Philadelphia Gay News publishes Op-Ed takedown of Brian Sims

This Op-Ed was written by Philadelphia Gay News publisher Mark Segal:

[quote]In a press release, Murt, R-Montgomery stated that Sims, D-Philadelphia, sent him an “angry” text message, which prompted Murt to call Sims. During the phone call, Murt says that Sims “directly launched a verbal, hostile and threatening attack on me personally, using foul language, screaming at me, and stating that (in this order): ‘I will ruin you.’ ‘You are finished.’ ‘I will get you for this.’ ‘I’m not done with you.’

[quote]Murt said that he wasn’t sure the exact reason for the initial text message, but he suspected that it might have been regarding Murt’s proposal for an LGBTQ Bill of Rights.

Oops. This has been talked about for years. 🤷🏻‍♂️

HOT! Brian is such an Alpha!

I know, R2. Brian's constituents know too. But here on DL where he's a bear sex symbol you can speak no ill of Saint Brian of the Gayborhood, and if you do you are a freeper Boris troll.

he sounds like Brian could easily be a poster on DL

Oh my, such bittahness. Seems almost personal....lol

Is the writer some Gay Log Cabin Republican and / or did Brian reject him?

R7, you should really try to deepen your political analysis. Did you read the op-ed?

Brian is disliked because he's a social media grandstander with no work ethic and no track record after 8 years in office. Republicans are few and far between in Philly. No one takes them seriously.

I've complained about this non-entity for years, but have been roundly criticized here by the "leave him alone, he's so cute and you're just jealous of his hotness" posters, the ones who act like they're 12year old middle school girls. R7 on this thread is a perfect example of that kind of stupidity.

In the summer of 2019, when Hahnemann Hospital and the South Philly refinery both closed and a couple of thousands of jobs were lost, politicians of all stripes and at all levels were trying to do something about this situation. Where was Simms? Parading up and down Commercial Street in Ptown with his long gone boy toy of the second.

And R7, just an FYI: Mark Segal is a gay rights pioneer in Philly and founder of The Philadelphia Gay News. He was working for gay rights before Simms was born. He doesn't even hold elective office, and he's got more power and political influence than Simms can ever dream of.

When local politicians (including several of Brian's fellow state reps) were at the Pennsylvania Convention Center to observe the vote counting and protect our votes in the days following the November election, where was Brian? At a photo shoot with drag queens. He posted all about it on social media. His fellow politicians were at the center of the battle for our votes while he was off getting his picture taken for the 12 billionth time.

He's an embarrassment to our community, as are his fan club members.

What could any local politician have done about job losses associated with the closures of Hahnemann and the refinery other than make a fuss to look good for elections? Philadelphia has been bleeding jobs, particularly union jobs for unskilled workers, since factories started closing in the 1950s--but the outlook for healthcare workers is still brighter than ever. The corporatization of health care is a national trend and nobody on city council could reverse the years of fiscal mismanagement at Hahnemann. Sunoco did not properly maintain the refinery, not unlike owners of other refineries in Washington state and CA that have also led to explosions. The refinery was a major source of pollution and should have never been located in the middle of a major city.

Mark Segal is a hardcore liberal, and GayPhilly is a small town.

R11, it wasn't about preventing the closures, it was about help thousands of people who had suddenly lost good paying jobs and benefits navigate the system by helping with job hunting, job re-training and assisting with unemployment benefits, as well as helping interns and residents find new internships and residencies when they were simply thrown out in the streets without a lot of advance notice by Hahnemann's owner.

I'm sure a lot of these people lived in Brian's district, but Brian was AWOL, while politicians across the city and at all levels at least pretended to care.

Whatever happened between him and Mark McKillop? That thirsty Broadway actor he was dating.

Most gay men are flakes and can’t hold leadership positions. I’m not surprised.

They broke up over a year ago, R14.

