Currently a representative for Pennsylvania, Sims’ election made him the first openly gay legislator in the history of the state. A fully qualified lawyer, he was also named one of the Top 40 LGBT Attorneys Under 40 by the US National LGBT Bar Association in 2010. Social-media-savvy, alongside adorable photos of his four-legged friend Temperance (“Temper if ya nasty,” he insists), Sims is frequently outspoken on LGBT and civil rights issues. He once even used his accounts to very publicly flip Mike Pence the middle finger on a visit to his city.