David Kirvan: I Am Barnes & Thornburg

I AM...

• The oldest of three, born and raised in North Carolina
• Grateful to my parents for instilling a strong work ethic and appreciation of other cultures
• A lover of languages, but fluent only in English
• A resident of California for over half my life
• Striving to cultivate gratitude and a sense of wonder about the world
• Immensely appreciative of the arts
• Reliant on exercise to maintain my sanity
• A fan of open water swimming and world travel, and happy to combine the two
• A grateful member of West Hollywood Aquatics, a team formed in 1982 to participate in the first Gay Games
• Humbled by and deeply indebted to my LGBTQ predecessors and allies who fought so courageously for rights and freedoms I never dreamed would be realized in my lifetime

This profile appeared in the June 2020 edition of I Am Barnes & Thornburg.

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