Phillywhore here...I have been posting that for years about Miss Sims. Brian only cares about himself(and selling himself to Wealthy Bears,Older Men in P-town, Wilton Manors, Palm Springs, Fire Island). How do you think Brian Fundraises for his re-election campaigns!!! There are "Private Parties" given by very wealthy men in the Harrisburg area(outside the city-Harrisburg is a ghetto dump). Some important families in the area whose closeted members like men like Brian Sims(easy politicians). So many stories about Brian Sims. Don't get me wrong, Mark Segal is an "olde fat, useless too"; his time has cum and gone too!!

Philly whore, you need to tell us more!

DL might like him more if he was a top.

There’s some gay rights advocate and his weatherman husband in Philly who are friends with him - I’ve seen him posting selfie’s with Sims.

That's Jonathan Lovitz, R19, and he's very obviously about to run for Brian's seat in the PA house.

I think the only unfair part of the editorial is that it would have been possible to accomplish something, anything, in the PA State House during the time Brian has been a representative. The Repugs have a stranglehold, nearly a supermajority,, and its leadership is extremely homophobic.

I have to say that Pennsylvania really is leading the news cycle this month.

First and foremost, an elected representative's main role is to represent his constituents. Ted Cruz found out the hard way what failure to do that can do to your political cache. This gay Dem is no different.

Voters start asking questions when their elected representatives make poor decisions about their priorities. Sure, everyone needs a break from the rigours of office, but choosing a glamorous personal event of a very political once simply is not on.

Sounds like a right-winger who's pissed that he called out anti-choice wingnuts. Gays won't get anywhere if we don't support out gay candidates who support gay rights.

[quote] There’s some gay rights advocate and his weatherman husband in Philly who are friends with him - I’ve seen him posting selfie’s with Sims.

Yes, R20 is correct. It is Lovitz. 🙄 Talk about cringeworthy. Some of his social media posts were comedic gold — unintentionally so. He was worse a few years back, but he still thinks very highly of himself, and let’s you know it. He’s one of those people who, no matter what tragedy or who died, it becomes all about him. And he believes that he’ll be the first gay POTUS.

Unsurprising that he and Sims would be close.

Lovitz is in big trouble when all his pro-cop tweets from <5 years ago start surfacing.

OP is right.

OP is wrong and probably an anti-choice nut

Don't forget about John Fetterman....The current Lt Governor running for Senate in 2022(Rethug Toomey's seat). There are at least 2 stories about John and a couple of his WHITE BUDDIES chasing Black man out of Braddock,Pa with a gun while he is still Mayor of that town. Also, the national story about his "Brazilian wife being verbally accosted by the crazy-looking old white trumper-looking woman" was planned to make them look "woke" to the Democratic voters in Pa.

Hello Phillywhore again I forgot.. I was told about Fetterman& his buddies running the Black guy out of Braddock with a gun about 3 weeks ago by a multimillionaire Democratic contributor. The story with the wife I believe was Phony from the start.

Is Bri-Bri term-limited out of his current seat?

Other than Adam Joseph from Channel 6(Karl Kraft is his husband)...who is the other gay weatherman you mentioned?

Miss Sims is not term-limited(however, he might be Career-limited)

What are the ethics violations? We need receipts.

too many words.

Simply put, he’s a fuggo bottom. If we have gay politicians, they should be hot tops.

Brian Sims is an attention-whore and a phony. Every word of that op-ed piece was true. Take a look at his social media. There's nothing of him with the people of the district he represents. He is an embarrassment.

And he wants to be the Lieutenant Governor?

[quote] Brian is disliked because he's a social media grandstander with no work ethic and no track record after 8 years in office.

What's so terrible about that?

Politics aside, Sims and Roller-Nazi have a lot in common - stunt candidates (gay football / cripple) who are also extremely handsome. That combo was enough to propel them both into elected offices they are vastly unqualified for.

Since politics is Hollywood for Ugly People all a genuinely sexy candidate has to do is be able to breathe.

[quote] Other than Adam Joseph from Channel 6(Karl Kraft is his husband)...who is the other gay weatherman you mentioned?

Over a year late in replying, it’s Steve Sosa.

I guess he's handsome if you like fat bears.

Any new meltdowns or boyfriend drama.