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The LGBTQ leaders announced their endorsement of Davis during a March 3 press conference, during which they lauded Davis’s support of LGBTQ rights.

Those who spoke at the press conference included Maria Sanelli, founder of the Schuylkill County Stonewall Democrats; Rue Landau, former executive director of the Philadelphia Human Relations Commission; and Mark Segal, publisher of the Philadelphia Gay News.

The leaders reportedly did not acknowledge why Sims wasn’t their top choice, but the Washington Blade posits it could be due to…

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