1/25/22 Queer Voices Activist/Politician Brian Sims, LGBT Senior Center

Send us Fan MailBrian Sims - Out Pennsylvania State Representative/ Montrose Center Law Harrington Senior LGBT CenterWe speak with Out Pennsylvania State Representative, Brian Sims of the 182nd District. State Representative Brian K. Sims is a distinguished policy attorney and civil rights advocate from Center City Philadelphia. The former staff counsel for policy and planning at the Philadelphia Bar Association, he recently stepped down as both the president of the board of directors of Equality Pennsylvania and as chairman of Gay and Lesbian Lawyers of Philadelphia (GALLOP). He also has extensive experience as a guest lecturer.Guest: Brian Sims, PA State Rep. 182nd Districthttps://www.pahouse.com/Sims/We speak to the Montrose Center about the soon to open Law Harrington LGBT Senior Center. The Law Harrington Senior Living Center will be open to all seniors who meet the income guidelines, offering specific services and programming for LGBTQ seniors and seniors living with HIV. The facility will be an affordable, LGBTQ-affirming senior living center featuring 112 one- and two-bedroom independent living apartments for low-income individuals and couples who are 62 years and older. The building itself is estimated to open in 2021 and will bring additional affordable housing opportunities to the residents of Houston’s Third Ward neighborhood.Guest: Kennedy Loftin, Chief Development Officer Montrose Centerhttp://www.montrosecenter.org/seniorhousing/Queer Voices airs in Houston Texas on 90.1FM KPFT and is heard as a podcast here.  Queer Voices hopes to entertain as well as illuminate LGBTQ issues in Houston and beyond.  Check out our socials at:https://www.facebook.com/QueerVoicesKPFT/ andhttps://www.instagram.com/queervoices90.1kpft/