Rep. Brian Sims, who recently welcomed Mike Pence to Philadelphia with a one finger salute, shared some of the homophobic hate mail his office received earlier this week.
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The first profanity-laden letter is addressed to “The d*ck sucking f*ggot Brian Sims” and includes no shortage of childish references to gay sex acts, four-letter words, and calls for violence against the out lawmaker:
A second letter, presumably written by the same person, calls for “more Pulse nightclubs [sic] incidents”:
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The letter’s return address: “Retired USA MSG Sniper.”
But if the sender was hoping to upset Sims, his letter seems to have had the opposite effect.
The 39-year-old lawmaker shared the note yesterday on Facebook, along with the caption:
?DEAR BIGOTS: When my Office gets letters like this, I’m reminded of today’s Marriage Equality anniversary and of last night’s Democratic National Committee #LGBTQ Gala.
My PRIDE in being a member of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer communities is so much greater than any nastiness or aggression you’ll ever send my way because of it. This is a battle you can’t win.
My communities are stronger than you, more resilient than you, and have more reasons than ever before to FIGHT for our country!
#YouAlreadyLost
Threatening a government official is a felony under federal law that carries a penalty of five to ten years in prison.
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batesmotel
Well this Rep isn’t exactly the poster child of class giving the finger to the VP. And no I’m in no way a Mike Pence fan at all. I’m more of a Brian Sims fan, but show some class. People will respect you more. As for the uncreative hand written letters, one has to wonder what kind of person sits around taking the time to hand write a letter like that and mail it. They don’t fall into being a class act either. You get what you put out.
DCguy
Yes by all means, sit there quietly and be civil while Pence tanks the economy of Indiana just to harm lgbts.
Trying to equivocate somebody attacking the civil rights of millions of people, and one of those people flipping him off is beyond ridiculous.
Tête Carrée
With those baby blues, he can finger me all he wants.
James
HA HA HA HA. YOU SOUND LIKE A LOG CABIN REPUBLICAN.
Kevan1
Wow! Did this coward graduate middle school. I hope finger prints were looked for. I would like to see this man in prison. he is obviously unstable. Threatening an elected official is a felony.
Kevan1
Whoops missed the last sentence “Threatening an elected official is a felony.”
HMFan
Brian, Brian, Brian… I know you’re fighting an uphill battle, and most certainly the letters show the worst side of human nature, but I would have expected you to rise above that and be the calm, cool, collected and unwaveringly respectable politician that you present yourself to be. PLEASE don’t lower yourself to the level of the likes of Trump; you’re better than that.
o.codone
Well, Philadelphia really IS a shithole city full of thugs. It’s really dangerous there. Gays were victim to the knockout “game” in Philly more than anywhere else. If this guy is in charge of something in Philadelphia he probably should grow up and act like an adult rather than a bullied sophomore who just got off the bus.
IWantAFullBeard
Kindly stop talking and take your clothes off. That’s the real reason we are interested.
IWantAFullBeard
If someone wrote me and said “F U Ahole”, I’d write back and ask if they wouldn’t mind bringing the poppers with them.
James
I do not know if you have ever been attacked for being gay. I have. Believe me it is not a joke.
James
AND TO THINK THIS IS THE KIND OF CREEP THE LOG CABIN CLUB VOTED TO SUPPORT.