Brian Sims Calls ‘BS’ On PA Lawmakers For Not Passing LGBT Hate Crimes Bill

Rep. Brian Sims today unleashed a passionate and angry attack on his fellow lawmakers for trying to run out the clock on a stalled hate crimes bill.

Democratic Rep. Brian Sims today slammed Pennsylvania state lawmakers for not taking up a stalled hate crimes bill that would protect LGBT citizens. Sims classified the foot-dragging as “B.S.” and said there are more than one million LGBT residents of the keystone State who need the support of the legislature.

Sims repeatedly said the words, “lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender,” and “LGBT” in an effort to remind lawmakers that “people like me” are not going away. “I want to say it very loudly” he insisted. “There’s no place in Pennsylvania that people pretend we don’t exist more than here in the Capitol.”

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“This state doesn’t offer a single statewide LGBT civil right to people like me other than marriage and that’s ridiculous,” a somewhat angered Sims said heatedly, his finger pointing. “And what happens is attacks like this, on people like me, in my neighborhood. Don’t let people tell you that we only have six or seven days left in session. That’s B.S.!”

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Philebrity summed up Rep. Sims comments this way:

“Sims finally said in one minute everything we’ve been trying to say from the beginning.”

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