Brian Sims

In my life, when I think about the places where I have put resources, my energy, my time, and seen actual change, it's that there are more women, more people of color, and more LGBTQ people running for office in the United States right now and winning than ever before, despite everything that's going on. In fact, because... of everything that's going on.

In my life, when I think about the places where I have put resources, my energy, my time, and seen actual change, it's that there are more women, more people of color, and more LGBTQ people running for office in the United States right now and winning than ever before, despite everything that's going on. In fact, because... of everything that's going on.

We are seeing a lot of change when it comes to who our elected officials are. They are looking more and more like the country and like the people that they represent. And the more that happens, the more our politics get better. I'm so proud to have been able to participate in urging more women to run for office and more people of color to run for office and certainly more LGBTQ people.

We are seeing a lot of change when it comes to who our elected officials are. They are looking more and more like the country and like the people that they represent. And the more that happens, the more our politics get better. I'm so proud to have been able to participate in urging more women to run for office and more people of color to run for office and certainly more LGBTQ people.

In the United States, they say it takes asking a woman to run for office seven times before she will consider it, and a man only three times. In the United States, when you ask a woman to run for office, the first response is usually, am I qualified? A really great response. When we ask men to run for office in the United States, the first response is often, can I win?

In the United States, they say it takes asking a woman to run for office seven times before she will consider it, and a man only three times. In the United States, when you ask a woman to run for office, the first response is usually, am I qualified? A really great response. When we ask men to run for office in the United States, the first response is often, can I win?

I understand that, but that's a different thing. Our country, every single thing I have ever cared about gets better with more women, more people of color, more first, second and third generation immigrants and more LGBTQ people among the decision makers, both in that moment and overall empirically. decisions that they all make will be better. They will be more inclusive.

I understand that, but that's a different thing. Our country, every single thing I have ever cared about gets better with more women, more people of color, more first, second and third generation immigrants and more LGBTQ people among the decision makers, both in that moment and overall empirically. decisions that they all make will be better. They will be more inclusive.

They will be longer lasting. They will be more considerate than the decisions that are being made right now by people who look just like me from across the room. I'm very proud of that.

They will be longer lasting. They will be more considerate than the decisions that are being made right now by people who look just like me from across the room. I'm very proud of that.

Vince, what a pleasure. And thank you. Thank you for doing this work. It matters now more than probably ever.

Vince, what a pleasure. And thank you. Thank you for doing this work. It matters now more than probably ever.

I'm very proud of that. Very deeply proud of that.

I'm very proud of that. Very deeply proud of that.

About two years. Good morning or good evening, Vince.

About two years. Good morning or good evening, Vince.

It always feels like such a loaded question. And I'm at least here in the United States, especially where minute by minute, hour by hour, things seems there's a lot of change, often change for the bad. I find myself asking people how they are today. How are you this moment? To answer your question, in the two years since we've seen each other in person, I've gotten married.

It always feels like such a loaded question. And I'm at least here in the United States, especially where minute by minute, hour by hour, things seems there's a lot of change, often change for the bad. I find myself asking people how they are today. How are you this moment? To answer your question, in the two years since we've seen each other in person, I've gotten married.

um i actually right about the time that we were meeting i proposed to my then boyfriend and we've been planning a wedding for the this upcoming september for quite some time with friends and family but with the recent political changes in the united states i'm extremely fearful that a marriage equality won't exist for lgbtq people by the time that we had our wedding plan for so we went ahead and got married just about two months ago and and so to answer maybe more of your question i'm personally

um i actually right about the time that we were meeting i proposed to my then boyfriend and we've been planning a wedding for the this upcoming september for quite some time with friends and family but with the recent political changes in the united states i'm extremely fearful that a marriage equality won't exist for lgbtq people by the time that we had our wedding plan for so we went ahead and got married just about two months ago and and so to answer maybe more of your question i'm personally