written about his use of pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, to avoid contracting HIV.He has not shied away from controversy.
He once posted a photo of him giving Mike Pence the middle finger at a protest where Sims and others were voicing opposition to the Trump administration’s policy of separating immigrant families.
He has filmed himself calling out an antichoice demonstrator at a Planned Parenthood facility in Philadelphia. Last year he accused Republicans in the Pennsylvania House of hiding COVID-19 diagnoses and exposures for political gain.Before being elected to the House, Sims, an attorney, was president of Equality Pennsylvania and chairman of Gay and Lesbian Lawyers of Philadelphia.