State Rep. Brian Sims (D-182nd Dist., left) was ceremonially sworn into office by the state’s first openly gay man on the bench, Court of Common Pleas Judge Dan Anders, at a Jan. 17 ceremony at City Hall. Sims, the first out candidate elected to the state legislature, officially took office Dec. 1, but the local ceremony allowed for remarks by about 10 community, city and state leaders, as well as a community reception. Photo: Scott Drake
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